How to Prevent Bullying

Parents, school staff, and other caring adults have a role to play in preventing bullying. They can:

● Help students understand bullying:​ Talk about what bullying is and how to stand up to it safely. Tell students bullying is unacceptable. Make sure kids know how to get help.

● Keep the lines of communication open: ​Check-in with students often. Listen to them. Know their friends, ask about school, and understand their concerns.

● Encourage students to do what they love ​Special activities, interests, and hobbies can boost confidence, help kids make friends, and protect them from bullying behavior.

● Model how to treat others with kindness and respect.

Help Students Understand Bullying

Students ​who know​ what bullying is can better identify it. They can talk about bullying if it happens to them or others. Students need to know ways to safely stand up to bullying and how to get help.

• Encourage students to ​speak to a trusted adult​ if they are bullied or see others being bullied. The adult can give comfort, support, and advice, even if they can’t solve the problem directly.

•  Encourage the student to ​report bullying​ if it happens.

• Talk about ​how to stand up to kids who bully​. Give tips, like using

  humor and saying “stop” directly and confidently. Talk about what to do

  if those actions don’t work, like walking away

• Talk about strategies for staying safe, such as staying near adults or

  groups of other kids.

• Urge them to help kids who are bullied by showing kindness or getting

  help.

•  Watch the short ​webisodes​ and ​discuss them - PDF​ with kids.