How Parenting Can Prevent Bullying
If you want to avoid raising a bully, good parenting can make a huge difference. A new study highlights specific parenting behaviors that can encourage their kids to bully others, as well as better choices that will provide an example of how your kids should treat others.
In general, children who had emotional, behavioral or developmental problems were more likely to bully. Kids of parents who said they often felt angry or bothered by their child were also more likely to be bullies, and moms with mental health problems were more likely to have kids that bullied. There are some strategies that can really pay off in teaching children to be nice with their peers. Parents who had good communication with their children were less likely to raise bullies, and knowing the kids that your kid hangs out with was another insulating factor against bullying.