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Expert Q&A
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| By Kate Cohen-Posey Therapist | ||
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My daughter is being bullied at her preschool. What can I do?
This type of preschool physical aggression issomething the adults will need to resolve, although it is goodto teach young children to assert themselves by saying, "Therule is not pushing!" You can ask the teachers what they havebeen doing about the situation and what they plan todo.
At the very least the school should be carefullymonitoring the aggressive child and using time-out when they seehim or her doing anything physical. Some preschools willbriefly restrain physically aggressive children by holdingtheir hands and saying, "We don't hit (push, pull hair, etc.)" The teacher then lets go of the children's hands at the height offrustration to see if they can restrain themselves from hittingagain. If not, the teacher briefly holds hands again. If at allpossible, it is good for parents to visit the preschool and observe theprogram and how their child interacts. Make sure the staff-childratio complies with the standards of your state. If the teachers donot appear concerned about the situation, it may be necessary tothink of a different preschool.
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