Family responses to bullying

Family responses to bullying Why governments won’t stop bullying until families step up By Peter Jon Mitchell n o v e m b e r. 2 012 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Building on the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada’s previous report, The limits of anti -bullying legislation, this paper explores the body of research on the role of parents and family in contributing to bullying behaviour and in protecting a [...] Provincial and territorial governments have responded to the increased attention on the issue by adopting motions and passing legislation that denounces bullying and requires school boards to develop policies to prevent and address bullying in the classroom, online and off campus. [...] With this release, we explore the role of families in confronting the problem of bullies–both what families can do well to protect children from the effects of bullying and the attributes of family life that may contribute to bullying behaviour. [...] They argue that the factors against the effects of bullying and the probability home life of bullies who are victims resembles the home that a child will participate in bullying behaviour. [...] How should the spheres of home co-author of the social aggression study in the Journal of and school complement one another within the wider Communication told CTV News, “Two things that might community to address bullying?