““Consequences Consequences of Bullying”of Bullying”

For: EDUC 1301 – V01For: EDUC 1301 – V01

By: Erika A. OchoaBy: Erika A. Ochoa

Early StartEarly Start

Characteristics of Characteristics of bullying develop bullying develop throughout their throughout their childhood.childhood.

Feel in control by Feel in control by hurting others hurting others physically and physically and emotionallyemotionally

Why do bullies hurt Why do bullies hurt others?others?

Because of self Because of self experienceexperience

To feel in controlTo feel in control

Boost Self-EsteemBoost Self-Esteem

Elementary BullyingElementary Bullying

• Children tend to Children tend to push, pinch, or reject push, pinch, or reject their opponent.their opponent.

• Try to humiliate the Try to humiliate the other personother person

• Makes the victim Makes the victim feel rejected, feel rejected, humiliated, and humiliated, and lonely.lonely.

Middle & High School Middle & High School BullyingBullying

The mixture of bad The mixture of bad influence studentsinfluence students

Provoking of fightsProvoking of fights Harassing a more Harassing a more

fragile individual; fragile individual; most likely most likely someone younger someone younger in age than them.in age than them.

Lack of Parent SupportLack of Parent Support

The lack of The lack of attendance of attendance of parents to school parents to school conferencesconferences

Ignoring child’s Ignoring child’s gradesgrades

Blocking of school Blocking of school phone callsphone calls

ConsequencesConsequences

Results are inhaling Results are inhaling of negative feelings of negative feelings such as loneliness, such as loneliness, anger, and anger, and resentment.resentment.

May cause the May cause the transformation of a transformation of a new bullynew bully

Sometimes suicidal Sometimes suicidal feelingsfeelings

Finding a SolutionFinding a Solution

School employees School employees join in conferences to join in conferences to find a solution toward find a solution toward bullying.bullying.

Trying to get the Trying to get the parents involved in parents involved in their child’s learningtheir child’s learning

Communication Communication between counselors between counselors and studentsand students

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• Students involvement in school surveys

• Questions are confidential

• Non-Bully tolerant signs placed in each classroom

References:References: http://www.bullyinginschools.com/http://www.bullyinginschools.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullyinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying

Golus, Carrie. Take A Stand!: What You Can Do About Golus, Carrie. Take A Stand!: What You Can Do About Bullying. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Co., Bullying. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Co.,

c2009.c2009.

Mattern, Joanne. Bullying. Chicago, Illinois: Heinemann Mattern, Joanne. Bullying. Chicago, Illinois: Heinemann Library, c2009.Library, c2009.