Mixed Age Groups Reduces Bullying Programs to Combat Bullying Programs to Combat Bullying Bullying occurs throughout the school, though teachers and parents are generally unaware of its extent. When asked, students uniformly said that they wanted teachers to intervene to stop bullying and teasing. Faced with adult indifference, children are either reluctant to get involved or do not know how to obtain help. Adults in schools must intervene to stop bullies.
Effective interventions focus on more than the perpetrators and victims.
Schoolwide bullying policies need to include curricular measures such as teaching conflict resolution and assertiveness training, peer and professional counseling, and improvement of the physical school environment, allowing easier adult supervision. Schools that have implemented anti-bullying programs have reported a 50 percent reduction in bullying, according to Dan Olweus, a professor at the University of Bergen who pioneered research on bullying. Olweus suggests intervening simultaneously at the school, class, and individual levels. If your children are being bullied, it is vital to listen to what they tell you. Parents should make it clear that bullying is not the victim's fault, and that children do not have to face bullying on their own.