Bullying is aggressive behavior that involves an imbalance of power or strength. Often, bullying is repeated over time. Conflict involves antagonism among two or more people. Whereas any two people can have a conflict (or a disagreement or a fight), bullying only occurs where there is a power imbalance—where one child has a hard time [...]
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How can you help a child or adolescent who is bullied?
Don’t do further damage by lending too much support in public. Kids are concerned about what their peer group sees and knows. It may be more helpful to lend your supportive words and gestures in private. Spend time with the student. Learn about what’s been going on. Listen. Get the facts (who, what, when, where, [...]
Providing Support to Children Who Are Bullied
Bullying among children is aggressive behavior that is persistent, intentional, and involves an imbalance of power or strength. Children and youth who are bullied need clear messages of support from adults. Although we want children to be strong and assertive so that they can stand up to kids who bully, adults must realize that many [...]
Bullying in out-of-school time programs
Bullying is aggressive behavior that is intentional and that involves an imbalance of power or strength. Often, it is repeated over time. Bullying can take many forms such as hitting, punching (physical bullying); teasing or name-calling (verbal bullying); intimidation through gestures or social exclusion (nonverbal bullying or emotional bullying); and sending insulting messages by e-mail [...]
Tips for Youth-Serving Professionals and Volunteers
Out-of-school time programs fill the gap for working parents and communities concerned about how and where youth spend their free time. Professionals and volunteers in this field cover a diverse range of activities and organizations. They assist in extracurricular activities as coaches in sports and recreation; instructors of dance, art, and music; advisors for academic [...]
Stop Bullying Suggestions For Educators
Educate your students, teachers, and other staff members about cyberbullying, its dangers, and what to do if someone is cyberbullied. Be sure that your school’s anti-bullying rules and policies address cyberbullying. Closely monitor students’ use of computers at school. Use filtering and tracking software on all computers, but don’t rely solely on this software to [...]
Tips For Dealing With Cyberbullying That Your Child Has Experienced:
Because cyberbullying can range from rude comments to lies, impersonations, and threats, your responses may depend on the nature and severity of the cyberbullying. Here are some actions that you may want to take after-the-fact. Strongly encourage your child not to respond to the cyberbullying. Do not erase the messages or pictures. Save these as [...]
Family Risk Factors for Bullying
A lack of warmth and involvement on the part of parents Overly permissive parenting (including a lack of limits for children’s behavior) A lack of supervision by parents Harsh, physical discipline Bullying incidences at home Source: HRSA
Bullying and Other Violent and/or Antisocial Behaviors
Research shows that bullying can be a sign of other serious antisocial and/or violent behavior. Children who frequently bully their peers are more likely than others to: Get into frequent fights Be injured in a fight Vandalize or steal property Drink alcohol Smoke Be truant from school Drop out of school Carry a weapon Source: [...]
What works in bullying prevention?
There are many school-based bullying prevention programs. Although they vary in size and scope, the most promising programs incorporate the following characteristics: focus on creating a school-wide environment, or climate that discourages bullying, Surveys of students to assess the nature and extent of bullying behavior and attitudes toward bullying, Training to prepare staff to recognize [...]
