Parenting
Teach Your Children and Teens how to Stop Bullies.
Your children and teens need your guidance in order to learn how to succeed in the real world. Of course, we want all schools to prevent bullying. But that’s not going to happen soon enough for you. Your children and teens will face:
- Physical violence, verbal abuse and emotional intimidation.
- Anger, hate, harassment and hazing.
- Name-calling, putdowns, condescending and scornful cliques and ostracism.
- Two-faced friends and anonymous cyber-bullies.
- Peer pressure and destructive media influences.
Peaceful methods (understanding, tolerating, logic, reasoning, forgiveness) are wonderful first steps and sometimes they stop mild bullying. But your children and teens need firmer, stronger methods to stop relentless, determined bullies.
Good parenting requires you to teach them how to use other tactics and techniques to stop bullies in their tracks. To maintain their independence, confidence and self-esteem, and to promote their effective emotional development they need to succeed against relentless bullies in school. That’s necessary preparation for them to succeed in the adult world at work and in their adult relationships—husbands, wives, partners, brothers, sisters, relatives, friends and neighbors.
Use my methods, coaching and books to help you change any beliefs and rules that stand in the way of your being an effective guide for your children and teens. Learn skills and techniques to be a successful parent.
Don’t Let Your Children and Teens Bully You.
Good parenting also requires you to say “No” and to set appropriate boundaries for your children and teens, even if they resist. Don’t wait until they’re 18 years old to start teaching them to respect and appreciate you, and to respect themselves. For example, see the case study about Paula and Stacy in How to Stop Bullies in Their Tracks.
Strength of character and good behavior begin at home. Learn how to make your home “an isle of song in a sea of shouts” (Rabindranath Tagore).
Popular culture and the media are against you. You need sound advice and individualized coaching and support.
If you want the wisdom and skills to do your best resolutely, diligently and effectively—good for you—you’ve come to the right place!