This week, local parents share their thoughts on bullying and how children should respond if they are being picked on?
Town and Country-Manchester Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support families right here in Town and Country and Manchester. Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest parenting hot topic. This week, we start the conversation with a question about bullying. It seems to be a serious subject for children of all ages, so much so that the Missouri legislature has gotten involved. These days, bullying can take place at school, after school and even online. Question: What should children do if they find themself being picked on? Do they report it to a teacher, parent or just stand up to the bully? And if they do tell a parent, what's the best way for a parent to address the …
Local parents and Parkway reacts as a Town and Country lawmaker takes steps to tighten school bullying policies and educate students at a younger age about bully behavior.
Bullying is a problem that no parent or child wants to deal with, but many are. Despite efforts on many levels to stop the harassment that often begins at a very early age, when Patch talked to kids, parents and school officials, we were hard pressed to find someone who hasn't either dealt with the issue personally or seen it take place. All agreed that an even bigger issue is that it's a hard problem to solve because the behavior begins at an early age and it's normally done when adults aren't around. The issue is so big that students, parents, and teachers are scheduled to address the issue Thursday at the White House during a conference on bullying prevention. Meanwhile, Town and Country Republican State Representative Sue Allen also …
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Timothy Poorman
9:02 pm on Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The first thing the child should do is tell a teacher, administrator or some other adult. Schools these days take this seriously. We have had this problem in our house and our son actually was being bullied on the bus. He told the bus drivers and even the school administration and this seemed to make the situation worse. After all of this and me telling him to just ignore the bully he finally … more ›