Bullying By: andrea oldman

What is bullying? Bullying is an unwanted, aggressive behavior that is an impowered balance between school aged kids. A impowered balance is using his/her power such as strength, embarrassing information, or being popular. Students also use the impowered balance with repetition.

Types of Bullying Verbal: This is saying or writing mean things. This includes: Social Bullying: Also known as relational bullying. This is purposely ruing someone’s reputation or relationships. This includes: Physical Bullying: This is hurting someone or someone’s belongings. This includes: Teasing Name- Calling Inappropriate comments Taunting Threatening Leaving someone out on purpose Telling other children to not be friends with someone Spreading rumors about someone Embarrassing someone in public Hitting/Kicking/Pinching Tripping/Pushing Breaking things Making rude hand gestures

Imagine this: Take a piece of paper Fold it, crush it, step on it, and squish it Unfold the paper Is it the same straight clean paper? No it isn’t! The lines in the paper represent the scars bullying leaves on children. The children will never be the same. Now imagine the effects…

Did you know? That bullying leads to suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in young people. For every ONE SUCCESSFUL Suicide, there are 100 attempts. Bullying victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide. 10 to 14 year old girls have the highest risk of suicide. Have grown to 50% suicide rates. 30 percent of students are either bullies or victims. 15% of students stay home in fear of being bullied. 14% have considered suicide 11% have made plans for suicide 6.3% have attempted suicide

If we don’t stop bullying, what will happen? Kids will grow up with mental health issues. Depression Anxiety Suicidality Substance abuse

Why adults don’t know? Kids do not come forward. They are afraid of backlash from the bully. Bullying can be humiliating for the child. Bullying can make the child feel helpless. Kids feel like no one will care because bullying has socially isolated them. Kids may fear of being rejected by peers and having a support system if they tell.

How do we know if someone is being bullied? Watch for warning signs: Is there a decline in grades? Are they disliking school all the sudden? Are they becoming anti social or depressed? Are they showing a decrease in self- esteem? Are they showing signs of destructive behavior?

How do we stop bullying? Respond Quickly Talk about it Create a prevention strategy

How to survive bullying… Bullies thrive on reactions. Giving no reaction lets them believe you don’t care. Don’t give the bully your emotions. That is what they want. You will don’t know what a bully will do in response if you get physical. Practice how to respond bullying. Fake it until you make it. Stay true to yourself. Talk to your counselor, friend, or teacher. Confide in your friends so you are not alone dealing with bullying. Ignore the bully and walk away Hold the anger Don’t get physical Practice confidence Take charge of your life Talk about it Find your true friends

We Must work together for the future! Bullying should never be looked over. Every child matters!

References: https://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/index.html http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/bullying-and-suicide.html https://www.nveee.org/statistics/ https://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/warning-signs/index.html https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/WhatIsBullying/Pages/Types-of-bullying.aspx https://www.stopbullying.gov/ https://www.livescience.com/27279-bullying-effects-last-adulthood.html https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/bullies.html