What to tell an 8 y/o girl who gets bullied at school?

I am looking for ideas on what to tell our 8 y/o daughter who has been bullied at school. She is worried about it. The school is supportive in response to my discussing with the teacher. My question really is for ideas on what to tell our daughter about how to respond, or not to respond. I've read ignoring is the best response, but any other ideas? For example, she is worried she heard two other girls talking and one of them called her weird.What to tell an 8 y/o girl who gets bullied at school?
I was being bullied when I was 6 years old by a bigger child bully.



My parents advice (who were both teachers) was to ignore... but this does NOT work in most bullying cases... it's pathetic and it's weak... and the bully enjoys getting away with their behaviour, also the bully is not learning to stop (if a child touches a hot surface they get burned so don't do it again... same needs to be done for bullying).



My grandfather who was in WWII taught me to punch, I hit the child in self defence and he didn't get up. I never had hassle again. I was taught to be kind wherever possible but to be tough against bullies.



Physical violence might not be the suggestion, but learning to have a sharp tongue and saying something extremely unpleasant back is good. The technique is to bully the hell out of the bully and also to expose their behaviour to others and make fun of them.What to tell an 8 y/o girl who gets bullied at school?
';You got have tough skin. Realize they are probably insecure with themselves.'; Say it in a way she can understand and sugarcoat it. I cant tell you how many times my mom wanted for me to know it, and she said it so it hurt my feelings.
Tell her to act confident. Tell her to just ignore them, she doesn't need them. She has her friends who will always be there for her no matter what.
Ignorance is bliss. Really the best thing she can do is ignore it and keep her head high. If it doesn't bother her they won't continue doing it. What would be the fun? Weird is just a childish word for being different which she needs to know is a great thing. I'd rather be ';weird'; than ';normal.'; She also has to stand up for herself to though. Not by fighting but if they tell her to her face that she's weird she can tell them thanks! Niceness kills bullies to.
I always tell my children that yes, words and meanness hurts but know that they are only words and the only thing that matters is yourself. Ignoring only gets them more frustrated. My kids come back with a smart remark that makes the other child think. They are thinking that hey, i look dumb now that I can't do a quick come back. It makes them look like an idiot. The other kid is not right in bullying and they know it. They in some sort are troubled in other areas too.
I was picked on in 7th grade by a 9th grader, just one day I told her to beat me up and get it over with but not to mess up my face too bad. She looked at me weird and said I wasn't even worth it, and she never picked on me again. Just tell her to stand up, if she shows she scared then she'll keep on getting bullied.
You are handling this so much better than I would be, and you are being very kind to the school she is attending. If you told them at school and this is still going on then they are not being supportive enough. Where are the consequences for the kids who are calling her names? Their lack of discipline towards the other students shows their negligence in the whole matter. I would be on the phone with them tomorrow and ask what they are going to do about this. Most schools have anti-bullying policies and this should not be happening to a girl who is in the 2nd or 3rd grade.