Free Parent & Child Guide

Worried About Bullying at School?

Help your child understand bullying, build confidence, and follow a clear step-by-step process if they are being picked on, excluded, hurt, or made to feel unsafe.

This free guide from Koku-Ryu Martial Arts gives parents and children a practical 5-step process to help children speak up and stay calm.

Confident school child standing in a school corridor for KRMA anti-bullying guide

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Bullying Can Knock a Child’s Confidence

Quickly

Help your child understand bullying, build confidence, and follow a clear step-by-step process if they are being picked on, excluded, hurt, or made to feel unsafe.

This guide is ideal if your child:

  • Has been called names, left out, pushed, threatened, or targeted online

  • Struggles to speak up when someone is being unkind

  • Feels nervous about telling a teacher or parent

  • Needs a clear process to follow rather than reacting in the moment

  • Would benefit from more confidence, assertiveness, and emotional control

5 Steps to Beat Bullying in School free parent and child guide

What Your Child Will Learn Inside

The guide breaks bullying down into simple, child-friendly sections so parents and children can

understand the issue together.

Anti-bullying guide section explaining types of bullying

The 4 Main Types

Verbal: Name-calling, threats.
Physical: Kicking, pushing.
Indirect: Exclusion, rumours.
Cyber: Hurtful message, posts.

Anti-bullying guide section explaining types of bullying

Why It’s Never OK

Children learn that bullying is never acceptable and that no one deserves to be bullied. It removed the blame from the victim.

Anti-bullying guide section explaining types of bullying

School Challenges

Helps parents understand why schools sometimes need clear information and repeated communication to deal with bullying properly.

Anti-bullying guide section explaining types of bullying

The 5-Step Process

A clear process to follow so children know what to say, who to speak to, and when to take the next step.

The 5 Steps to Beat Bullying

The guide teaches children a simple step-by-step process that helps them stay calm, use their voice, ask for help, and involve adults at the right time.

1

Use Your Kindness and Confidence

Politely ask them to stop and explain why.

Example: “Please can you stop that? It is making me feel upset.”
2

Be Confident and Firm

If it continues, tell them clearly to stop and explain what will happen next.

Example: “Stop it. I told you I do not like it. If you do it again, I will tell the teacher.”
3

Use Your Actions

Tell the teacher and explain what is happening.

Example: “Please can you get them to stop doing it? It is upsetting me and stopping me from getting on with my work.”
4

Try Again If Needed

If it still continues, tell the teacher again and explain that it has not stopped.

Example: “They are still doing it and it is really upsetting me now.”
5

Use Your Feet

If the problem still continues, go and see the Head Teacher.

Example: “I have tried asking them politely, I have told them to stop, and I have told my teacher twice. It keeps happening and I need it to stop now.”

Parents: Your Support Matters

The guide reminds parents that children need to know they will be backed when they follow the process.

  • Back your child when they follow the agreed steps

  • Speak to school calmly and constructively

  • Avoid blaming the school before the facts are clear

  • Help your child explain what happened and how they feel

  • Stay involved until the issue is resolved

Why Martial Arts Helps

We help children develop confidence, discipline, focus, respect, and self-control.

Martial arts does not teach children to look for conflict. It teaches them how to carry themselves with confidence, use their voice, stay calm under pressure, and ask for help when needed.

  • Confidence

  • Discipline

  • Resilience

  • Better focus

  • Respect

  • Self-control

  • Positive body language

  • Communication

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this guide suitable for all ages?

This guide is written for parents and school-aged children. Younger children may need a parent to talk through the steps with them.

Does this replace speaking to school?

No. The guide encourages children and parents to involve school appropriately. It gives children a simple process to follow and helps parents communicate calmly and clearly.

Does martial arts encourage children to fight back?

No. At KRMA, martial arts teaches confidence, control, respect, discipline, and self-defence awareness. The goal is to help children stay calm, speak up, and make safe choices.

Can I book a class after downloading the guide?

Yes. Parents can book a free taster class with KRMA to help their child build confidence, resilience, and focus through martial arts training.

No Child Deserves to Be Bullied

This guide is designed to give children a clear starting point. It helps them speak up, follow a process, and involve trusted adults when needed.