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BullyingSay NOtoBullying

For Primary School Students Grades 5-7Linnea Mead S237572 ETL1111What bullying is StatisticsYour rightsWhy Bullies hurt othersHow it can affect youSigns of bullyingIdeas : How you can help yourselfCyber-bullyingSchool Help for Bullies and VictimsWeb Help for Bullies and VictimsBully Free Zone posterContract & discussionReferences

Introduction

This presentation, is designed for primary school children, Grades 5-7, and will demonstrate:STOP Bullying

What Bullying isIts NOT your faultBullying is:A person or a group who tries to hurt or control another person- 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 dont 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

*physical

*emotional

* social

* cyber-bullyingStatisticsMost children at school have either been bullied; bully others; witnessed bullying1 child in every 5 are bullied regularly at school 40% of suicide victims were bullied at schoolSadly, most times, bullies are just as upset as victims

Bullying must STOP NOWSay NO to bullying

http://www.bullying.com.au/school-bullying/index.php (Victorian Coroner 2007)At least one child in every six is being bullied at Australian schools. And thats only those who report it4

YOUhave a right to: feel safe be safefrom bullying, harassment and cyber-bullying.

ALL need to show:respect for ourselves and each otherrespect for property and environmentresponsibility for our own behaviorpositivity in our relationshipsWE

Your rights****STOP BULLYING ****ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITYWhy bullies hurt othersSome people bully for many reasons:Low self esteemLack of self confidenceTry to gain powerTo look coolTo feel cool and importantTo fit into a groupTo get their own wayBecause they are unhappySeeking attentionCopying what they seeCopying what has been done to them

How it can affect youYOU have a right to feel safe and be treated with respect + fairnessGuilty like its your faultHopelessAlone; lonelyLike you dont fit inDepressed/sadUnsafeScaredConfusedStressedAshamedHurtSick

Being bullied can make you feel:Signs of BullyingYou or your friends may:Be afraid to go anywhere aloneHave nightmares/cant sleepHave trouble at schoolBe scared all the timeLook scared all the timeHave poor concentration at schoolForget homeworkWear ripped/dirty clothesHave unexplained bruises/scratchesHave a sudden change in friendsBe upsetHide messages on phones/computersLack of food at school

Ideas + How you can help yourself55% of our message is from body language-Stand tall (Dosani, 2008)Say NO

Dont give the bully a chance avoid them if you can

Dont 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

Dont let the bully know you are upset or scared

Learn ways to stand up to the bullyCyber-Bullying

Cyber-bullying uses:mobile phonesemailswebsiteschat roomsother social networking sites

to

teasesend nasty or threatening messagesmake unwanted telephone callssend hurtful informationmake/send unwanted photos and comments

http://antibullyingblog.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/anti-bully-slogans-for-school.html

Dont be mean behind the screenSchool Help for Bullies + VictimsBulliesVictims Help to make friendsIncrease social skillsSelf esteemAssertiveness skills Help to control angerAssertiveness skillsEmpathy for othersContacting parentsFINAL: suspension from schoolPRAISE: For kindness, empathy, helping, good behavior

Dealing with conflict

Web Help for Bullies + Victims.Some great websites to help with bullying.http://au.reachout.comhttp://www.bullyonline.orghttp://www.bullyingnoway.gov.auhttp://www.decd.sa.gov.au/speced2/pages/bullyinghttp://www.kidshelp.com.auTelephone: 1800 55 1800http://enoughisenough.org.au/site/41/bullying-resilience

http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/NationalSafeSchools/Pages/nationalsafeschoolsframework.aspx

http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/bullies.htmlhttp://www.stopbullyingnow.com/index.htmhttp://www.actnow.com.au/Issues/Bullying.aspxhttp://www.kenrigby.nethttp://www.lifeline.org.au/Telephone: 13 11 14

This is aBULLY FREE ZONE

Say NOToBullyingNOW

Discussion & ContractClass 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 bullyingI:________________________,(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.

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