Bullying
Here are some of the worrying issues that parents have consulted Noël about:
My six-year-old sometimes tells me that he wishes he wasn’t alive because then ‘the mean boys’ would leave him alone. I’m terrified. How can I bolster my son’s self-esteem and resilience?
My son has been bullied and excluded and teased at school off and on for the past two years, and the school can’t or won’t put a stop to it. How can I help my child?
My daughter doesn’t want the older girls at school to turn on her, so she laughs when they make fun of the younger girls. How can I help my daughter be braver?
My husband disciplines our son too harshly, and I think it’s turning our little boy into a bully at school. How can I get my husband to be gentler?
What’s causing my child to suddenly start acting like a bully when he’s playing with the neighborhood kids?
How can I help my sensitive teenager to be more confident, so that he’s not such an easy target for the school bullies?
How can I teach my son to stand up for himself when other kids are mean to him?
I suspect my son is being bullied and pushed around because he comes home from school with scrapes and scratches, and no explanation of how he got them. How can I get him to open up so that I can do something?
I know my daughter acts babyish, and she gets teased mercilessly at school. I try to teach her more mature social skills, but she just starts to cry. What can I do?
Some of my daughter’s classmates are spreading nasty rumors about her, and now she’s losing friends. How can I get the school to take this seriously?
The low-level bullying and mocking has been going on all term, and I’m getting worried for my son’s mental health. How can I help him handle this?
My son is very competitive, and he taunts the losers when they play football at lunchtime. How can I help him to be kinder and more empathetic?
I’m ashamed to admit that my daughter bullies her little sister and makes her cry, almost every day. Scolding and punishments don’t work. What can I do to get my daughter to be nicer?
My son started missing a lot of school because he was so afraid of the bullies, and now I can’t get him to go at all, and he’s now officially a ‘school refuser’. The school tries to help, but they don’t seem to be able to stop the bullies. Should I home-school my son?
In every one of the above scenarios, parents experienced significant improvements by using the ‘Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting’ strategies.
In addition to working with the parents, Noël can advise the school (classroom teachers, support staff, and the leadership team) on how to address the bullying problem.
Wherever appropriate, Noël can refer the family to a licensed therapist or other mental health professional.
As well as working with individual families, Noël offers webinars for schools (teacher-training and mentoring) on creating a school culture that addresses bullying, “bystander apathy,” and related issues.
Book an initial consultation with Noël
If you think you might benefit from our Intensive Parent Coaching, the first step is for you, and your partner if you have one, to schedule a 45-minute Initial Consultation with Noël.
At the Initial Consultation you’ll have the chance to ask Noël any questions you may have about our Intensive Parent Coaching, and she’ll ask both of you some questions to find out more about your family.
During the Initial Consultation Noël will begin advising you on how to use the ‘Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting’ strategies to improve your family’s issues.
At the end of the Initial Consultation, Noël will let you know if she thinks the Intensive Parent Coaching is right for your family.
The ‘Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting’ approach is practical, down-to-earth, and solution-oriented.
Click here to learn about the typical and more complex issues we address and some of the habits we teach parents.
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