Surely, no parent would have the heart if their child became a victim of bullying. Not a few parents are immediately burned with emotions and scold children who are bullies directly, but of course, this is not a good thing to do.
Your child will lose the ability to solve his problems by himself if you scold the bully directly and it will cause a moral burden on your child as a victim of bullying.
Here is Fitie's summary of what you should do when your child is being bullied:
- Obverse and investigate what happened to your child
Not all children can immediately tell about what happened to them, most children will feel reluctant to tell their parents about the bullying case that is happening to them. You have to talk heart-to-heart with your child so that your child will tell you what happened to him or you can investigate what your child is experiencing if your child shows signs that he is being a victim of bullying.
- Talk to the bully's parents
You should avoid scolding the bully directly, even though you will feel very emotional if your child is a victim of bullying.
Talk to the parents of the bully so that you as a parent can create a conducive situation for your child, and discuss what you will do as a parent so that your child can create a comfortable environment both at school and at play.
Guide the bully and victims so they can avoid bullying in the future and teach children to be able to solve their own problems.
- Teach children to be able to protect themselves from bullies
Instead of directly scolding the bully, the wisest way you have to is to teach your child to deal with the bully.
This is anticipation so that the child can face other bullying behavior in the future and so that your child has the ability to solve problems.
- Treat child trauma by consulting professional counseling
In many cases, children will experience trauma after being a victim of bullying.
If this happens to your child, take your child to consult professional counseling so that your child gets treatment for the trauma he has experienced.
- Keep your child away from bullies
If the above methods are still not able to prevent your child from becoming a victim of bullying, you must be assertive and keep your child away from an environment that makes him or her a victim of bullying.
If the bullying that happened to your child occurred in the school environment, try to consider moving your child's school.
In their growth period, you as a parent have a very important role to create a good environment for your child.
Because it is not impossible, bad things that happen to him will affect his future.