Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. With more teens committing suicide due to extreme, you're among an increasing number of parents (1) _______ are concerned about what to do if their teen is being bullied. (2) _______ , depending on the nature, (3) _______ and how long the bullying has lasted, you have different options as to whom you can go to see in order to stop it. The first person, ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

With more teens committing suicide due to extreme, you're among an increasing number of parents (1) _______ are concerned about what to do if their teen is being bullied. (2) _______ , depending on the nature, (3) _______ and how long the bullying has lasted, you have different options as to whom you can go to see in order to stop it.

The first person, of course, is your own teen. Find out from your teen how bad the bullying is and how long it's been going on. If the bullying isn't severe and hasn't gone on long, you might want to discuss with your teen some things you can both do to end the bullying. The traditional advice of ignoring the bully might work, but it might not. (4) _______ option is to encourage your teen to stay close to his friends during the school day. You might also think about going directly to the bully's parents. However, this (5) _______ does have its risks, as the parents of the bully might either feel unable to control their own child or, worse, might not see any issue at all.