Leave Me Alone!

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.