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Each week QC gathers advice from parents to share with other moms and dads. This week we asked:
How do you teach your children about bullying?
“It starts from the day they are born! Right now we teach our son by how we treat each other and others around us. We don’t yell or call each other names and treat each other with respect. As he gets older and begins to understand the concept, he will be taught that EVERYONE deserves to be treated with respect no matter their race, religion, economic status or sexual orientation. I believe it begins at home and if they see us treating others with anger and disrespect, that becomes acceptable. We as parents are their first teachers and must set the first positive example!” — Laura Laird “Tell an adult. It’s that simple. My son just entered school and sooner or later he will either witness bullying, be a bully or be a victim to it. He knows bullying is not acceptable as well as being bullied. Good communication and what he learns at home will hopefully allow him to cope with this.” — Alysia Czmuchalek “The daycare had a police officer come out and talk to the kids about bullying and consequences
of their actions. It was a good learning experience for the little ones and they talked about it for a long time after. We teach the kids to respect one another and to look out for each other. If you cannot ignore someone’s behaviour, tell an adult.” — Carla Contreras “We try to teach our kids to treat other kids the way they would like to be treated. My kids now understand hurt feelings and they know they will have consequences if they do it to anyone else. It is tougher to teach your kids about what to do when they are being bullied. We have tried to let them know that they should stand up for themselves within reason and that it is okay to tell someone if they are being bullied.” — Nikki Melnyk “Keeping an open line of communication. Encouraging them to always come to us when they have questions or problems. If they have problems at school, we also encouraged them to talk to their teachers or principal. We also talked about the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do onto you.” — Judy S.
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