Bullying is an unwanted, repeated, aggressive behaviour among school aged children intended to hurt another individual , physically, mentally or emotionally. It involves a real or perceived power imbalance.
Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse , intimidate or dominate others.
Types of Bullying
There are three types of bullying:
1) Verbal/ social/ emotional bullying is a deliberate attempt to hurt someone else.
saying or writing mean things
Teasing
Name-calling
make fun of
Threatening to cause harm
hurting someone’s reputation or relationships.
Leaving someone out on purpose
Telling other children not to be friends with someone
Spreading rumors about someone
Embarrassing someone in public
2) Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions.
Hitting/kicking/pinching
Spitting
Tripping/pushing
Taking or breaking someone’s things
Making mean or rude hand gestures
3) Cyber-bullying means using up-to-date electronic technology. Cyber bullies use the Internet and mobile phones, computers or tablets to attack their victims.
mean text messages or emails
rumours sent by email or posted on social networking sites
embarrassing pictures, videos or fake profiles
making negative comments
Cyberbullying can happen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and reach a kid even when he or she is alone. It can happen any time of the day or night.
Cyberbullying messages and images can be posted anonymously and distributed quickly to a very wide audience. It can be difficult and sometimes impossible to trace the source.
Deleting inappropriate or harassing messages, texts, and pictures is extremely difficult after they have been posted or sent.
Effects of bullying
tendency to depression
anxiety, fatigue,
feelings of sadness, fear, anger
panic attacks
health complaints ( stomachache, headaches
change in the eating and sleeping patterns ( sleeping too much, eating disorders, nightmares)
loss of interest in activities you used to enjoy
loss of self confidence, insecurity
decline in school performance, bad marks, skip school , difficulty in schoolwork
in extremes cases: suicide
What to do if you are being bullied?
When possible, ignore the bully – Keep out of a bully’s way. . Ignoring can be helpful. Bullies are looking for a reaction from you and often lose interest if they aren’t given the satisfaction of making you upset.
Stay positive. It can be hard to remember all your good points when someone is doing their best to be negative. Try to think of all the things you do well, and remember that you are a valuable person.
Surround yourself with people who care about you. Surrounding yourself with positive people who know and like you for YOU can boost your confidence
Hang around other people. You might be safer if you stay in groups. If you are alone, try to identify people who can offer you safety.
By avoiding a bully, you’re not giving in, but looking after yourself and making sure you are happier and more comfortable.
Asking someone for help
To stop bullying—whether verbal, written or cyberbullying — it can be helpful to tell someone that you are being bullied. This can seem scary at first, but telling someone can lighten your load and help you to work out how to solve the problem. Talking to someone is particularly important if you feel unsafe or frightened, or if you don’t have many friends. Asking for help or talking to someone about your situation is not being weak or “giving in.” In fact, telling someone can take a lot of strength and courage.
There are many people who might be able to help, including friends, older brothers and sisters, teachers, family, counselors or parents
Anti-bullying slogans
BULLYING? BE SMART…..DON’T START
BE A BUDDY, NOT A BULLY
THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU WRITE
DON’T BE MEAN BEHIND THE SCREEN
SUPPORT-REPORT-DEFEND
BULLY ABUSE, WE REFUSE
TAKE A STAND, LEND A HAND
CONNECT WITH RESPECT
BE COOL IN OUR SCHOOL, IT’S BULLY FREE AND SO ARE WE!
STOP AND THINK, WORDS CAN HURT
DON’T BE MEAN BEHIND THE SCREEN
STOP BULLYING NOW: STAND UP……..SPEAK OUT
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