STAND Together Against Bullying
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.
Psychological Effects of Witnessing Bullying
The American Psychological Association found that witnesses to bullying may face more mental health risks than bullies and victims.
http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2009/12/witness-bullying.aspx
Sherri Gordon, from VeryWellFamily.com gives six ways bystanders are impacted.
Standing Up to Bullies
How can you teach your child to stand up for someone who is being bullied:
The Pragmatic Parent offers advice on how to teach courageous kids to stand up and stop bullying.
https://www.thepragmaticparent.com/kids-stand-up-and-stop-bullying/
How to teach kids not only to stand up for someone being bullied, but to be their friend afterwards:
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/being-bullied.html
Ways you can encourage kids to overcoming bullying with kindness:
https://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2017/07/26/can-kindness-overcome-bullying.html
The role of drama in education in counteracting bullying in schools:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1233843
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.
https://www.stopbullying.gov