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What is Bullying?
What is Bullying?
Bullying is a term that's thrown around a lot, especially by kids, for incidents that are often just conflicts. Bullying is a very defined term and must include:
-Aggression
-Repetition: bullying must occur more than once, or be able to occur more than once
-Power Imbalance: Kids that bully have to have some power over the victim. This can include physical stature, age, popularity, and knowledge of potentially embarrassing facts of the victim. This power imbalance can be shifted and changed over time and depending on the situation.
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
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