DID YOU KNOW?

• The word “bully” used to mean the total

opposite of what it means now.
• Five hundred years ago, it meant friend,
family member or sweetheart.
• The root of the word comes from the Dutch
boel, meaning lover or brother.
BULLYING CAN BE...
One person making fun of another.

One person trying to beat up another.

A group of people ganging up against others.

DOES IT HAVE TO BE A PART OF GROWING UP?

No
Each and every person has the right to feel
safe in your life and good about yourself.
 THE TYPES WITH EXAMPLES
Physical Bullying Verbal Bullying Relationship Bullying

Hitting, Kicking, or Name calling Refusing to talk to someone

Pushing someone Teasing Spreading lies and rumors
Stealing, Hiding or Insulting about someone
ruining someone's things Making someone feel left
Making someone do out or rejected
something he or she
doesn't want to do
CYBER BULLYING
Being cruel to others by sending or posting harmful
material using technological means;
an individual or group that uses
information and communication involving
electronic technologies to facilitate
deliberate and repeated harassment or
threat to an individual or group.

Also known as:

‘Electronic Bullying’ &
‘Online Social Cruelty’
• “Flaming’: Online fights using electronic messages with angry and vulgar
language
• “Harassment”: Repeatedly sending offensive, rude, and insulting messages
• “Cyber stalking”: Repeatedly sending messages that include threats of harm or
are highly intimidating. Engaging in other on-line activities that make a person
afraid for his or her own safety
• “Denigration”: ‘Dissing’ someone online. Sending or posting cruel gossip or
rumors about a person to damage his or her reputation or friendships
• “Impersonation”: Pretending to be someone else and sending or posting
material online that makes that person look bad, gets that person in trouble or
danger, or damages that person’s reputation or friendships
• “Outing and Trickery”: Sharing someone’s secret or embarrassing information
online. Tricking someone into revealing secrets or embarrassing information
which is then shared online
• “Exclusion”: Intentionally excluding someone from an on-line group, like a
‘buddy list’

TYPES OF CYBER BULLYING

 ALL BULLIES HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON:
Something or someone is making them feel insecure.
~Therefore they bully to make themselves feel better.

• They could have something going on in their family.

• They might not feel like they are getting enough attention
from parents or teachers.
• They might have watched their parents or older siblings get
their way by being angry and pushy.
• Maybe they are also bullied.
• They might be spoiled by their parents.
POSSIBLE REASONS FOR BEING A TARGET:

• The bully or the target are either

smaller or bigger than most kids
their age.
• The target may be a minority.
• May have a disability.
• Maybe you have a name that is not
ordinary.
POSSIBLE REASONS FOR BEING A TARGET:
• If you get anxious or upset easily.

• If you usually are alone and don't have

many friends.
• If you don't have a lot of confidence and
don't stand up for yourself.
WHAT TO DO “IN THE MOMENT”
Ignore them! Pretend you Don’t even look
didn’t hear them at them
Don’t Cry Don’t get angry Don’t show
them that you
are upset
Talk about it to Write it down so Respond to the
someone else you don’t forget Bully evenly
to tell someone and firmly

Continued
 “IN THE MOMENT” CONTINUED
Turn the comment Turn and walk
into a joke. away.

Remove yourself Go somewhere that

from the situation. an adult is present.

Remember you are Talk to an

not the one with the
problem. The bully adult!
is.
WAYS TO AVOID FUTURE BULLYING:
• Don’t bring expensive things or money to school.
• Label your belongings with permanent marker in case
they get stolen.
• Avoid unsupervised areas.
• Sit near the bus driver on the bus or walk with a
teacher to class.
MORE WAYS TO AVOID FUTURE BULLYING:
• Act confident. Hold your
head up, stand up strait, and
make eye contact.
• Don’t walk alone, travel with
at least one other person.
• Avoid places where bullying
happens.
REASONS
• The bully is someone others look
up to and want to hang out with.

• They want to “side” with the bully

because to do that makes them
feel strong.
REASONS
• They’re entertained by the bullying.
• They don’t think speaking up will
help.
• They’re afraid that if they say
something, the bully will turn on
them.
SOME THINGS YOU CAN
SAY IF SOMEONE IS
GETTING BULLIED.
REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE:

Treat others the way you

want to be treated. Stand
up for someone when he or
she needs it, and when you
need it, someone will stand
up for you.
 ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS.

• Does it make you feel better to hurt other

people or take their things?

• Are you bigger and stronger than other

people your age? Do you sometimes use
your size and strength to get your way?
• Have you been bullied by someone in the
past and feel like you have to make up for
doing the same thing to others?

• Do you avoid thinking about how other

people might feel if you say or do hurtful
things to them?
IF YOU ARE A BULLY, HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO
STOP.

Apologize to people that you have bullied, and follow

it up by being friendly.

They might not trust you right away, but eventually

they will see that you have changed.
MORE WAYS TO STOP

• If you are having a hard time feeling good

about yourself, explore ways to boost your self-
esteem.
• If you feel like you’re having trouble controlling
your feelings, especially anger, talk to a school
counselor about it.
CREDITS
Source- www.pbskids.org/itsmylife
Publication Year- 2005