What We Teach Children About Bullying

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What We Teach Children About Bullying
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Examples of Bullying

• Name Calling
• Teasing
• Spreading Rumors
• Daring Someone
• Making Fun of Someone
• Leaving Someone out on Purpose
• Kicking
• Hitting
• Pushing
• Pinching
• Spitting

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What Kids Can Do

• Tell parents or other
• trusted adults.
• Adults can help stop the
• bullying
• Telling Is Not Tattling !

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What Can Kids Do

• Try not to show anger or fear
• Kids who bully like to see that they
• can upset you
• Calmly tell them to stop.or say nothing and walk
  away
• Use humor, if this is easy for you to do (for
  example,if someone makes fun of your
  clothing,laugh and say, Yeah, I think this shirt
  is kind of funny too.

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Avoid situations in which bullying is likely to
happen

• Avoid areas of the school where there are not
• many students or teachers around
• Make sure they arent alone in the bathroom
• Sit near the front of the bus
• Dont bring expensive things or money to school
• Sit with a group of friends at lunch
• Walk with friends or a teacher

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Lend a Hand

• What should students do when they
• see someone being bullied at school?
• Ask themselves, Is it my job to help?
• Think about how they might feel if the bullying
  was
• happening to them
• They can lend a hand even if theyre not close
  friends
• with the person who is being bullied.
• Their school will be a better place if they help
  stop
• bullying.
• Making their school a better place is everyones
  job!

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Dont Be A BystanderBe An Upstander

• What can they do?
• Think about what may work for you
• Dont stand there.SAY SOMETHING!
• Kids who bully may think they are being funny or
  cool
• If they feel safe, tell the person to STOP the
  bullying
• behavior.
• Say they dont like it and it isnt funny
• DONT BULLY BACK! It wont help
• If they use mean names or actions it could make
  things
• worse

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Be An Upstander
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What If They Dont Feel Safe Speaking Up

• Thats okay.no one should put themselves
• in an unsafe situation
• There are other things they can do
• Say kind words to the child who is being bullied
• Be a friendInvite them to do something
• Tell an adult.Chances are the child who is being
• bullied needs help from an adult and the child
  who
• is doing the bullying probably does too

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Tell An Adult

• Who should they tell at school?
• Teacher
• School Counselor
• Cafeteria or Playground Aide
• Principal
• Bus Driver, or
• Other adults they feel comfortable telling
• If they need help telling, take a friend along