Child Bullying

Group Members: Laura Britto Krizzia Prado, Rhoda Adu, Alesha Francis, Sue De Oliviera

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What is Bullying?

Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior manifested by the use of force or coercion to affect others, particularly when the behavior is habitual and involves an imbalance of power. It can include verbal harassment, physical assault or coercion and may be directed repeatedly towards particular victims, perhaps on grounds of race, religion, gender, sexuality, or ability. The "imbalance of power" may be social power and/or physical power. The victim of bullying is sometimes referred to as a "target". (http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying)

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We are advocating against

Facts

Bullying happens everywhere and can inict anyone. Whether you are bullied, a bully or a bystander, you are very well involved and affected. Bullying does not discriminate against race, age, gender, religion, and sexual preference. Through education, awareness, and our actions, we hope to extinguish bullying. The rst step towards diminishing bullying is prevention. Initially, we can prevent bullying from occurring by educating everyone. Nobody, especially not children, should have to endure bullying. It is a form of harassment and as Early Childhood Educators we will strongly ght against that

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How does Bullying signicantly impacts the society?

Children
Causes physical, emotional, psychological and social trauma It is estimated that about 60-80% of children are bullied at school Other risk factors such as depression and personality disorders, aggressive/ hostile behaviors and engaging in obsessive or rigid actions Families Causes distress in family emotional, physically, psychologically and socially Results in arguments with child being bullied/with bully Families become concerned about their child (bullied, bully, and/or bystander)

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The Field of Early Childhood Education In child care centers, bullying causes pain on the bullied It causes distress on the bystanders (trauma of being exposed to violence) When someone is bullied, it is not only the bully and victim who are becoming less sensitive to violence. In most cases, the friends and classmates of the bully and the victim accept the violence as normal. Community/Society Bullying causes an imbalance of power in the community/society Anti-Bullying Movement: The charity Act Against Bullying was formed in the UK in 2003, and the rst National Bullying Prevention Month was declared in the United States in 2006. The Suicide of Phoebe Prince in 2010 brought attention to the issue in Massachusetts, and sparked reforms in state education. The It Gets Better Project was started in 2010 to combat gay teen suicides, and Lady Gaga announced the Born

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Actions Taken
Our group team up with the organization The Canadian Safe School Network (CSSN) notfor-prot charitable organization that strives to make schools and communities safer. The Canadian Safe School was found in 1997 by advocates from education, police and business communities. CSSN is recognized by mass media (national print, television and radio) as a primary source for information and comment on youth-violence issues of the day in Canada. CSSN believes and commits to building a community that is a safe environment for all children and nurturing school. CSSN partners with police services, school boards and the government to advocate on youth violence

The Canadian Safe School Network envisions a society in which all children and youth can:

Become Violence- free environment Advocate and become social responsible to respond to personal safety issue and potentially violent

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During our visit to CSSN

We had the opportunity to meet Katie White & Dave program manager Discuss programs that CSSN offers to the youth and preschoolers Lear about the SNAP (STOP NOW AND PLAN) program and Cool Kids in the Zone aim for children in Kindergarten

SNAP program is designed to help children deal effectively with anger by teaching them to evaluate the situation before acting out Focuses on teaching children self-control through role plays and modeling Cool Kids in the zone is a resources for K-2 students available on DVD Program is designed to for children to learn the 5 different values- Respect, Kindness, Honesty, Cooperation & Empathy

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Programs offered by CSSN

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Thank you CSSN!

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Denton Place Centre for Early Learning

Our group advocated to the Jr. / senior preschool room at Denton place Center for Early Learning During our visit at the centre, members of our group participated in stress and frustration relief workshop with the children Children had the opportunity to express their feeling through outdoor sports. The sports included soccer, basketball, bicycle riding, hula hoop and playing catch. Active play included outdoor games such as octopus, Mr. Wolf, fox and rabbit game. Children at Denton place also experience healthy yelling singing and dancing. They were also taught an educational song about bullying.

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Pictures of Bullying Workshop

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Follow up Plan

After visiting The Canadian Safe School Network we plan on continuing this project (advocating against Bullying) by going to a one day Pd event that outlines the and examines the latest trends on Cyber Bullying. This event takes place on April 27, 2012 at the Spirale Banquet and Conference Centre We plan on continuing to education other children at different centers about the gravity and seriousness of bullying. By educating the young, we raise them with the knowledge and tools to know that bullying is never the answer. Creating educational presentations and workshop for the children at the centre we will work at.

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