Helping Parents and Children to prevent bullying. By Jamie Thompson

 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

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 witness bullying are likely to: - Skip school - Have mental health problems

 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

 Physical  Emotional  Verbal  Cyber

 Involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships

 Social Isolation  Spreading Rumors  Hiding Belongings  Extortion  Intimidation  Peer Pressure  Graffiti or drawings

 Involves hurting a person’s body or possessions

 Hitting  Punching  Biting  Chocking  Slapping  Scratching  Destruction of property

 Saying or writing mean things

 Name Calling  Insults  Teasing  Aggressive use of Language  Derogatory remarks

BBullying that takes place using electronic technology.

 Cell phones  Computers  Tablets/Ipads Communication Tools Include - Social media cites - Text messages - Chat - Websites

 Kids that get cyber bullied often get bullied in person.  Kids that are cyber bullied have a harder time getting away.

 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.

 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

 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.