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What do I do if my child is a bully?

Jade Giffin, MA, LCAT, ATR-BC
Art Psychotherapist
Jade Giffin is an Art Psychotherapist based in New York, New York. She brings over a decade of experience specializing in the treatment of trauma and grief, pre and post-partum and parenting challenges, anxiety and stress management, self-care, and social, emotional, and learning difficulties for adults, teenagers, and children. Jade holds a BA in Psychology and Visual Arts from Barnard College and an MA in Art Therapy from New York University with distinction. She is a Hughes Fellow and Lehman Award recipient for providing outstanding clinical work. Jade's roles also encompass clinical supervisor, therapeutic program developer, published researcher, and presenter.

Jade Giffin, MA, LCAT, ATR-BC

Art Psychotherapist

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First, really check in with your own feelings—you might be sad, wonder what's wrong with your child, or feel like you did something wrong. Then, put a plan into place—talk to the school counselor or a teacher you trust to find out what really happened, and have an open, honest conversation with your child about it. Also, remember—this doesn't have to be who they are; it's something they did, and their behavior is sending a message.

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Why do kids run away when they're mad?

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Depending on a child's age, they may not know how to handle their emotions. Anger is an overwhelming feeling and running away just happens to be their way of dealing with it.

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How should I act when my younger sibling is bossing me around?

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Try to understand each other, talk to each other more nicely, give hugs to each other more often, show more affection and maybe you would start to see each other more equally.

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What do I do if my child makes fun of me for doing something nice for him?

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Don't do that for him anymore. Tell him if he wants it to be done, then he can do it by himself.

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In joint family some are educated and some are not some are giving good manners some not how can I protect my kids from them?

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Talk to the children's parents and remind them of the importance of manners, or tell your children that some people do not have good manners because they don't know any better, and that we should not judge them for this.

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