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Getting bullied at school can be one of the worst problems that your kids might have to face. Bullying is not necessarily done by other kids. In some cases, even teachers or other school staff can be the bully. You need to know exactly what to do in case your kids get bullied at school. This is because if you do not take timely action, it can have a negative impact on your child.

Most parents are not prepared for such situations. They themselves have little idea of how to handle a bully. There are many researches that have been conducted on this issue and a number of problem solving techniques have been highlighted. The basic problem here is that the action you take to solve this problem has to be calculated and careful.

The most popular solutions to this problem have been discussed repeatedly. They are mentioned below:

School Management

For the longest time, parents have been advised to approach the school management if their kids get bullied. The management itself claims that parents should come to them in such situations and they will do their best to solve the problem. The parents of the kids who get bullied seem to feel that this is the best solution.

The Parents

In case the school fails to take action, you could approach the bully?s parents directly. You could make them realize that this is wrong and they should stop their kids from bullying your kids in school. However, you would want to avoid this form of confrontation for a number of obvious reasons.

Some experts suggest that these solutions seldom work. They say this for a number of reasons. Some of these reasons are:

* The school will listen to you and possibly try to blame you for lack of attention being paid to your child.

* The management will never want to bring up this issue with the bully?s parents.

* In cases where teacher or school staff is the bully, action may not be taken. Instead your children might get bullied even more.

* Even if the bully is a kid from school, his/her parents might not consider this a big issue.

There can be a number of other reasons too. In such a scenario, it becomes extremely difficult to handle the problem. All you can do if these situations occur is to either change your child?s school or you could teach them how to protect themselves.

Face the Problem

You should teach your kids how to protect themselves from bullies. They need not resort to violence but knowing how to face a bully can be very helpful at times. Most children are bullied because they are younger or may have fewer friends but even more so because they might shy away. Once you child learns how to face the bullies, chances of getting picked on get reduced.

This option could be kept as a last resort but there are some situations where it can become necessary.

Mike has 2 children going to school and his always concerned about their happiness. When he is not writing, Mike sells outdoor toys for a boys toys