Finally when my parents couldn’t take it anymore my dad made me promise him that I would fight anyone who bullied me. I was the smallest kid around and scared to death of this tactic but i was more scared of my dad.

Fighting the bully was the only thing that ever worked for me. It may not be very Christian or civilized but it was very effective. I never had issues with a bully if I fought with them. They might have been bigger and stronger and beat me up sometimes but they never bullied me again.

Eventually the bullies stopped targeting me. I think this was because after a few years I was very confident. They could see that I wasn’t going to be a victim.

It may be old school and not socially appropriate but I have taught my children this tactic from the beginning. They get in more trouble for not defending themselves or their siblings than almost anything else. We haven’t had any problems with fighting or bullies and i think it is because they are approaching the situation with confidence and they don’t act like a target or react like a victim.