In the first year of school kids have a lot to learn. Chances are they won’t have come into contact with such a large amount of many children their own age before and as such it can be rather a shock to the system. We sometimes forget how much there is to learn about social interaction before we become proficient at it. It can be a bit of a steep slope for children to climb up and learning to work and play acceptably with their peers can be frustrating and lead to tantrums and in some cases even emotional or physical bullying. That’s right, it can start that early in life.
But what can you do when they’re that age? It’s not like you can fully explain that it’s wrong, so we’ve put together a small set of tips on helping your child deal with or even preventing your child from joining in with, bullying.
Manage Frustration
Lashing out is a simple and effective way of dealing with anger or frustration however, it’s not socially acceptable and you children need to learn this from the offset. Making sure they know how to manage and control their feelings will help set them up for their whole lives and make sure that they don’t develop any bad habits along the way. Talk to them about their emotions, have them express then with words and make it very clear what’s okay and what isn’t.
How to deal with it
Problems come up in life, in fact you could see life as a long list of issues and problems that we strive to solve. Coming to terms with the fact that shouting and screaming isn’t going to make anything better and having a child state what the issue is and then come at it from somewhere else is a big step.
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