In this article, the author reflects on her experience with seeing a classmate being bullied for being overweight. As a child, the author felt sorry for the other student but chose to be a silent bystander. One day, the author’s son came home from school and said that he felt upset for remaining quiet when another child was called a weirdo. The author decided to teach her child to take on a more active role in addressing bullying. She called the other student’s mother to report the bullying and gave her son strategies on how to intervene if he witnesses bullying.

Key Takeaways:

• The mother witnessed a child being bullied when she was in school, and stood by and did nothing.
• Her son, witnessed the same thing, only it was his friend that was being bullied. He also stood by and did nothing.
• He was upset later that evening and told is mom. She gave him permission to confront the bully and help said friend. The things we go thru shape the way we raise our children.

“Our experiences shape the way we raise our own children, and it took me decades to realize how much that one childhood incident would define how I parent.”

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