Anti-Bullying Week

BULLYING DEFINITION BULLYING IS UNWANTED, AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR AMONG SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN THAT INVOLVES A REAL OR PERCEIVED POWER IMBALANCE. THE BEHAVIOR IS REPEATED, OR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE REPEATED, OVER TIME. BOTH KIDS WHO ARE BULLIED AND WHO BULLY OTHERS MAY HAVE SERIOUS, LASTING PROBLEMS. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED BULLYING, THE BEHAVIOR MUST BE AGGRESSIVE AND INCLUDE:•AN IMBALANCE OF POWER: KIDS WHO BULLY USE THEIR POWER—SUCH AS PHYSICAL STRENGTH, ACCESS TO EMBARRASSING INFORMATION, OR POPULARITY—TO CONTROL OR HARM OTHERS. POWER IMBALANCES CAN CHANGE OVER TIME AND IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, EVEN IF THEY INVOLVE THE SAME PEOPLE.•REPETITION: BULLYING BEHAVIORS HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE OR HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE.BULLYING INCLUDES ACTIONS SUCH AS MAKING THREATS, SPREADING RUMORS, ATTACKING SOMEONE PHYSICALLY OR VERBALLY, AND EXCLUDING SOMEONE FROM A GROUP ON PURPOSE.

Bullying

What is Cyberbullying Stand up to cyberbullyingCyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites.Examples of cyberbullying include mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles.

Cyberbullying

Social bullying is deliberate, repetitive and aggressive social behavior intended to hurt others. This type of behavior generally includes verbal abuse, gossip or other actions that cause mental and emotional harm and social isolation for the victim. Schools, sports activities, colleges, domestic and work situations and neighborhoods are some of the places in which this type of bullying occurs.

The goal of social bullying is to belittle and harm another individual or group. In middle school, for example, bullying might take the shape of teasing unpopular children. Ridiculing another child’s clothes, making fun of the way he speaks, and mocking his academic achievements or his race or culture are examples of behaviors that a bully might exhibit to gain power over another child.

This type of bullying carries into adulthood in some cases. Such behaviors can be found among family members, in work situations, in college social groups, and in neighborhood activities. Socially sabotaging others by spreading rumors, constantly telling them what to do, and any other behaviors that intentionally cause shame and humiliation and exert control over others can be considered examples.

Social Bullying

TYPES OF BULLYING THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF BULLYING:•VERBAL BULLYING IS SAYING OR WRITING MEAN THINGS. VERBAL BULLYING INCLUDES:

• TEASING• NAME-CALLING• INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL COMMENTS• TAUNTING• THREATENING TO CAUSE HARM

•SOCIAL BULLYING, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS RELATIONAL BULLYING, INVOLVES HURTING SOMEONE’S REPUTATION OR RELATIONSHIPS. SOCIAL BULLYING INCLUDES:

• LEAVING SOMEONE OUT ON PURPOSE• TELLING OTHER CHILDREN NOT TO BE FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE• SPREADING RUMORS ABOUT SOMEONE• EMBARRASSING SOMEONE IN PUBLIC

•PHYSICAL BULLYING INVOLVES HURTING A PERSON’S BODY OR POSSESSIONS. PHYSICAL BULLYING INCLUDES:

• HITTING/KICKING/PINCHING• SPITTING• TRIPPING/PUSHING• TAKING OR BREAKING SOMEONE’S THINGS• MAKING MEAN OR RUDE HAND GESTURES

The 3 types

Prevent BullyingOne way to stop bullying is to take steps to prevent bullying from starting. Some ways to prevent bullying is through providing a bully policy, consequences for bullies, and educating potential victims of bullying. Keep reading for more tips on preventing bullying.

Steps to prevent bullying before it starts can address the problem from several directions. Prevention can be aimed at creating a situation in which bullying is not tolerated, in giving potential bullies outlets and behavior suggestions so that thoughts and feelings that could end up in bullying are channeled in different ways, and in helping potential victims avoid becoming the victim of bullying behavior. This article explores some of the current thoughts about how bullying can be prevented. 

Tips On How To Prevent It Bullying

Now you know how to avoid an prevent bullying. I hope this power point helped you as much as I did. Good luck. Remember If you see or are being bullied tell an adult or get help from someone.

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