Bullying Prevention Month: How to identify bullying

There are many different types of bullying, including verbal, emotional, physical, sexual and cyber bullying. No matter what type your child is experiencing, it’s important that you take it seriously and be aware of the impact it can have on them.

If your child tells you about a situation and you aren’t sure if it’s bullying, use this checklist:

• Does your child feel hurt, either emotionally or physically, by the other child’s behavior?

• Has your child been the target of the negative behavior more than once?

• Does your child want the behavior to stop?

• Is your child unable to make the behavior stop on their own?

If the response to one or more of these questions is “yes,” the more likely it is that the behavior would be considered bullying.