Ms. DiMarco left two phone messages for the bully’s parents, asking respectfully that the page be taken down, and got no response. When Ms. DiMarco called her son’s teacher, the teacher brought the bully and her son face-to-face to resolve it, and the bullying stopped, Ms. DiMarco says. Parents who discover a child is being bullied should stay calm and encourage him or her to talk about what happened. For a child, asking a bully to stop is hard. Have your child practice in front of a mirror or role-play the bully while your child speaks up.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 13, 2016 17:48 UTC