The role of the family in the prevention and  confronting bullying

By Beka Romero

The family is a FOUNDATION for children, as the socio-affective relationships that they will have based on what happens at home, social interaction and experiences, which serve as an example.

For example: They learn how to solve a conflict or how to react to it. Therefore, exposure to socialization situations with parents from an early age, added to respectful upbringing and family integration, will allow a better development of said skills such as better communication, respecting others, putting oneself in the place of others other, among other important aspects.

Some studies indicate that there are better social skills in children whose parents have high levels of support. Furthermore, better results are reported if they use various behavioral strategies with youngsters (Castro and Nelson, 2018) and a key example is to be a guide and example.

30.7% of the victims of bullying hide their situation from the family, in fact some cases are attributed to no or little communication between the members plus the lack of attention of the parents towards their children.

We need to think of children and adolescents not only as victims but also as possible aggressors and possible witnesses, so that when the family addresses the issue of bullying they might have sufficient tools for better coping and timely intervention.