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what do your children do about bullies?

my 14 year old son has been consistantly bullied every year since 4th grade. hes always been open with me about it which i feel fortunate about that, however, nothig seems to actually stop the bullying. every year its a different set of kids and each time i report to school officials, im told "its been taken care of". at best the current bully will be suspended for a couple days and then return behaving as bad or worse than before. hes tried everything from talking beck to ignoring them and still nothing helps. anyone got any tried and true suggestions? im at a loss.

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Reply from: Edu-Katherine Date: Sep 6, 2008 at 3:56 pm

Hi there,

I'm so sorry to hear that your son is going through this. It's got to be hard on you both, I'm sure. I'm sure you'll get some advice and opinions from others here in the community, but in the mean time I found a few articles that might help you out, from the Education.com articles:

What to do about bullying: Tips for parents
http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_What_Do_About/

Helping kids deal with bullies
http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Bullying_Your_Child_2/

Bully-proofing your child
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Bully-Proofing_Your_Child_Four/

I think one of the most important things that you're doing right now is keeping that line of communication open between you and your son, and reinforcing his self-esteem and sense of self through out all of this. Has the school at all talked to the bully's parent(s)?

Any other parents out there with ideas? We'd love to hear them and help booboo71 out.

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