If you found out first hand that your child was bullying another classmate...?

Question

what would you do?

Answer 1

First, my child and I would apologize to the other child and his or her parents.

I would then take a long, hard look at what is happening in my child's life.  Bullies tend to be the victims of bullies, either other children or adults.  I would check into the possibility that my child has been abused in some way.

Then I would get my child the help he needed.

Answer 2

well you should find out why they were doing it first. Mabye it was romers or if theyre were any recent faimly changes thet would do it. I just recantly punched the brick wall for both of those reasons an sprained my arm so you need to try to see whats going on in theyre mind b4 get mad at them cuz getting mad will just get them even more mad.

Answer 3

If my child was bullying another classmate.. i would make my child appologise to the child it's bullying.. then my child would be given the biggest lecture of its life and asked why he/she is bullying another child.. then i would tell my child if i ever find out your bullying anyone again i will take you to the police station and they can deal with you there.. because they dont like bullies neither do i!! :-)

Answer 4

I would discuss their behaviors with your child, then tell them that it is not acceptable. Stop the problem before it gets worse!

Answer 5

Well do to the fact that he has been bullied and knows how it feels to have it happen to him,  I think I would go ballistic on the poor kid.

He would be grounded for  at least a month if not longer, and he would be making a public apology to the child in front of the entire school.   I would demand that he loses his recess time for at least 2 weeks,   Maybe longer depending on what he was doing to the kid.

And if the bullying was physical,  I would be sitting in class next to my kid daily.  so he would understand how it feels to be publicly humiliated in front of his peers.

Age would also play a factor in punishment.  mine is only 9 so I would go easier on him if he was older, life for him would be he double hokeysticks for him.

Answer 6

I would be sooooooo pissed!  Then i would tell them that is totally not acceptable behavior and ground them for a month!

Answer 7

I would make him apologize in front of the class, then he would be grounded indefinately. This includes no tv, video games or computer or telephone. After he has shown over time that he can behave himself, then I would gradually start allowing him privleges again!

Answer 8

Tear their butt up. Warn the parent that I know what is going on and am trying to fix things. Possibly go with my child to school for several days and try to embarass them into behaving. If I couldn't fix things, I'd ask for my child to be switched to another class to hopefully difuse the situation. If it got bad enough, I'd homeschool and make sure it was NOT a fun experience. Parents can make their children miserable if they try and I'd make my kid so miserable they'd be an absolute angel around that kid from then on.

Answer 9

I would be very upset with my child if I found out that they were bullies.  I would talk to them and try to find out what it is they think they will achieve by being bullies? Put them in the position of the kids he/she bullies and see how he/she would like it.. and no not literally... but get them to think about how they would feel in that position.  There is no point yelling and screaming at them to find out a reason because then you are the bully at home.