5/4/2026
My Kid Is a Bully. Now What?
The call from school that your child has been bullying another student is one of the harder ones to receive. The impulse for most parents is immediate defense: my kid wouldn't do that, there must be a misunderstanding, the other child is probably exaggerating. Sometimes that impulse is partially correct. Often it isn't, and the parents who stay in the defensive posture longest tend to produce the worst outcomes for their own children...
Kate Carter