Advice for Parents - Make it clear you do not approve and don't consider any kind of aggression toward peers or bullying to be "fun" or "cute" or "funny."
- Have clear, non-violent consequences for such actions that include restrictions on being with peers, apology to victims and restitution that goes beyond whatever it is your child did, said or damaged.
- Improve supervision of your child's activities, companions and whereabouts. Set clear rules for curfews.
- Communicate often with the school to see how your child is doing in changing his or her behavior to become less aggressive. Talk to other parents about the same thing.
- Praise efforts your child makes toward less aggressive and more responsible behavior, as well as for following home and school rules.
- Reduce or eliminate your child's viewing of aggressive, violent television shows and video games, especially by him or herself.
- Modeling appropriate behavior yourself is an important influence on children becoming less aggressive. Do it less, and you may find they will to.
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