The Top Ten Facts About Bullying |
Bullying - What is it? |
Bullying Links |
Bullying Behaviors |
The Top Ten Facts About Bullying
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Bullying is more than just teasing.
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Anyone can be a bully.
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Anyone can be a victim.
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Bullying isn't a modern problem.
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Bullying affects everyone.
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Bullying is a serious problem.
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We can work together to find solutions
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A comprehensive plan will produce the best results.
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Children at risk can be helped.
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Schools are responsible for protecting children.
Bullying - What is it?
"Bullying refers to intentionally and generally unprovoked attempts by one or more individuals to inflict physical hurt and/or psychological distress on one or more victims. There must be an imbalance of physical and psychological power, with the bully actually being stronger or perceived to be stronger than the victim. The bullying may be direct, with face-to-face physical or verbal confrontations, or indirect, with less visible actions such as spreading rumors or social exclusion. Although a single attack on a victim, if severe enough, can be accurately described as bullying, the term more often refers to a series of negative actions that occur frequently over time." Ross, D. Childhood Bullying, Teasing, and Violence: What School Personnel, and Other Professionals and Parents Can Do
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Bullying Behaviors
- Ignoring
- Humiliating
- Backstabbing
- Name-Calling*
- Malicious gossip*
- Slander *
- Lying about others*
- Glaring
- Blackmailing
- Stealing
- Rejecting or Intentional Exclusion
- Spreading Rumors*
- Manipulation of friendship relations*
- Making threats
- Aggressively threatening: pushes, shoves, kicks, pulls hair, hits, trips
*Doing so on-line is referred to as cyber bullying.
Bullying Links
Parents, if you want to learn more about bullying check out the following websites:
www.safechild.org/bullies.htm An informative site that defines bullying behaviors, how to deal with a bully, what to do if your child is being bullied or if your child is the bully.
www.opheliaproject.org When the bully uses social relationships as her/his "weapon" it is referred to as relational aggression. Typically this is the way girls most often bully. This site is devoted to relational aggression. If you find this interesting and want to learn more, I highly recommend the book Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons.
www.k12coordinator.org/onlinece/onlineevents/bullying/id58_m.htm This site gives signs of possible victimization, short and long term consequences for victims, and significant identifying characteristics of victims; i.e. who's likely to be targeted by a bully.
www.family.go.com This site contains useful information for parents and other adults, including articles on helping children learn to face bullies and be kind to one another.
www.safenetwork.org You'll find articles, a message board, and advice from experts on keeping children safe at school and in the community.
www.bullystoppers.com Log on this site to report bullying, find state resources, and check out current resources being used by educators.
4 Kids - Go to the following sites for help with bullies:
www.nobully.org.nz/advicek.htm This site will help answer your questions; What is bullying? Why do some people bully? Why is bullying harmful? What can you do if you are being bullied? What can you do if you see someone else being bullied?
www.kidshealth.org - This is a terrific site for lots of information. Once you get to the homepage, click on For Kids, then click on Dealing with Feelings. You can then scroll down to a who lot of interesting topics. This entire site is safe and wonderful! Feel free to explore topics of interest.