How to deal with and express their emotions appropriately is an important life skill that children need to master. A 9 year old boy that was being picked on at school acted out at home by starting fights with his siblings and being disrespectful to his parents. Not knowing the circumstances, his parents immediately disciplined him. Unfortunately, the behavior did not change. Eventually they found out about the bullying from his teacher. Once they knew the whole story, they changed their strategy.