Bullying

=**Bullying** =

==== Bullying- to use superior strength or influence to intimidate usually to make someone do what one wants. (google)====

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Of students aged 12 to 16 years:

-62% reported being bullied through the belittling of one's looks or speech.

-60% report being the subject of rumors

-56% report being hit, slapped or pushed

-52% report being the subject of sexually inappropriate comments or gestures

-26% report being belittled about their religion or race 15% of absenteeism is believed to be due to avoidance of bullying 60% of former bullies have at least one criminal conviction by the age of 24.

Statistics were found at [|Source(s) behavioradvisor.com]

=** Forms of Bullying: **=
 * ===== Physical - any actions that may hurt someone or harm their body (ex: kicking, punching, biting, pushing,etc.)=====
 * ===== Emotional - any behaviors that intentionally hurt someones feelings (name calling, making jokes, making fun of someone=====
 * ===== Cyber - using technology such as social media, email, texting, etc. to harm a person=====
 * ===== Verbal - saying anything hurtful to someone or about someone, spreading rumors, or lying about someone=====
 * ===== Sexual - unwanted and inappropriate physical contact, making suggestive comments to someone, or making inappropriate jokes=====
 * ===== Racial - saying jokes about someone's race or using racial slurs; excluding someone because of their race=====

=** Reasons for Bullying: **= =[|Source(s) bullyingstatistics.org] = = Identifying the Bully: = A bully is someone who may tease, intimidate, or harm others. They may feel the need to dominate and overpower others. Bullies are generally hot tempered, defiant, and aggressive towards others. Bullies also may have a rough exterior, but are really insecure on the inside.
 * Culture - In today's culture, violence is promoted on TV and movies.
 * Institution - Bullying is more common in places (school, work, home, etc.) that do not have high standards and discipline for those people that stay there.
 * Social Issues - If someone has problems expressing themselves or have problems making friends, then they are more likely to bully others.
 * Family Issues - If someone has a rough home life, they tend to disguise them by intimidating and bullying others.
 * Wanting Power - Being a bully gives you temporary power because others fear you. That can be satisfying and can make the person want to continue to bully others.

Sourse(s) Identify Bullies and Victims

= Recurrence of Bullying: =

If the victim does not try to do something about the problem, then the bullying will continue. If the victim tries to take matters into their own hands, then the bullying will not only continue, but could get worse in the process.

= Prevention: =

How do you prevent bullying? Here are a few ways to prevent bullying for teens...


 * Stick with your friends. Bullying is less likely to happen if you are in a group of good friends.
 * Be assertive with the bully. Don't show them that you are scared of them.
 * Don't join in if you see someone bullying - speak up!
 * Get help from an adult if you are being bullied or if you witnessed someone being bullied.

For more tips go to this link that I got my information from [|Source(s) preventchildabuseny.org]

= Interventions for the Bystander: =

Both students and adults can be guilty of being a bystander when it comes to bullying. Bystanders intervening is one of the key solutions for bullying

problems. There are no innocent bystanders. So next time you see someone being bullied, step in and speak up! Tell the bully to stop it, and seek

help from an adult.

[|Source(s) Bystander Intervention Stops Bullying]

=** Interventions for the Victim: **=

There are many different ways to intervene with bullying if you are the victim. The best way is to go tell a teacher or another trusted adult about your problem. Schools can also provide bullying interventions by creating a bullying survey, educating teachers on bullying behaviors and how to deal with bullying.

More ideas on intervention can be found at [|Source(s)Education World: Bullying]

=** Interventions for the Bullly: **=


 * Possible interventions for bullying would be to teach students the importance of treating others the way you want to be treated. Use **


 * curriculum that promotes respecting others and positively communicating with each other. Also put an emphasis on camaraderie and **


 * friendship in the classroom. **

[|Source(s) behavioradvisor.com]

=** Cyber Bullying: **=

Over the years, bullying has become more technologically based. Cyber bullying is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature (Google). People can use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, texting, snapchatting, etc. to bully others. Nearly 43% of kids have been bullied online.1 in 4 has had it happen to them more than once.

[|Source(s) Facts About Cyber Bullying]

=** Student Anti- Bullying Activities: **=

Planning anti- bullying activities to do in your school is a great way to prevent bullying. Here are just a few ideas:


 * Put on a play with an anti- bullying message in it.
 * Make a video to get the message across.
 * Write articles in you school newspaper about bullying.
 * Hold competitions! Have students participate in contests where the best video, song, poem, poster, etc. about bullying gets a prize!
 * Hold an assembly for your school where you have a speaker talk about bullying.

[|Source(s) Teens Against Bullying]