Bullying Awareness

What is bullying? Imbalance of power

to intimidate to dominate to hurt Goal is: to intimidate to dominate to hurt

Goes beyond teasing to: create terror contempt ongoing threat of more

What Does it Look Like?

Physical: hit kick fight

Verbal: taunt slander gossip

manipulate shun cyber bully Relational: manipulate shun cyber bully

Bullying most frequently occurs in the school environment Bullying happens once every 7 minutes Bullying often goes unreported A bullying incident typically lasts 37 seconds but emotional scars can last a lifetime By the age of 24, 60% of identified bullies have a criminal record Kids repeatedly victimized sometimes see suicide as their only escape All kids are negatively affected when bullying occurs. Bullying Statistics

The Bullying Circle

Empathy: the capacity to recognize, and to some extent, share feelings that are being experienced by another.