Parental Advice| Advice for parents / how to approach your child’s school |
When I started to research school bullying I trawled through many school websites and read many school bullying policies. A school adopts its own policy according to its own experience. There is not much consistency from one school to the next. Some schools tackle the issue head on and others have a policy that appears flimsy and inadequate. As a parent it would be easy to blame a school for its shortcomings and it would be veryeasy to blame the school for your child’s bullying problem. Bullying is all our problem and we can all contribute to its solution. The community approach is one that involves problem solving and actively encourages all sections of the community tobecome involved. By adopting this approach you not only solve your child’s problem, but actively make the school a safer place to study and work in. This approach will benefit your child’s education, improve learning and benefit the wider community. If you are in the process of meeting the head teacher this maybe an opportunity to raise the issues of the problem solving approach. The community model adopts the theory of cause and effect. If the causes responsible for bullying are identified and reduced, then the overall effect of bullying is reduced. Many parents that I have helped over the years focus on the punishment aspect of this model. Punishment is seen by many as the answer to the bullying problem. Its far more complex an issue than just punishment. OUR BOOK FOR EVERY VISITOR TO THIS SITE FOR ONLY £2.00
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