Why does my 15 year son bully the younger kids?

[HannahWashington]

Should i stop him?Is it a phase?

Of course you should try and stop him, I’m the mother of a bullied child, the trauma she suffered has been beyond awful, if you want to live with that on your conscience then crack on.

Of course you should try and stop him, but as to why he does it - no idea. Need more info, op

Yes this should be stopped immediately before it gets out of hand and it can. Bullying isn't just a phase and if he knows he can get away with it he'll do it again and again. My guess is he's bullying younger children because they may not argue back or stand their ground so feels in control. You need to sit him down and ask why he's doing it. Is he himself being bullied into doing it? Is he gaining friends by doing it? Have you noticed his grades falling or anything like that that may indicate soemthing is going on. I've seen children been bullied and the impact it can have on them is horrible, such as a relative of mine was being bullied years ago and she stopped eating, became anorexic and started to self harm. She's better now but it affected her mentally and has stayed with her. If he doesn't stop then I would arrange a meeting with his school head teacher with your ds.