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Leave Me Alone!

Leave Me Alone!. Helping Parents and Children to prevent bullying. By Jamie Thompson. WHAT IS Bullying?. A term over the years has grown so large that it now has many movements against it. Unwanted aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real perceived power imbalance.

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Leave Me Alone!

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  1. Leave Me Alone! Helping Parents and Children to prevent bullying. By Jamie Thompson

  2. WHAT IS Bullying? • A term over the years has grown so large that it now has many movements against it. • Unwanted aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real perceived power imbalance

  3. Which is which? Kids who are bullied • Experience: • Depression • Increase feelings in sadness and loneliness • Loss of interest in activities • More likely to avoid school Kids who bully others • Experience: • Destroy property • Get into fights • Drop out of school • Have criminal records • Have sexual activity early

  4. Kids Who ARE Bullied

  5. Kids Who Bully Others

  6. bystanders Kids who witness bullying are likely to: Skip school Have mental health problems

  7. When And Where Does Bullying Happen? • Bullying can happen during or after school hours. • Most reported school bullying happens in the school building • A good percentage of bullying happens: • On the playground • The bus • Traveling to or from school • In the neighborhood • The internet

  8. Types of Bullying • Physical • Emotional • Verbal • Cyber

  9. Emotional Bullying • Involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships

  10. Emotional Bullying • Social Isolation • Spreading Rumors • Hiding Belongings • Extortion • Intimidation • Peer Pressure • Graffiti or drawings

  11. Physical Bullying • Involves hurting a person’s body or possessions

  12. Physical Bullying • Hitting • Punching • Biting • Chocking • Slapping • Scratching • Destruction of property

  13. Verbal Bullying • Saying or writing mean things

  14. Verbal Bullying • Name Calling • Insults • Teasing • Aggressive use of Language • Derogatory remarks

  15. Cyber Bullying • Bullying that takes place using electronic technology.

  16. Cyber Bullying Technology • Cell phones • Computers • Tablets/Ipads Communication Tools Include • Social media cites • Text messages • Chat • Websites

  17. Why Cyber Bullying is Different? • Kids that get cyber bullied often get bullied in person. • Kids that are cyber bullied have a harder time getting away.

  18. Why Is Cyber Bullying Different CONt. • Cyber bullying can happen at any time of the day or night. • Cyber bullying messages and images can be posted at any time or anywhere and can be distributed fast to a very wide audience.

  19. Effects of Cyber Bullying • Kids that are targeted from cyber bullying are most likely to: • Get poor grades • Have lower self-esteem • Skip school • Make use of alcohol and drugs

  20. Prevent Bullying • Teachers and parents/ guardians have a role in preventing bullying. • Talk about bullying and how to stand against it • Listen to kids, and ask “How was your day?” • Show kids how to teach others the way they would like to be treated. • Take note in the children's interest to boost confidence.

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