STAND Down, Bullies
MVP Kids equips parents, teachers, and caregivers to be the best mentor in their children's lives. These resources correspond to our books and can help you dig deeper into the topics your child needs help with the most.
What Bullies Feel
Children who bully others often bully others to take the attention off themselves. However, this article from Psychology today shows why they may not realize they are doing it for that reason.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intense-emotions-and-strong-feelings/201503/why-bullies-dont-feel-bad-or-dont-know-they-do
This article dives into asking bullies why they bully others.
https://www.livescience.com/11163-bullies-bullying.html
Sibling Bullying
Siblings often have conflicts, but this article explains when they cross the line into bullying:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-wide-wide-world-psychology/201412/5-signs-sibling-fighting-may-be-bullying
What role do parents play in sibling bullying? This article gives parents seven ways they can address sibling bullying as well as negative habits parents may not realize they are already doing:
https://www.verywellfamily.com/ways-parents-can-address-sibling-bullying-460680
Helping the child who bullies
These articles share step by step ways for parents to help their children who are bullying others:
http://www.pacer.org/parent/php/PHP-c109.pdf
https://www.prevnet.ca/bullying/educators/helping-students-who-bully
Conflict Resolution
Learning how to successfully resolve conflict takes time and is a skill essential to learn when growing up:
www.afineparent.com/be-positive/how-to-resolve-conflict.html
www.sunshine-parenting.com/2015/05/08/5-steps-to-help-kids-resolve-conflicts/
U.S. Federal Government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that includes extensive research, articles and training on dealing with bullying.