Can parents be bullies

Answer 1

If a parent figures out the child is getting bullied, or the child tells them, they may get angry over the school for not taking action. They try to help out the child by talking to him/her, the teachers, and the school officials.

They CAN'T like it, that's for sure.

My parents put one of my older brothers through some self-defense classes when he was a bully's victim in 5th grade. Problem solved. No one picked on me, either!

Answer 2

To an extent, it is. But usually, bullying is not directly taught. A parent doesn't sit a child down and tell them, "I want you to call three people some really bad names today." No, bullies tend to get it more through the home dynamics, what the parents allow them to do, and the parents' attitudes about life. Often, bullying is a blind spot for the parents. They may have done it, so they cannot recognize it in others, since they see nothing wrong with it. Here are some of the factors that may be involved in creating bullies:

1. There may be many children in the household. That can create a perception of lack in developing children, and feelings they must compete for the parents' love and even basic needs. That might manifest at the kitchen table. Rather than everyone getting a fair share of food, the more aggressive children are allowed to reach in and take what they want in an aggressive manner. Often, the parents' are not even around and the children are left to fend for themselves, and without much supervision.

2. The parents may be driven types. They may demand perfection out of their children. At work, they are aggressive and get what they want. They may treat their children well, but expressions of love may be tied to performance, and the children may observe how the parents treat others and model their behavior. So if another child has more freedom than their parents give them, or another child is visibly different and not living up to the codes of their their peers or what they learned at home, they may target that child.

3. The parents are unaware of what is happening. They may ignore the traits they share with the child, be taken in by the child's manipulation, or simply not observe the child in the context where they are a bully. Sometimes the parents assume their children are "angels," and infallible. When allegations start to arrive, they will often take up for their child, accuse the other kids of being jealous, accuse the faculty and other parents of being vindictive, and so on.

4. Sometimes the parents have a distorted connection with the child. For instance, a mother who nearly loses a child to a serious illness in childhood may refuse to properly discipline the child out of fear. Sometimes the youngest child is allowed to get by with more because the mother became sterile with that pregnancy.

Now, it is the parents' fault when they are told their child has a problem and they do nothing but make excuses or blame others. Once they are informed, the parents need to investigate what is happening, find out the veracity of the claims made, and then take steps to correct any behavior if it is happening.

Answer 3

If you mean the bullying of their child than i think most likely yes. Some may feel bad that they let their child get picked on for that period of time, making them feel guilty.

Answer 4

If they know about it and don't stop it, yes. And they are responsible for what the child is doing even though they can not always be blamed.

Answer 5

Sometimes.