Youth and School Bullying
Children Face Bullying at School,
in the Community and, in the Case of Cyberbullying,
Even at Home. What Can You Do?
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Youth and School Bullying
Articles and Resources:
> Teenage Bullying and Suicide: The New Epidemic Among Youth
By Latricia Wilson - Is your teen at risk of suicide because of bullying?
> Speak
Out Now
Learn more about the online
Speak Out Now Bullying Incident
Reporting and Management System.
Give kids a voice to speak out.
Get involved and let administrators
at your child's school know
about Speak Out Now.
> What
Can Parents Do About Bullying in School?
- NEW
By Latricia Wilson - If your
child is facing bullying in school
there are several thing you
can do as a parent to help.
> Long
Term Effects of Bullying at School
By Latricia Wilson - Bullying
at school takes many forms
but all have long-term effects.
> Preschool
Bullying - Tips For Parents
By Karen Kondor - What do
you do if your preschool aged child
is being bullied or is identified
as the bully?
> Back
to School Bullies - 13 Tips to
Help Both Targets and Bullies
By Karen Kondor - What Can
You Do to Help Your Child
Focus on Fun and Learning
at School, Rather Than
Aggression, Worry, and Fear?
> Birthday
Party Bully Blues
By Karen Kondor - Karen is
an elementary school teacher,
and a mom to three kids, ages 12,
10 and 10. She is also
the leader of Circle of Friends
Bullying Support Group.
See Also:
> Bullycide
> Cyber
Bullying
> Bullying
Posters and Fine Art Prints
> Health
and Wellness - Natural Stress Relief
> Depression
Treatment Information
> Stress
Management Information
It is essential that parents, teachers and
school administrators educate themselves and take
bullying seriously.
Too many cases of youth and school bullying have
ended tragically. In most of these cases there were
signs. The target of bullying will usually cry out
for help but it may not be direct and obvious. Alert
adults will notice subtle changes in behaviour. Loss
of interest in activities that used to bring satisfaction.
Anger, depression, obsession. You know your child
best. If you notice unusual changes in behaviour DO
NOT ignore them!
A general definition of bullying
would be when a student is subjected to ongoing abuse
from one or more individuals. The form of this abuse
can range from physical assualt, threats and intimidation,
verbal abuse, humiliation, rude gestures and making
faces, spreading rumors and gossip, social isolation
or a combination of these factors.
School bullying, as well as other forms of bullying,
usually arises where there is a power imbalance. Bullies
are not necessarily acting out of low self-esteem
or insecurity as is commonly believed. They are more
often very popular and demean others as a means of
controlling them and maintaining their own social
status.
It is also not easy to place victims of bullying
into stereotypical groups. In fact some victims of
bullying are themselves bullies as well.
What is clear is that school bullying has
lasting impacts for both the target and the bully.
Those who are subjected to bullying can feel the consequences
long after they graduate. The toll on self-esteem,
issues of trust, inhibited socialization conspire
to limit future success in their careers.
Even if your child
is not directly involved in
school bullying or other forms of bullying they are
still
a bystander or witness and are being affected by it.
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It is easy to see that once they enter the workforce
these students are at risk to underperform compared
to their peers with a more positive and self-assured
outlook. This results in personal and financial consequences
that can negatively affect them for the rest of their
lives.
Bullies themselves are at a much higher risk
of continuing their anti-social behaviour and running
afoul of the law. Dan Olweus, world renowned
bullying expert from the University of Bergen in Norway
says, "In my follow-up studies, some 35% to 40%
of boys who were characterised as bullies in Grades
6 to 9 (ages 13 to 16) had been convicted of at least
three officially registered crimes by the age of 24.
In contrast, this was true of only 10% of boys who
were not classified as bullies. In other words, former
school bullies were four times more likely than other
pupils to engage in relatively serious crime."
Even if your child is not directly involved in school
bullying or other forms of bullying they are still
a bystander or witness and are being affected by it.
They are being intimidated into silence and being
made to live in a climate of fear. Everyone is affected
by bullying.
So what can you do to protect your child from school
bullying, cyberbullying and bullying in the community
now? Start with the articles above on this page. Be
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bullying information including ways of effectively
dealing with bullying. We will also provide reviews
of programs, books, videos, software and products
aimed at helping you to overcome bullying.
For example, if you are a parent, teacher, guidance
counselor or school administrator please take reports
of bullying seriously. Reporting school bullying
is the first step to being able to address the problem.
Speak Out Now is an
online bullying incident reporting and management
system that can be depolyed by your school to allow
students to "speak out" safely and in confidence.
You can find more information
about the Speak Out Now system here.
Contact
us and let us know if there are any topics for
youth and school bullying you would like to see here.
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