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What is Bullying?
What is Bullying?
What Is Bullying?
What Is Bullying?
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:
In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:
Imbalance of Power
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.
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.
Repeated
Repeated
Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.
Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.
Intentional
Intentional
Behavior is aggressive and deliberate attempt to hurt another person
Behavior is aggressive and deliberate attempt to hurt another person
Types of Bullying:
Types of Bullying:
Verbal Bullying
Verbal Bullying
Involves verbal abuse.
Involves verbal abuse.
Includes:
Includes:
Name calling
Teasing
Gossip
Slander
Put downs
Mimicking others
Verbal threats of physical violence
Cyber Bullying
Cyber Bullying
Involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships.
Involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships.
Includes:
Includes:
Leaving someone out on purpose
Telling other children not to be friends with someone
Spreading rumors about someone
Embarrassing someone in public forum
Physical Bullying
Physical Bullying
Involves hurting a person’s body or possessions.
Involves hurting a person’s body or possessions.
Includes:
Includes:
Hitting/kicking/pinching
Spitting
Tripping/pushing
Taking or breaking someone’s things
Making mean or rude hand gestures
Red Flags a Student is Being Bullied:
Red Flags a Student is Being Bullied:
Unexplainable injuries
Lost or destroyed clothing, books, electronics, or jewelry
Frequent headaches or stomach aches, feeling sick or faking illness
Changes in eating habits, like suddenly skipping meals or binge eating. Kids may come home from school hungry because they did not eat lunch.
Difficulty sleeping or frequent nightmares
Declining grades, loss of interest in schoolwork, or not wanting to go to school
Sudden loss of friends or avoidance of social situations
Feelings of helplessness or decreased self esteem
Self-destructive behaviors such as running away from home, harming themselves, or talking about suicide
Conflict Vs. Bullying:
Conflict Vs. Bullying:
Conflict is a part of life and dealing with conflict is an important part of growing up. Conflicts teach students how to compromise, solve problems and come to an agreement. When students have a conflict, it is best to give them an opportunity to work it out on their own. Mediating conflicts can facilitate this process and teach students the necessary conflict resolutions skills. Bullying is different. There is nothing to work out because the bully is choosing to deliberately hurt another person. Bullies do not negotiate with others. They want power and control. They blame others for their own actions. Forcing a target to participate in conflict resolution or mediation is never an option.
Conflict is a part of life and dealing with conflict is an important part of growing up. Conflicts teach students how to compromise, solve problems and come to an agreement. When students have a conflict, it is best to give them an opportunity to work it out on their own. Mediating conflicts can facilitate this process and teach students the necessary conflict resolutions skills. Bullying is different. There is nothing to work out because the bully is choosing to deliberately hurt another person. Bullies do not negotiate with others. They want power and control. They blame others for their own actions. Forcing a target to participate in conflict resolution or mediation is never an option.
Ways to Prevent Bullying:
Ways to Prevent Bullying:
•Counseling Lessons
•Counseling Lessons
•School wide
•School wide
•Incorporate into classroom curriculum
•Incorporate into classroom curriculum
•School assemblies
•School assemblies
•Daily announcements
•Daily announcements
•School posters
•School posters
•No bullying pledge
•No bullying pledge
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