Dear Annie, Note: This question is a combination of questions from different parents whose children are being bullied at school. My 12 year old son (daughter), a pretty typical kid (or a kid who might be a little too nice, too sensitive, too talkative, too socially clueless, too odd, too out-of-sync, too needy, too easily angered, too un-funny, too different looking, or even too confident) is being verbally bullied by a group of kids at school. I don't know if I am overreacting (I want to slap these kids silly, call their parents and yell at the teacher!) but I…

STANDING UP TO BULLYING ROLEPLAYS - Helping your child practice what to say and how to say it can be extremely valuable because you get good at what you practice. Roleplaying is a very specific exercise that can help a child be prepared for dealing with bullying. Here are some specific suggestions on HOW to support your child behind the scenes so that they are ready when the time comes.

How Are Bullies made? If you really want to understand bullying you need to see it from the inside out and the outside in. Given the right (or wrong) circumstances it can happen to more of us that we might want to believe.

When it comes to bullying in schools there are 3 trains of thought:   1. Bullying doesn't happen that much. 2. Bullying happens but it's just part of life and people need to get over it. 3. Bullying is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.   Let's take a look at these...