NO Bullying

1. Say “NO” to Bullying NO Bullying For Primary School Students Grades 5-7 Linnea Mead S237572 ETL111

2. Introduction This presentation, is designed for primary school children, Grades 5-7, and will demonstrate: • What bullying is • Statistics • Your rights • Why Bullies hurt others • How it can affect you • Signs of bullying • Ideas : How you can help yourself • Cyber-bullying • School Help for Bullies and Victims • Web Help for Bullies and Victims • Bully Free Zone – poster • Contract & discussion • References STOP Bullying

3. What Bullying is Bullying is: A person or a group who tries to hurt or control another person *physical *emotional * social * cyber-bullying - hitting/punching - fighting - pushing - kicking - stealing things that belong to you - something said that is not nice - name calling - making fun of your family - teasing - talking about others behind their back - making you do things you don’t want to - comments about the way you look - excluding you from friendships - not letting you join in - making friendships conditional - use of computers or mobile phones to threaten, annoy or humiliate you It’s NOT your fault

4. Statistics • Most children at school have either been • bullied; • bully others; • witnessed bullying • 1 child in every 5 are bullied regularly at school http://www.bullying.com.au/school-bullying/index.php • 40% of suicide victims were bullied at school (Victorian Coroner 2007) • Sadly, most times, bullies are just as upset as victims Bullying must STOP – NOW Say NO to bullying

5. YOU Your rights • have a right to: • feel safe • be safe • from bullying, harassment and cyber-bullying. WE • ALL need to show: • respect for ourselves and each other • respect for property and environment • responsibility for our own behavior • positivity in our relationships ****STOP BULLYING **** ITS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY

6. Why bullies hurt others • Some people bully for many reasons: • Low self esteem • Lack of self confidence • Try to gain power • To look cool • To feel cool and important • To fit into a group • To get their own way • Because they are unhappy • Seeking attention • Copying what they see • Copying what has been done to them

7. How it can affect you • Guilty like it’s your fault • Hopeless • Alone; lonely • Like you don’t fit in • Depressed/sad • Unsafe • Scared • Confused • Stressed • Ashamed • Hurt • Sick Being bullied can make you feel: YOUhave arighttofeelsafeandbetreatedwithrespect+fairness

8. Signs of Bullying • You or your friends may: • Be afraid to go anywhere alone • Have nightmares/can’t sleep • Have trouble at school • Be scared all the time • Look scared all the time • Have poor concentration at school • Forget homework • Wear ripped/dirty clothes • Have unexplained bruises/scratches • Have a sudden change in friends • Be upset • Hide messages on phones/computers • Lack of food at school

9. Ideas + How you can help yourself • 55% of our message is from body language-Stand tall • (Dosani, 2008) • Say “NO” • Don’t give the bully a chance – avoid them if you can • Don’t do what the bully asks • Be brave • Feel good about you – YOU are important and valued • GET a buddy and BE a buddy • Tell an adult at the school if you are being bullied • Tell an adult at the school if you see someone bullied • Tell your parents • Don’t let the bully know you are upset or scared • Learn ways to stand up to the bully

10. Cyber-Bullying • Cyber-bullying uses: • mobile phones • emails • websites • chat rooms • other social networking sites • to • tease • send nasty or threatening messages • make unwanted telephone calls • send hurtful information • make/send unwanted photos and comments Don’t be mean behind the screen http://antibullyingblog.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/anti-bully-slogans-for-school.html

11. School Help for Bullies + Victims Bullies Victims Help to control anger Help to make friends Assertiveness skills Increase social skills Empathy for others Self esteem Contacting parents Assertiveness skills FINAL: suspension from school Dealing with conflict PRAISE: For kindness, empathy, helping, good behavior

12. Web Help for Bullies + Victims ….Some great websites to help with bullying…. http://au.reachout.com http://www.bullyonline.org http://www.bullyingnoway.gov.au http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/speced2/pages/bullying http://www.kidshelp.com.au Telephone: 1800 55 1800 http://enoughisenough.org.au/site/41/bullying-resilience http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/NationalSafeSchools/Pages/national safeschoolsframework.aspx http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/bullies.html http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/index.htm http://www.actnow.com.au/Issues/Bullying.aspx http://www.kenrigby.net http://www.lifeline.org.au/Telephone: 13 11 14

13. This is a BULLY FREE ZONE Say “NO” To Bullying NOW

14. Class discussion about bullying Create a poster showing NO bullying (example in previous slide) Role play – practice group scenarios and saying NO to a bullies Discuss and create an anti-bullying contract Discuss ideas and consequences for those who become a bully Create a bully box to report bullying Discussion & Contract I:________________________, (students name) promise to do everything I can as a member of my school, to make and keep a physically/emotionally safe environment. I promise not to bully my classmates. I promise to report it to an adult and/or the bully box if I witness bullying. Signed:_______________ _______________ _______________ Student Parent/Guardian Teacher

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