Study says parents the answer to bullying

Report also advises governments to legislate "very cautiously" anti-bullying laws

A screenshot of the new Institute of Marriage and Family Canada study
“Family responses to bullying: Why governments won’t stop bullying
until families step up” by Peter Jon Mitchell.

The B.C. Catholic has a story by Deborah Gyapong that breaks down a new bullying study from the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada (IMFC):

The Nov. 26 report “Family responses to bullying: Why governments won’t stop bullying until families step up” by Peter Jon Mitchell advises governments to legislate “very cautiously.”

The study urges governments to instead “promote community-based responses” and consider parents “as the primary educator” when developing policy that empowers parents.

The report recommends parents be “proactive in speaking to children about bullying;” “monitor screen time” and set “limits and expectations” around the use of electronic devices and the Internet; be “intentional” in cultivating warm bonds with their children; and pursue an authoritative rather than an authoritarian style of parenting.

Read the full story at The B.C. Catholic website.