Here are some things parents can do to help their children handle teasing. First, parents should try to find out from their children some specifics. For example, parents should try to find out what the teasing is about, who is doing the teasing, where the teasing is occurring, how their children have reacted to different episodes and what occurred afterwards. Parents should try to keep track of such information for a few days to find out what precipitates teasing, if there are things their children may be doing to encourage teasing, and if there seems to be some pattern to it. Teach appropriate responses.
Many teasers quickly give up when they find they have no audience.
Parents can teach their children to ignore teasing by turning and walking away without saying a word. Parents should make sure their children know that at first the teaser may try even harder to get a response out of them, and that it's important that they hold their ground and not respond. It shouldn't take long before the teaser gives up. Sometimes a quick response will throw a teaser off track. It is important, however, that this quick response not be in the form of teasing back or name calling.