How to empower kids to report bullying

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How to empower kids to report bullying

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It's really important to empower kids to do what's right when they see bullying situations. But here's the problem, most kids are afraid to step up and do what's right because they are afraid they are going to be called the tattle-tail. And kids won't want to be called the tattle-tail so they stay away from doing anything. Tattling though is when we get someone in trouble who shouldn't be in trouble. We just try to get them in trouble to make a fuss to get someone else to notice them. But reporting is when we get someone who is in danger or feeling unsafe into safety. We want to encourage reporting, which means that kids use their empathy to see someone who is really having a problem, and then you see that, you see that queue and you say I am going to help that child. That's what we want to teach our kids. If they know that inside and they do the right thing, it will make everyone feel better and we can really start eradicating bullying

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Joel Haber, PhD

Psychologist, Bullying & Parenting Expert, Author

Dr. Joel Haber is a Clinical Psychologist and internationally recognized bully prevention and parenting expert. He was selected as a webinar leader and a speaker for the Obama Administration Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention initiative.  He was also an invited participant to the Second Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit in 2011. His recent book, Bullyproof Your Child for Life: Protect Your Child from Teasing, Taunting and Bullying for Good set the bullying standard for schools, camps, sports, organizations and families dealing with bully prevention and intervention. He recently published The Resilience Formula: A Guide to Proactive, Not Reactive Parenting.  He is a consultant and expert to the American Camp Association, and to LG Electronics as a member of (LGTextEd.com), providing cyberbullying and mobile harassment expertise to parents and families. He is an advisor to Cartoon Network’s anti-bully campaign: Stop Bullying: Speak Up.  He is an expert for No Snap Judgments: The Addams Family Broadway Show- National Campaign to promote acceptance and tolerance amongst our youth. He is also co-founder of Tool Kits for Kids (toolkitsforkids.com), recipient of five national parenting awards for helping parents and kids develop the tools and emotional life skills to overcome worry, build confidence and develop resilience. He has written and published extensively, speaking each year to thousands of parents and educators to help make children’s lives, safer and better. 

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