Hello again here’s this week latest blog post coming up…….

But just before that a big thank you and well done to last week’s competition winner who is Elizabeth Ellis - a free copy of the “Parenting Asperger’s Resource Guide Volume 2” is on it’s way shortly to you Elizabeth ………..as long as you can come back to the blog and give me your email address (as I don’t seem to have it)!

…….If you wish to read her tip it is Number 6 in the comments section on the following blog page:

http://www.parentingaspergers.com/blog/2008/01/29/children-with-aspergers-and-their-pets/

Anyway BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME………the Parenting Aspergers Resource Guide Volume 2 is now 100% ready…………

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Anyway on to this week’s article about “How to cope with bullying……”

Children with Aspergers syndrome often exhibit behaviors that are peculiar enough to hold the attention of children who do not have the best interests of the child in mind. Besides simple teasing, bullying of the Aspergers child can happen in situations in which the Aspergers child has little ability to protect him or herself.

Fortunately, if such bullying happens in school, it can be managed more easily, provided your child divulges that it is going on. Most schools are cracking down on bullying and are treating such behavior as assault and punishable by legal means. Parents have every right to speak with the principal, teacher or counselor in order to ask their help in controlling the bullies. Some schools have behavioral support staff whose job it is to get to the bottom of behavior issues and crack down on bullies.

Teach your child to walk away from bullies, preferably before they get started. Help the child learn to recognize those situations that may lead to bullying, such as after school, on the playground or in lunch and teach the child to be more vigilant and stay near adults in such circumstances.

Sometimes, just having another friend around may reduce the incidence of bullying. If your child has problems making friends on his or her own, facilitate friendships with mature, understanding children who can both be a friend to your child and can help out if bullies try to tease or hurt the Aspergers child. Facilitating friendships may mean inviting a child over for a meal or for some games or television. It may mean taking the two children to a movie or on a shopping trip.

Bullies are a fact of life for some children with Aspergers syndrome. The more a parent can do to intervene with the help of other adults or children and teach the Aspergers child mechanisms for self preservation that don’t include fighting back, the better able the Aspergers child can be in dealing with this difficult situation.

Well that’s all for the article – but don’t forget to watch out for that Exclusive Free Subscriber Discount Email for the “Parenting Asperger’s Resource Guide Volume 2” this Wednesday 6^th February at 9pm UK Time / 4pm EST and 1pm PST in the USA…but until then…………

Best Wishes

Dave Angel