This section provides some advice on what to do if your child is a victim or a perpetrator of taxing or bullying.

My child is being taxed/bullied

My child is taxing/bullying others

 If you answer yes to many of these questions, your child may be being bullied or taxed at school.

• Is your child coming home with damaged clothing or possessions?
  
  
• Is your child coming home with injuries he or she does not want to talk about?
  
  
• Does your child rarely bring friends home and rarely go to friends’ houses?
  
  
• Does your child refuse to go to school in the morning? Have no appetite? Often have headaches or stomach aches?
  
  
• Does your child take strange routes to get to school and take longer than usual to get to or from school?
  
  
• Is your child losing interest in school work? Are your child’s grades sliding?
  
  
• Does your child seem sad, depressed or unhappy? Does your child’s mood change for no known reason?
  
  
• Is your child irritable or angry?
  
  
• Does your child ask for or steal money?  

Source: Ordre des psychologues du Québec