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How do I know if my child is being bullied?
Some of the signs that a child is being bullied may include: an unwillingness or refusal to go to school, feeling ill in the mornings, wagging school, doing poorly in their school work , becoming withdrawn, starting to stammer, lacking confidence, crying themselves to sleep, having nightmares asking for money or starting to steal (to pay the bully), refusing to talk about what's wrong, having unexplained bruises, cuts, scratches, beginning to bully other children, siblings becoming aggressive and unreasonable... Dept Education, Victoria (adapted from Kidscape)
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Verbal Bullying – Words Are Powerful
Words are powerful. They can uplift or they can hurt. They can make a person laugh or reduce them to tears. Verbal bullying can demean an otherwise self-confident individual, and...
Kids Against Bullying – How to Deal With Bullying
There is an interesting discourse occurring online wherein kids against bullying are putting up websites delineating the problems they face with their peers. There are websites offering kids the...
Teen Girl Bullies and Harassment – Is it a Deadly Problem?
Teen girl bullies and harassment are prevalent among schools today. While boys may bully directly by fist fighting or getting into brawls, teen girl bullies use more indirect and subtle methods...
An Anti Bullying Campaign Can Begin On the First Day of School
While some schools are tackling the problem of bullying through workshops and group discussions with teachers, guidance counselors, and students, there is also an anti bullying campaign being waged among...
What To Do If You Bully Others
Do You Bully Others?
If you bully others, we're glad you're here. If you're not sure if what you're doing is really bullying, then take our quick quiz that'll help you decide. (But here's a hint: If you...
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Types of Bullying
Direct physical bullying e.g. hitting, tripping, and pushing or damaging property.
Direct verbal bullying e.g. name calling, insults, homophobic or racist remarks, verbal abuse.
Indirect bullying - This form of bullying is harder to recognise and often carried out behind the bullied student’s back. It is designed to harm someone’s social reputation and/or cause humiliation.
Indirect bullying includes: lying and spreading rumours, playing nasty jokes to embarrass and humiliate mimicking, encouraging others to socially exclude someone, damaging someone’s social reputation and social acceptance, cyber-bullying, which involves the use of email, text messages or chat rooms to humiliate and distress.
Dept Education, Victoria
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July 21, 2007
