Bullying starts from a young age. Its not something that only school age kids do. Children are social beings. When we place children with other children at least some social juggling and positioning goes on. What we can do is help children to develop skills and know-how that will enable them to have confidence and stand up for themselves.

Here’s an example of bullying in a kindergarten sent into us by a parent:

At kindy a slightly older boy is hassling my 4 year old son. If he wants what my son has - he grabs it. I’ve seen him hit my son who was only walking past him at the time. The other day when I picked him up from kindy he had badly grazed knees. I asked him what had happened and he said he had been pushed over by this boy. I’m wondering what else has happened that I don’t know about. What should the teachers be doing about this?     

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