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Ten Things Adults Should Know about Bullying

Ten Things Adults Should Know about Bullying. Dr. April C. Foreman 4-27-09 “It’s All About The Kids”. Bullies and Targets are Decent Kids. And they want to be proud of their behavior. Most kids are looking for ways to connect with their peers.

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Ten Things Adults Should Know about Bullying

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  1. Ten Things Adults Should Know about Bullying Dr. April C. Foreman 4-27-09 “It’s All About The Kids” www.docforeman.com

  2. Bullies and Targets are Decent Kids And they want to be proud of their behavior www.docforeman.com

  3. Most kids are looking for ways to connect with their peers And adults can minimize bullying when we show kids positive ways to connect as a group www.docforeman.com

  4. Most bullies will use their social power and status to help others If adults give them clear guidance about social skills and status www.docforeman.com

  5. Adults don’t need to feel helpless and anxious about bullying Adults are the most powerful people in our children’s universe www.docforeman.com

  6. Playing “Law and Order” with bullies is not effective “Justice” is not as good of a solution as “Resolution” www.docforeman.com

  7. It’s usually a mistake to tell a target to ignore a bully It usually motivates a bully to try harder www.docforeman.com

  8. Making targets responsible for stopping the bullying does not work Bullies and adults have the most power and most responsibility for resolving a conflict www.docforeman.com

  9. Bullies usually need help managing normal feelings in healthy ways Kids need adults to teach them how to handle boredom, jealousy, competition, insecurity, and irritation. www.docforeman.com

  10. Avoid character judgments about kids We shouldn’t blame kids for needing guidance about character. We’re the ones who are supposed to teach them. www.docforeman.com

  11. Ten things adults should know about Cyberbullying • Cyberspace is just a new outlet for the same old bullying. • 58% of kids know more about computers and cyberspace than their parents • Children should be just as well supervised in cyberspace as they are IRL • Bullies feel more anonymous in cyberspace, so they do things they wouldn’t do IRL www.docforeman.com

  12. Ten things adults should know about Cyberbulling, con’t. • Kids may *feel* more anonymous, but all interactions in cyberspace leave permanent evidence. • It is easier to avoid bullies in cyberspace than IRL • It is easier to document and report bullying in cyberspace than IRL • Cyberbullies take more legal risks than IRL bullies www.docforeman.com

  13. Ten things adults should know about Cyberbulling, con’t. • ISPs, phone companies, and networking sites want you to document and report bullying. • Children need as much guidance about nettiquette as they do about IRL behavior. www.docforeman.com

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