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28HOW TO MAKE BULLYING STOP? You can practice responding to a bully togetherYou can practice coping with a bullying situation at home. However, it is not the responsibility of the student to stop the bullying; the responsibility always lies with the adults. However, the word STOP can be the first step in a bullying situation. It can be used to seize the harmful behavior.You can teach your child to say to a bully: %u201cStop, that is bullying%u201d or %u201cStop, that%u2019s not nice%u201d. The word STOP is used to tell others that someone does not like what is being done to them. If someone is treating others badly, anyone can use this word. If saying the word feels difficult to the child, you can practice using it together. In a bullying situation, they can make the word even more effective by leaving the scene.However, it is important to emphasize that if the bullying continues, it is necessary to tell adults about it. Remind your child that they have the right to go to school with a sense of security and that adults are responsible for ensuring that this right is fulfilled.How can a bystander help a bullied student?In addition to the students who are bullying, there are often others present in a bullying situation. Although they are not responsible for stopping the bullying, they can do a lot to reduce and prevent it.%u2022Encourage your child to take a stand to stop the bullying. Bullying can be stopped quickly if an outsider intervenes and says that they do not like what is happening.%u2022Ask your child how it feels or would feel to witness a bullying situation? What feelings does it bring up? Discuss those feelings.%u2022Suggest that your child talk to their friends about bullying. What can they do together to stop the bullying? A group of students who condemn bullying can influence the bully to stop bullying. Bullying stops when it has no audience!%u2022You can also discuss the different forms of bullying. Bullying is not just about hitting or calling others mean names. It can also be exclusion from the group or indirect bullying by spreading rumors or bullying on social media. None of these is acceptable!