Overview of Bullying

Bullying Definition

Types of Bullying

Teaching Young Children

Young Adults Being Bullied

Unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance

Power Imbalance: use powers such as physical strength, embarrassing information, or popularity to control or harm others

Repetition: behaviors that happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once

Verbal Bullying

Teasing

Name Calling

Inappropriate sexual comments

Taunting

Threats

Social Bullying

Leaving someone out

Telling other children not to be friends with certain people

Spreading rumors

Embarrassing someone in public

Physical Bullying

Hitting/kicking/pinching

Spitting

Tripping/puhsing

Breaking someone's things

Mean or rude hand gestures

Parents, staff, and other adults need to teach children how to get along with each other

Model positive behaviors for children

Have young children learn the consequences of certain actions

Set clear behavior rules and monitor children's interactions

Use age-appropriate consequences for the behavior

Encourage them to talk to a trusted person

Determine if the behavior violates school or governmental laws

Report criminal acts to campus police or city law enforcement

Seek help for cyberbullying