Response To Bully

Some of the best responses to a bully who does not realize their behavior is, in fact, intentional, is to address it with a role reversal approach. Ask how they would feel in that situation. The objective is to offer assistance with seeing how their activities influence others. In doing so, parents, teachers, and school staff can establish empathy (Paraclete Press, 2003).
Likewise, kids don't understand their conduct is that of a bully, so another response is to educate the child on what constitutes bullying. School administration, teachers, communities, and parents need to know what bullying consists of. Physical abuse scars will heal over time, emotional abuse scars are prevalent for decades. (Paraclete Press, 2003). Any action that causes
Furthermore, one that bullies may be experiencing some defect within his or her life. Kids may act out due to abuse at home, or perhaps they are or have experienced bullying as well. So the bully may in fact need assistance for dealing with those issues as well. StopBullying (n.d.), Suggests working with the bully in order to figure out what is going on in their own lives to establish a motive, for those that bully, mental health services may be appropriate, whereas other times, the bully just may need someone to listen, a teacher, a school counselor, or the principal could provide some assistance in that case.
Characteristics Comparison
In researching and comparing characteristics of bullies and their victims a study conducted in 2010 by the American Psychological Association found bullies and victims often have similar characteristics. The study found that bullies usually have negative feelings about others, may have negative feelings about themselves, and experience problems within the home. “He or she usually has negative attitudes and beliefs about others, feels negatively toward himself/herself, comes from a family environment characterized by conflict and poor parenting, perceives school as negative and is negatively influenced by peers” (Cook, William, Guerra, Kim, & Sadek, 2010 as cited in APA,
Immediately shutting down the behavior and having instantaneous consequences are proven intervention methods. Consequences should be firm, however, foster kindness and conflict resolution at the same time. Examples of consequences are as follows, an apology, a role reversal, forfeiting activities the bully finds entertaining (recess, lunch hour, perhaps not being able to take part in a school field trip) are all ways to intervene bully behavior. (Education World,