actual reality: act up, stop bullying!
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The End of Bullying Begins With
You!
What is bullying?
How can I identify a bully?
Is my child a victim of bullying?
How can I prevent bullying?
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What is Bullying?
Where does it happen?
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior amongschool aged children that involves a real orperceived power imbalance.
The behavior is repeated, or has the potential tobe repeated, over time.
Bullying can occur during or after school hours,even on the Internet.
There are three types of bullying: Verbal Social
Physical
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Verbal Bullying
Verbal Bullying includes:
Teasing
Name-calling
Inappropriate sexual comments
Taunting
Threatening to cause harm
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Physical Bullying
Physical Bullying includes:
Hitting/kicking/pinching
Spitting
Tripping/pushing
Taking or breaking someones things
Making mean or rude hand gestures
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Identifying a Bully
Bullies typically are:
Aggressive
Easily Frustrated Have less parental involvement
Think poorly of others
Demonstrate deliberate disobedience frequently
View violence in a positive way
Bullies may also have a group of friends whotypically pick on others as well.
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Identifying Bully
Bullies may also get into physical or verbal fights
Have unexplained money or new belongings
Blame others for personal problems
Cant or wont accept responsibility for their
actions
Frequently get sent to the authorities or
principals office for misdemeanors.
May have a track record with local authorities.
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Is my child a victim of bullying?
Children who are bullied generally:
Are perceived as different from their peers, or outof the norm (students may be overweight, new to
town, or not part of the cool crowd) Areperceived as weak or unable to defendthemselves.
Are depressed, anxious, or have low self esteem.
May have unexplainable injuries Have destroyed personal items
May have frequent headaches, or stomach aches.
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Is my child a victim of bullying?
A victim of bullying may also: Change their eating habits
Have difficulty sleeping
Sudden loss of friends
Avoid social situations
Try to skip school, or fake sickness in order to stayhome.
Exhibit self-destructive behaviors such as: Running away from home Self-harm
Talk of suicide
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Why Hasnt My Child Told Me?
Statistics from the 20082009 School CrimeSupplement show that an adult was notified in onlyabout a third of bullying cases.
Your child may not have told you for a number of
reasons: Bullying can cause feelings of helplessness: your child may
want to handle it on their own.
Your child has told a trusted adult, and may have been toldto stand up for themselves or deal with it.
Your child may fear backlash from the bully. Kids who are bullied may feel socially isolated, and may
feel like no one cares or could understand.
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How can I help my child prevent
bullying?
Be a good role model to your children andothers.
Encourage them to be good role models!
Talk to your children about bullying- helpthem understand how it affects others.
What does bullying mean to you?
Have you ever seen someone be bullied/bullysomeone else?
What do you think you can do to stop bullying?
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What can I do to prevent bullying?
Do: Intervene immediately!
Make sure everyone is safe.
Seek Medical Help if Necessary
Call the Police if:
A weapon is involved There are threats of serious physical injury
There is serious bodily harm.
Anyone is accused of an illegal act.
Stay Calm.
Dont: Dont ignore it.
Dont force other kids to publicly confess what they saw.
Try not to embarrass the children.
Dont force those involved to apologize on the spot.
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Actual Reality! Act up! Stop Bullying! Be a part of the solution! Even if you feel like a raindrop in an
ocean, what is any ocean but a multitude of drops? David
Mitchell, Cloud Atlas. If you are being bullied and need to talk to someone about your
feelings of hopelessness or thoughts of suicide, but dont knowwho, you can call one of these numbers for immediate assistance
1-800-RUNAWAY
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
As a parent, you can educate your kids in ways that are easy toaccess and understand, such as these websites: http://www.pbskids.org
http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/school_stuff/bullies.html http://www.stopbullying.gov/respond/be-more-than-a-
bystander/index.html
http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids
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Works Cited
http://www.stopbullying.gov
http://www.pacer.org/bullying/getinvolved/
http://pbskids.org http://www.cdc.gov/
Berger, K.S. (2009). The Developing Person
Through Childhood . New York: WorthPublishers. 5th Edition.
http://www.stopbullying.gov/http://www.pacer.org/bullying/getinvolved/http://pbskids.org/http://www.cdc.gov/http://www.cdc.gov/http://pbskids.org/http://www.pacer.org/bullying/getinvolved/http://www.stopbullying.gov/