\nWhat is the WITS Program?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/staging.witsprogram.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WITS-logo-FR-EN.png\" "\\"WITS-logo-FR-EN\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Le W<\/strong> I <\/strong>T <\/strong>S <\/strong>Program teaches children strategies that help them make safe and positive choices.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Did your child bring home a card like this?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/staging.witsprogram.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WITS-Take-home-card-EN-300x242-1.png\" "\\"WITS-Take-home-card-EN-300×242\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>If so, this means that your child\u2019s school is one of the many schools using the WITS strategies to address bullying, discrimination, and other problems.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nW<\/strong> I <\/strong>T <\/strong>S<\/strong> stands for\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>Walk away<\/strong>
\nIgnore<\/strong>
\nTalk it out<\/strong>
\nSeek help<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/staging.witsprogram.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WITS-Female-adult-138x300-1.png\" "\\"WITS-Female-adult-138×300\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>In school, these are strategies taught to children to manage conflicts.<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>You have an important role too. When kids \u201cuse their WITS\u201d at home, children have a phrase that is common both in and out of school. This helps children remember the WITS strategies, so they learn to solve some problems without assistance.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Here are some ways that you can support children.<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n- Talk about the four WITS strategies<\/li>\n
- Tell stories or read books related to these themes, and discuss them with your children<\/li>\n
- After your child has a conflict, ask your child how they could have done things differently by using their WITS<\/li>\n
- Notice how others \u2013 in books, in real life, on TV \u2013 use WITS strategies to solve a problem<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/staging.witsprogram.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mother-child-reading-SQ.png\" "\\"mother-child-reading-SQ\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>We encourage you to emphasize these strategies with your children.<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>
What is the WITS Program?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> W<\/strong> I <\/strong>T <\/strong>S<\/strong> stands for\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Le W<\/strong> I <\/strong>T <\/strong>S <\/strong>Program teaches children strategies that help them make safe and positive choices.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Did your child bring home a card like this?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>If so, this means that your child\u2019s school is one of the many schools using the WITS strategies to address bullying, discrimination, and other problems.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Walk away<\/strong>
\nIgnore<\/strong>
\nTalk it out<\/strong>
\nSeek help<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>In school, these are strategies taught to children to manage conflicts.<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>
You have an important role too. When kids \u201cuse their WITS\u201d at home, children have a phrase that is common both in and out of school. This helps children remember the WITS strategies, so they learn to solve some problems without assistance.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Here are some ways that you can support children.<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>We encourage you to emphasize these strategies with your children.<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>