My son came out of gymnastics yesterday in tears. Two "teammates" had grabbed his pants while he was changing, thrown them out of reach, and restrained him while slapping his calves. I'm almost impressed - they achieved "Bully Bingo" with a combination of teaming up in greater numbers, depriving someone of their personal property, humiliation and physical violence.
Of course, I was livid, but we ended up discussing it as a family before taking action. N.B. I don't actually want advice, I'm just using this as a topic for today's idea list...
1. Ignore The Problem
My son is going on 14 so I need to respect his wishes in handling his own problems. Bullies like the reactions they get from their bullying, so it's possible downplaying the whole incident will be the best option in the long term.
