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Can you bully-proof your child?
Some children are more likely than others to be targeted by bullies. Parents can teach their child how to handle conflict, but they themselves must calm down first.
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Experts say parents should focus on helping children build skills like learning how to say no, drawing boundaries, handling conflict and making friends.
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Over the past few weeks, there were days when my four-year-old son came back from school seething with indignation.
One day, two of his classmates taunted him and blocked him from taking a book he wanted. Another day, a child told the rest of the class not to play with him. And once, a group of children knocked down a brick structure he was building.
