Bullying Anti-bullying week 2010

Bullying – What is it? Repeated behaviour that makes someone else feel uncomfortable.

Who are the actors?

Who is the bully? A bully is someone who continues to do something deliberately with the intention of making someone else’s life miserable and feel bad about themselves.

Who is the bully? A bully is someone who lacks empathy. Empathy is the ability to relate to /understand how another person is feeling

Who is the victim? Victims are a heterogeneous group: Passive victims False victims Provocative victims

Passive victims These people are usually shy, depressed, socially isolated. They often seem anxious, fearful and they have a poor self-esteem

Stressed Insecure Worried Angry Upset Excluded Frustrated Confused Alone Apprehensive

False victims They represent a small group of students who complain frequently and without justification to their teachers about being bullied by their classmates

Provocative victims They represent a small group of kids who behave in ways that irritate their mates. They possess characteristics that in some cases lead to the disruption of the class so they are rejected by peers IN ANY CASE

NO ONE DESERVES TO BE BULLIED

Who is the bystander? It is a person who is present but not directly involved; a passive spectator.....thus an ACCOMPLICE!

Anti-Bully Medicine? Consideration Friendliness Care Courtesy Commitment