'My Son Was Mean To His Friend – Now My Husband And I Can’t Agree What To Do'

This article features advice from Emma Cullinan, a BACP accredited psychotherapist based in London.

No parent wants to think of their child as a bully – but the reality is, kids can be pretty mean. And sometimes, especially when peer pressure is involved, young people who wouldn’t usually behave that way can get swept up with the tide. 

One parent recently shared on Reddit that they were in disagreement with their husband about how to respond, after they found out their son had been “acting like a jerk”.