AGGRESSION IN

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APRILYN VICTORIANO
 WHAT IS BULLYING?
Bullying is a repeated aggressive behavior where one person
(or group of people) in a position of power deliberately
intimidates, abuses, or coerces an individual with the intention
to hurt that person physically or emotionally. Acts of bullying
can be physical or verbal. Many young people can be unkind
to each other during adolescence as they refine social skills
and grow into adults. While these interactions are unpleasant,
there is a clear line between conflict and bullying.
Incidents of bullying must include all 3 of these
characteristics:
1) Intentional- the behavior was aggressive and a
deliberate attempt to hurt another person
2) Repeated- these aggressive actions occur
repeatedly over time to the same person or group of
people
3) Power imbalance- the person bullying has more
BULLYING ALMOST ALWAYS TAKES AN
EMOTIONAL TOLL UPON THE CHILD BEING
BULLIED, BUT THE ACTIONS THAT
CONSTITUTE BULLYING VARY. THERE ARE
FOUR TYPES OF BULLYING, WHICH CAN
OCCUR SEPARATELY OR SIMULTANEOUSLY:

1) PHYSICAL BULLYING SUCH AS KICKING

OR PUSHING

2) VERBAL BULLYING SUCH AS NAME-

CALLING OR YELLING

3) RELATIONAL BULLYING SUCH AS

EXCLUDING OR RUMOR-SPREADING

4) CYBERBULLYING WHICH INVOLVES

SENDING HURTFUL MESSAGES OVER
DIGITAL DEVICES LIKE COMPUTERS AND
CELL PHONES.
 CYBER BULLYING:
ELECTRONIC MEANS OF HARM DOING.
Cyberbullying continues to increase as digital media become more prevalent in
the social culture of children and teens.

Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target

another person. Online threats and mean, aggressive, or rude texts, tweets,
posts, or messages all count. So does posting personal information, pictures, or
videos designed to hurt or embarrass someone else.

Also includes photos, messages, or pages that don't get taken down, even after
the person has been asked to do so. In other words, it's anything that gets
posted online and is meant to hurt, harass, or upset someone else.
♦ Online bullying can be particularly
damaging and upsetting because it's
usually anonymous or hard to trace.
It's also hard to control, and the
person being victimized has no idea
how many people (or hundreds of
people) have seen the messages or
posts. People can be tormented
nonstop whenever they check their
device or computer.
♦ Online bullying and harassment can
be easier to commit than other acts of
bullying because the bully doesn't
have to confront his or her target in
person.
 CAN WE REDUCED BULLYING?
♦ To reduce and prevent bullying, it is important to consider not only the bully and
victim, but also peers, school staff, parents, and the broader community. The best
approach at school is to develop a clearly stated code of behaviour with consistent
follow-through.All school staff should participate in educational sessions, together with
parent and student representatives. Once adults learn to recognize problem behaviour
and how to stop it, they can supervise and intervene more successfully.

♦ Parent meetings and newsletters should address the problems of bullying. Parents need
to talk to their children about bullying and look for signs of potential victimization.
Communication between parents and school is essential, as parents are often the first to
find out that their children are being bullied. Peers also play a critical role in the
reduction of bullying. If students are taught how to intervene appropriately, or get adult
assistance, and to empathise with victims and condemn aggression, bullying can be
reduced.
♦ Bullies and victims require individual
attention. Bullies should be told that their
behaviour is not acceptable and that they
will suffer consequences established in the
code of behaviour. If a group of children
are being bullied, bullies and bystanders
should be brought to task. Victims need to
be encouraged to speak up and ensured
that their school will protect them from
further harassment. Parents of bullies
should be informed of their children's
behaviour and enlisted to discipline the
behaviour and mentor their child to help
prevent further occurrences of bullying or
victimization.
 THANK YOU

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