TV presenter Barry Du Bois has shared a heartbreaking post to social media, in which he revealed the helplessness he feels as a parent struggling to help his bullied child.
The Living Room star, 64, shared the gut-wrenching post to Instagram on Tuesday, where he described how his 12-year-old daughter Arabella was being picked on at school.
‘I just watched my little girl walk out the gate of our home, a place where I know she is safe and feels a sense of security and belonging,’ Barry began.
‘She is heading to a place that doesn’t offer that same security, her school. As a parent, I’m supposed to protect and guide her through difficult times, but this morning, I am lost.
‘Yesterday, Arabella came home from school claiming she was sick. This isn’t the first time it has happened. She wasn’t actually sick but is instead being bullied again.
Barry then made the painful admission he didn’t know how to help her and asked his followers for some advice.
‘What do you say to a child when you’ve already said, “Don’t let them upset you. Just keep being kind. You are not the horrible things they say”.’
‘She said, “I don’t want to be special; I just want to be liked”,’ Barry added.
TV presenter Barry Du Bois (right) has shared a heartbreaking post to social media, in which he revealed the helplessness he feels as a parent struggling to help his bullied child
He also admitted he felt ‘weak, angry, confused and a little fearful.’
Several of Barry’s celebrity friends took to the comment section to offer their advice on how to resolve the situation.
‘My mate sent his daughter to Jiu Jitsu after being bullied. She fell in love with it and gained another level of confidence,’ wrote The Bachelor Australia star Tim Robards.
‘Bullying is not okay, we need to go to the bottom of the problem, who has done it and why. Speak to their parents and take action, we can’t allow behaviour like this,’ added celebrity chef Miguel Maestre.
‘Sometimes you’ve just got to go up to the parents and say, “your kid bullies mine”,’ added Married At First Sight’s Ryan Gallagher.
The Living Room star, 64, shared the gut-wrenching post to Instagram on Tuesday, where he described how his 12-year-old daughter Arabella (left) was being picked on at school
Barry shared a heart-wrenching post to social media and asked his followers to comment their suggestions on how to help
According to a 2020 OECD report, Australian schools have some of the highest bullying rates in the world.
To effectively address schoolyard bullying, schools should promote a positive culture, implement clear anti-bullying policies, educate students and staff and provide support for victims.
The veteran presenter star shares his twins Bennett and Arabella with wife Leonie, who he married in 1999.
The veteran presenter star shares his twins Bennett and Arabella with wife Leonie, who he married in 1999. All pictured
