VIDEO: Parenting Coach explains how to end bullying before it starts [Video]

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – Many public school districts in central Wisconsin are just days away from the first day of classes for the new school year. And while ‘bullying’ has become a term infamously linked with the school year, finding practical advice on how to deal with it, is hard to find.

There is no question that victims of long-term bullying suffer from negative mental health outcomes. The American Psychological Association reports these effects include anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. And those findings also show bullies themselves tend to feel the same way.

So what can parents do?

Lisa Bunnage is a Canadian-based parenting coach with a strong social media following on Tik Tok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. For nearly 20 years, she’s helped guide parents through day-to-day struggles along with difficult circumstances through what she calls ‘leadership parenting’.

Bunnage, who runs BratBusters Parenting reels from experience working with children over the decades.

“Knowing how to …