The Full Spectrum of Bullying: Affecting Children, Adults, and Everyone In Between

Lissy, Rebecca, Kim, Anke, Tammy & Heather are back again post-Halloween with a wee Halloween recap and a giggle.  Who else is guilty of eating some of the kids' candy?  The mums are raising their hands.  The ladies then move on to the main topic for the week... a very difficult one which hits the ladies hard: Bullying.  Did you know that 66% of Britons say they have been bullied at some point in their lives, with 59% being bullied as a child and 21% as an adult?  Sadly in 2025, bullying goes way beyond the school yard!  On the subject of tackling toxic behaviour, the ladies talk strategies: everything from communicating and enforcing boundaries, preparing non-emotional statements, and creating a paper trail if the bullying is at work. Next the ladies discuss how to support your kids if they are being bullied, including staying calm, creating emotional safety, listening and believing and then taking action together.  Do you think that smart phones have made bullying worse?  What do we do if we get the call that it’s OUR child doing the bullying? The ladies dig deep in the discussion to move to how to change the culture.  How do we change the culture to prevent bullying and squash the toxic comments immediately? Ideas range from leading by example, challenging behaviours we encounter to make others' lives better, and encouraging children to point out toxic behaviour.   You need to listen to the end of this podcast for the final real-life unbelievable segment which happened to one of the mums recently... What happens when your school bully contacts you YEARS later? Stand by for some laughs and some good mum chat on this difficult subject.  Disclaimer: the mums DO NOT support punching bullies though admittedly some of us may fantasize about it occasionally.   #motherhood #bullying #imperfectlyperfect #visitscotland #visitedinburgh #scotland # edinburgh #keepedinburghthriving #moms #ukmoms