Q. I’m an elementary school counselor. A teacher asked me for advice on how to communicate with the parents of the child who is doing the bullying to make them aware that it’s happening. I am wondering how to handle this and follow up, especially when the parents are in denial. Do you have any suggestions?
A. Thank you for turning our attention to the other ‘victim’ of bullying – the child who does the bullying.
Bullies and their victims often have one thing in common – neither have many friends. Why? Some lack friends because of social skills deficits or impaired pragmatics (joining and participating in social exchanges). Others have skills, but suffer from social anxiety and inhibition. Still others lack friends because of distorted thinking abo
