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Bullying. By Stacy Nix. Agenda. Definition Who gets bullied Profile of a bully Signs of Bullying Examples of Bullying Impact Solutions. What Is Bullying. Individual or group of individuals singles out a child and engages to do harm to that child in one form or the other.
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Bullying • By • Stacy Nix
Agenda • Definition • Who gets bullied • Profile of a bully • Signs of Bullying • Examples of Bullying • Impact • Solutions
What Is Bullying • Individual or group of individuals singles out a child and engages to do harm to that child in one form or the other. • Target Same Victim • Dominates his or her victim
Who Gets Bulled • Those who lack friends • Children who seem different from the other children • Students who have Trouble commnicating with others • Children with Disabilities and Special Needs • Those who lack Friends
Why do some people Bully • Increase social status • Feel the need to over power others • Makes them feel better about themselves • Maybe suffering from hidden depression • Does not know how to engage with those who may be a little different • Has developed biases/stereotypes of those who are different
Signs to look For • Avoids Being Called on • Tries to get out of Social Events • Sits by himself at lunchtime or play time • Grades start to drop • Changes in Attitude/Mood • Starts missing more school
Examples/Types of Bullying • Physical • Verbal • Covert • Cyber Bullying
Physical • Hitting • Kicking • Tripping • Pinching • Pushing • Spitting • Invoking a fight • Damaging property
Verbal • Name calling • Insults • Teasing • Intimidations • Homophobic or racist remarks
Covert Bullying • Lying and spreading rumors • Negative facial or physical gestures • Playing jokes to humiliate someone • Unkindly mimicking • Encouraging others to socially exclude some one • Damaging someone's social reputation or social acceptance
Cyber Bullying • Mobile phones • Social Networking • Websites • Emails
Anxiety and Depression Low self-esteem Physical Ailments Poor Grades Drop out of school Additional Victimization Suicide Impact
Preventions • StartEarly • Educate students about Biases • Teach diversity and tolerance for others
SolutionS to ending Bullying 1. Work Together • Teachers • Parents • Councilors • School Officials 2. Assess the extent of the Bully Problem • Know the signs 3. Educate your Class on Bullying 4. Set some firm by fair rules with your class • Include your class’s input
Solutions (cont) • Confront students who engage in bullying in a firm and fair matter • Provide appropriate and consistent consequences for bullying • Along with consequences, develop a reward system for good behavior • Younger student- Prizes • Older students- Bounus Points
References http://ezinearticles.com/?7-Ways-to-Increase-Your-Childs-Self-Esteem&id=5225000 http://www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/bully/bullyBooklet.pdf