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Bullying
 What is Bullying?
Bullying is when someone is hurting or being hurt either by words or actions on
purpose, usually more than once.

Bully noun [ U ]

a person who threatens to hurt someone, often forcing that person to do something
 3 Characteristics in
Incidents of bullying

❖ Intentional- the behavior was aggressive and a

deliberate attempt to hurt another person
❖ Repeated- these aggressive actions occur repeatedly
over time to the same person or group of people
❖ Power imbalance- the person bullying has more
physical or social power than the child or children
being bullied
Types of Bullying
 Verbal Bullying

Saying or writing mean things. It can be very damaging and may

have a long psychological effect on the victim.
Like:
➢ Teasing
➢ Name-calling
➢ Taunting
➢ Threatening to cause harm
 Social Bullying

Sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting

someone’s reputation or relationships. This sort of bullying is often
harder to recognise and is often carried out behind the back of the
person who is being bullied. hurting someone’s reputation or
relationships. This sort of bullying is often harder to recognise and
is often carried out behind the back of the person who is being
bullied.
➢ Spreading rumors about someone
➢ Embarrassing someone in public
➢ Leaving someone out on purpose
 Physical Bullying

It involves hurting a person’s body or possessions. Using one’s body and

physical bodily acts to exert power over peers. Punching, kicking and
other physical attacks are all types of physical bullying.
➢ Hitting/kicking/pinching
➢ Spitting
➢ Tripping/pushing
➢ Taking or breaking someone’s things
➢ Making mean or rude hand gestures
 CyberBullying

The use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by

sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. It can
occur through SMS, Text, and apps, or online in social media,
forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share
content.
Effects of Bullying
 Kids who are Bullied
Kids who are bullied can experience negative physical, school, and mental
health issues. Kids who are bullied are more likely to experience:
★ Depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and loneliness,
changes in sleep and eating patterns, and loss of interest in activities
they used to enjoy. These issues may persist into adulthood.

★ Health complaints

★ Decreased academic achievement—GPA and standardized test

scores—and school participation. They are more likely to miss, skip, or
drop out of school.
A very small number of bullied children might retaliate through
extremely violent measures. In 12 of 15 school shooting cases in the
1990s, the shooters had a history of being bullied.
 Kids Who Bully Others

Kids who bully others can also engage in violent and other risky
behaviors into adulthood. Kids who bully are more likely to:

❖ Abuse alcohol and other drugs in adolescence and as adults

❖ Get into fights, vandalize property, and drop out of school
❖ Engage in early sexual activity
❖ Have criminal convictions and traffic citations as adults
❖ Be abusive toward their romantic partners, spouses, or children as
adults
 Bystanders
Kids who witness bullying are more likely to:

● Have increased use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs

● Have increased mental health problems, including depression
and anxiety
● Miss or skip school
 “When Someone is cruel or acts
like a bully, you don’t stop to their
level. No, our motto is, when they
go low, We go high”

By Michelle Obama
 Suicide & Bullying
❏ Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people,
resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. For
every suicide among young people, there are at least 100 suicide
attempts. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered
suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it.
❏ Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider
suicide than non-victims, according to studies by Yale University
❏ 10 to 14 year old girls may be at even higher risk for suicide,
according to the study above
❏ According to statistics reported by ABC News, nearly 30 percent
of students are either bullies or victims of bullying, and 160,000
kids stay home from school every day because of fear of bullying
 Rates of Bullying per grade
Not Bullied

33.1%

28%
31.7%
26.6% Bullied

50%

68.3%

72.0%

73.4%
66.9%

7th 8th 9th 10th

Bully
❏ Low Self-Esteem - In order to mask how they actually feel about
themselves, some people who bully focus attention on someone else. They
try to avoid any negative attention directed at them by deflecting. But
know they might look in the mirror at home and hate the way they look.
There is so much pressure to live up to beauty and fitness standards. We
are taught to compare ourselves to others, instead of embracing our own
beauty.

❏ They’ve Been Bullied- Those who have experienced bullying are twice
as likely to go on and bully others. Maybe they were bullied as kids in the
past, or maybe they are being bullied now. Often it’s used as a defence
mechanism and people tend to believe that by bullying others, they will
become immune to being bullied themselves. In fact, it just becomes a
vicious cycle of negative behaviours.
❏ Difficult Home Life - 1 in 3 of those who bully people daily
told us that they feel like their parents/guardians don’t have
enough time to spend with them. They are more likely to come
from larger families and are more likely to live with people other
than their biological parents. There are often feelings of
rejection from the very people who should love them
unconditionally. They are also much more likely to come from
violent households with lots of arguments and hostility.
 Tips on how to Stop Bullying

❖ If you are being bullied speak up!!!

❖ If you feel safe enough: speak to the person who is bullying you
❖ Never go through it in silence
❖ Don’t see yourself as the problem
❖ Even though you may want to, don’t isolate yourself
❖ Look after your health
❖ Seek role models
❖ Tell your most trusted person your problem
 thanks!

Any questions?
 Credits for the resources

✘ Google
✘ Ditchthelabel.org
✘ StopBullying.org
✘ bullyingstatistics.org