This information is included in our Guide to Dealing with Bullying.
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It is great to hear that you are so proactive in encouraging your daughter to make better decisions when it comes to her behavior. We are sorry to hear that she is involved in the bullying of another student but it sounds like between the school and you, it will be taken care of.
The consequence you’ve delivered should make your daughter think twice about bullying another person. It is okay to follow through with these because her behavior is not acceptable. Since you already have given her those consequences, we feel it is important to follow through with it. Keeping her birthday low-key is fine. She still has the opportunity to celebrate it just on a smaller scale.
Your daughter may like to check our teen website. Have her check out
www.yourlifeyourvoice.org this weekend. We have a section on bullying. She’ll be able to read actual emails from kids who are bullied. Gaining insight from the point of view of the person being bullied might help her see why it’s so inappropriate and could keep her from bullying again.
