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Leave Me Alone!. Helping Parents and Children to prevent bullying. By Jamie Thompson. WHAT IS Bullying?. A term over the years has grown so large that it now has many movements against it. Unwanted aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real perceived power imbalance. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Helping Parents and Children to
prevent bullying.
LEAVE ME ALONE!
By Jamie Thompson
WHAT IS BULLYING? A term over the years has grown so
large that it now has many movements against it.
Unwanted aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real perceived power imbalance
WHICH IS WHICH?Kids who are bullied Experience: - Depression- Increase feelings in
sadness and loneliness
- Loss of interest in activities
- More likely to avoid school
Kids who bully others Experience:- Destroy property- Get into fights- Drop out of school- Have criminal
records - Have sexual
activity early
KIDS WHO ARE BULLIED
KIDS WHO BULLY OTHERS
BYSTANDERSKids who witness bullying are likely to:-Skip school-Have mental health problems
WHEN AND WHERE DOES BULLYING HAPPEN?
Bullying can happen during or after school hours.
Most reported school bullying happens in the school building
A good percentage of bullying happens:- On the playground- The bus- Traveling to or from school- In the neighborhood - The internet
TYPES OF BULLYING Physical Emotional Verbal Cyber
EMOTIONAL BULLYING Involves hurting someone’s reputation
or relationships
EMOTIONAL BULLYING Social Isolation Spreading Rumors Hiding Belongings Extortion Intimidation Peer Pressure Graffiti or drawings
PHYSICAL BULLYING Involves hurting a person’s body or
possessions
PHYSICAL BULLYING Hitting Punching Biting Chocking Slapping Scratching Destruction of property
VERBAL BULLYING Saying or writing mean things
VERBAL BULLYING Name Calling Insults Teasing Aggressive use of Language Derogatory remarks
CYBER BULLYING Bullying that takes place using
electronic technology.
CYBER BULLYING TECHNOLOGY
Cell phones Computers Tablets/Ipads
Communication Tools Include- Social media cites- Text messages- Chat- Websites
WHY CYBER BULLYING IS DIFFERENT?
Kids that get cyber bullied often get bullied in person.
Kids that are cyber bullied have a harder time getting away.
WHY IS CYBER BULLYING DIFFERENT CONT.
Cyber bullying can happen at any time of the day or night.
Cyber bullying messages and images can be posted at any time or anywhere and can be distributed fast to a very wide audience.
EFFECTS OF CYBER BULLYING
Kids that are targeted from cyber bullying are most likely to:
- Get poor grades- Have lower self-esteem- Skip school- Make use of alcohol and drugs
PREVENT BULLYING Teachers and parents/ guardians have a
role in preventing bullying.- Talk about bullying and how to stand
against it- Listen to kids, and ask “How was your
day?”- Show kids how to teach others the way
they would like to be treated.- Take note in the children's interest to
boost confidence.