Others

Parents

• Feel powerless when they are unable to protect their children.
• It can remind them of their own school difficulties or other difficulties eg shyness.
• Parents become very angry when schools don’t deal with it immediately or can’t do enough.
• It can be a very traumatic experience for parents.
• Become threatened if their parenting patterns are challenged, especially if their child is a bully.
• Don’t always want to be referred for psychological counselling. They don’t realise that around 4-6 sessions can create a happy child who won’t bully or be bullied!

Peers

• Feel bad and guilty because they don’t know what to do.
• Fear that they will become the next target.
• Torn between their friends.
• Realise that the target may exacerbate the situation but can’t tell them or know the target won’t listen to their constructive feedback.
• Can’t confront the bullies.
• Don’t want to be involved.
• Can become a secondary victim or affected by poor class morale.