GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - October is National Bullying Prevention month and Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare experts are uniting to prevent bullying from happening - especially among kids who have special needs and disabilities. About 60 percent of students who have disabilities report being bullied regularly, according to PACER.
Gillette cares for patients who have complex medical conditions, which can make them stand out from their peers and increase the likelihood they become a bullying target, says Nanette Aldahondo, MD, a Gillette Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist.
Aldahondo offered useful tips to parents and educators to help stop bullying in its tracks. And a mother of a child with special needs shares how she turned her bullying experience into a positive/learning experience.