What do you do if your kid is being bullied?

[Katastrophic]

Our 3rd grade daughter had the beginnings of a bully problem this year so I felt we had to stop it quickly. The other girl and our daughter started the year out as friends before we learned who this child really is. This is the other girl's third school in three years because of her attitude. The other girl is manipulative, physically aggressive, and bitchy, yes all of this at 9 years old.

I took a page from my K9 psychology studies and decided to try applying it here. I explained to my daughter that she needs to manipulate the bully into wanting to please her. Basicaly take away the bully's upper hand. By the end of one week the bully was calling our house begging to be friends again. Once that happened, my daughter told her no, I don't feel like it. Well, the other kid backed off quickly at school and eventually the phone calls stopped.

After a year of BJJ and learning how to treat the other kid like the dog she is, my girl has felt quite empowered. She comes home sometimes with stories of how the other girl tried to put her down and how my girl turned it around and sent the other one walking.

[ruffian]

Had this happen to my son in the 4th grade......told him to punch the offender in the face as hard as he could.......forgot to tell him not in the middle of class in front of the teacher! He got a week off from school...l told the principal I would tell him to do it again, and in fact was rewarding him with a trip to Disneyland for sticking up for his right to defend himself.......bully became his best friend after the attitude adjustment.

That approch may not work so well 25 years later.

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[ray1970]

That approch may not work so well 25 years later.

Lol. Probably not.

Maybe you should bring a civil suit against the kids parents. I'm pretty sure that's how our society works these days.