Bullying

Guidance for Kids

Bullying happens when someone hurts someone else on purpose.
Bullying can affect anyone, anytime or place.
ALL bullying is wrong!!
Other People's Feelings
It's not nice to mae other people feel ba!,
"ust the same way we !on't want someone to mae us feel ba!.
#O$ Play nicely, treat others nicely, share, compliment, mae others happy.
#O%'&$ 'urt other i!s, call names, whisper, tease, hit(ic(pinch, hurt others feelings, or ignore
others by not asing them to "oin in acti)ities.
*e're all the +ame, in that, *e're all #ifferent!
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.ust because someone is !ifferent !oesn't mean that they are better or worse than the rest of us /
it's !ifferences that mae us more interesting!
*e all ha)e special talents, all of us, an! no one shoul! be pice! on because they seem !ifferent
or not as goo! at something, or because they ha)e special nee!s. An!, remember also, we're all
the same in that no one wants to be hurt, no one wants to feel ba!, left out, or pice! on.
+upport 0our Frien!s
If a chil! in your school is being bullie!, tell someone, a frien!, parent, or teacher. An! be nice to
them, mae sure you an! your frien!s support them an! they feel welcome.
+et an e1ample, !on't hurt others, be in! to others.
#on't support a bully or anyone who hurts others, mae it clear to them it's %O& oay.
Being Bullie!
Bullies are looing for your response2 whene)er you can, ignore the bully$
/ wal away, !on't say anything, !on't let them get to you.
Fin! other frien!s$ -emember, you're perfect the way you are, an! there are always plenty of
goo! people that will accept an! lo)e you, "ust as you are.
&ell a frien!, teacher, or parent straight away, !on't be afrai!, because bullying is wrong, no matter
what, an! must be stoppe!.
Being a Bully
+ometimes we feel hurt by others, or we may feel not as goo! as someone else, an! this maes us
want to hurt someone else to mae us feel better. &his is the worst thing that we can !o to
oursel)es an! for those aroun! us.
3aing others feel ba! is not a way to mae oursel)es loo better or feel better.
'urting someone because we are being hurt is e4ually wrong, if we're being hurt by someone we
nee! to tell someone about it.
Fin!ing a frien! an! someone to support us the way we are is the best way to feel better about
oursel)es, an! the best way to fin! a frien! is to be a frien!!
Free Kids Books Advice on Bullying
DON'T BE A BULLY
Kids that bully hurt other kids on purpose.
Bullying is very bad.
Bullying can hurt people with:
Words, teasing, calling them names, saying unkind things about them;
Or by actions, hitting, pushing, kicking, pinching, throwing objects;
Or by ignoring them and leaving them out o activities.

BULLYNG
Dos and Don'!s
Do be nice Don't hurt

What Cool Kids Do

Cool Kids are nice to others

by caring, sharing, helping,
and putting others first;

Cool kids support all types

of kids no matter what their
differences or abilities;

Cool kids think about other

people's feelings;

Cool kids support kids who

are being bullied.
Make the bullying pledge:
I promise never to bully or be with someone who bullies others. If I see
someone being bullied, I will help them by telling an adult. I promise
never to hit, push, or say unkind words to hurt someone on purpose.
________________________________________________
Name Date Signed
"#a! $ool Kids Don'!

Cool Kids don't bully!

Cool Kids don't hurt other

kids on purpose;

Cool Kids don't udge

others;

Cool kids don't let others

bully or be bullied;

Cool kids aren't mean to

others.
Bullying
Guidance for %aren!s
Bullying is best !efine! as !iscrimination by a stronger entity against a weaer entity. Although
usually in)ol)ing chil!ren, bullying has no limits of age, cree!, or race, an! can affect anyone.
-ecognition
5enerally, a chil! will not not tell anyone they are being bullie!, often until it is too late,
especially not an a!ult, unless there has been a prior relationship of trust built up. +ome inci!ents
of bullying in teenage years ha)e resulte! in !eath an! suici!e, an! yet the chil! was still too
afrai! to spea out. 3any teenagers an! mi!!le6gra!ers will ha)e moo! swings, but it is really
important as a parent, caregi)er or concerne! a!ult frien!, that you monitor any out of character
moo! changes, or beha)ior changes an! spea to the chil! concerne! as soon as possible. Being
a)ailable, being obser)ant, an! being a frien!, can be your biggest metho!s of support for a chil!
in !ifficulty.
7onfi!ence
A confi!ent chil! will shrug off or counteract bullying, an! the bully will usually loose interest
soon enough. It's no fun bullying someone that !oesn't bite. ,nsuring a chil! is sure of
themsel)es, secure in their own self image, accepting of their abilities an! !isabilities, will mean
they are less liely to be a )ictim of bullying, or if they are, they ha)e the ability to !eflect the
attac an! turn the situation to their a!)antage.
+upport
If a chil! comes to you for support, it is )ital that the situation is han!le! correctly. Incorrect
han!ling can result in more subtle an! more )icious bullying, which coul! be much more
emotionally !amaging than straight physical attacs. If it is the first time you ha)e !ealt with the
issues see a!)ice an! research the sub"ect carefully. Both generically an! personally, !on't "ump
in feet first, especially if you are emotionally in)ol)e!. &ime taen to search a solution usually
will result in a better solution for all.
Pre)ention
+tart early by instilling confi!ence an! trust with your chil!. ,nsure they ha)e a high self worth,
an! a high le)el of trust in you to share problems without fear of repercussions. &his is har!er
than it soun!s, but much easier than it is for a chil! to put up with bullying silently. If you start
early an! eep practicing, it will ha)e rewar!s.
Links to Bullying Support Sites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying
http://www.bullying.org
www.bullying.co.uk
http://www.stopbullying.gov