Bullying
At this age, children are also learning about being in power and learning to control that power. This can be confusing for a child and they will express it in a negative way which can turn into bullying.
Bullying is when one child picks on another child again and again. What starts as mild teasing, but can lead to ridicule, harassment or intimidation. Children can experience physical, verbal or social bullying both face to face and online.
There are many different types of bullying. In this video, we learn about what to do when a child experiences aggressive bullying at school
Bullying is an important topic in the USA, if you learn that one of your host children is experiencing bullying the best way to respond is to tell your host parents. This is something that they might want to report to the child’s school.
You will learn more about bullying but also how to build self-esteem in kids at the au pair training school.