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For Primary School Students Grades 5-7 Linnea Mead S237572 ETL111

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What bullying is Statistics Your rights Why Bullies hurt others How it can affect you Signs of bullying Ideas : How you can help yourself Cyber-bullying School Help for Bullies and Victims Web Help for Bullies and Victims Bully Free Zone poster Contract & discussion References This presentation, is designed for primary school children, Grades 5-7, and will demonstrate: STOP Bullying

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ItsNOT your your fault fault Bullying is : A person or a group who tries to hurt or control another person - hitting/punching - fighting - pushing - kicking - stealing things that belong to you - something said that is not nice - name calling - making fun of your family - teasing - talking about others behind their back - making you do things you dont want to - comments about the way you look - excluding you from friendships - not letting you join in - making friendships conditional - use of computers or mobile phones to threaten, annoy or humiliate you *physical *emotional * social * cyber-bullying

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MMost children at school have either been bullied; bully others; witnessed bullying 1 child in every 5 are bullied regularly at school 440% of suicide victims were bullied at school Sadly, most times, bullies are just as upset as victims Bullying must STOP NOW Say NO to bullying http://www.bullying.com.au/school-bullying/index.php (Victorian Coroner 2007)

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have a right to: feel safe be safe from bullying, harassment and cyber-bullying. ALL need to show: rrespect for ourselves and each other rrespect for property and environment rresponsibility for our own behavior ppositivity in our relationships

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Some people bully for many reasons: LLow self esteem LLack of self confidence TTry to gain power TTo look cool TTo feel cool and important TTo fit into a group TTo get their own way BBecause they are unhappy SSeeking attention CCopying what they see CCopying what has been done to them

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YOU have a right to feel safe and be treated with respect + fairness Guilty like its your fault Hopeless Alone; lonely Like you dont fit in Depressed/sad Unsafe Scared Confused Stressed Ashamed Hurt Sick Being bullied can make you feel:

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You or your friends may: BBe afraid to go anywhere alone HHave nightmares/cant sleep HHave trouble at school BBe scared all the time LLook scared all the time HHave poor concentration at school FForget homework WWear ripped/dirty clothes HHave unexplained bruises/scratches HHave a sudden change in friends BBe upset HHide messages on phones/computers LLack of food at school

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55% of our message is from body language-Stand tall ( Dosani, 2008) Say NO Dont give the bully a chance avoid them if you can Dont do what the bully asks Be brave Feel good about you YOU are important and valued GET a buddy and BE a buddy Tell an adult at the school if you are being bullied Tell an adult at the school if you see someone bullied Tell your parents Dont let the bully know you are upset or scared Learn ways to stand up to the bully

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Cyber-bullying uses: mmobile phones eemails wwebsites cchat rooms oother social networking sites to ttease ssend nasty or threatening messages mmake unwanted telephone calls ssend hurtful information mmake/send unwanted photos and comments http://antibullyingblog.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/anti-bully-slogans-for-school.html Dont be mean behind the screen

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Bullies Victims Help to make friends Increase social skills Self esteem Assertiveness skills Help to control anger Assertiveness skills Empathy for others Contacting parents FINAL: suspension from school PRAISE: For kindness, empathy, helping, good behavior Dealing with conflict

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.Some great websites to help with bullying. http://au.reachout.com http://www.bullyonline.org http://www.bullyingnoway.gov.au http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/speced2/pages/bullying http://www.kidshelp.com.auTelephone: 1800 55 1800 http://enoughisenough.org.au/site/41/bullying-resilience http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/NationalSafeSchools/Pages/national safeschoolsframework.aspx http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/bullies.html http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/index.htm http://www.actnow.com.au/Issues/Bullying.aspx http://www.kenrigby.net http://www.lifeline.org.au/Telephone: 13 11 14

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This is a BULLY FREE ZONE SayNOToBullyingNOW

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1.Class discussion about bullying 2.Create a poster showing NO bullying (example in previous slide) 3.Role play practice group scenarios and saying NO to a bullies 4.Discuss and create an anti-bullying contract 5.Discuss ideas and consequences for those who become a bully 6.Create a bully box to report bullying I:________________________, (students name) promise to do everything I can as a member of my school, to make and keep a physically/emotionally safe environment. I promise not to bully my classmates. I promise to report it to an adult and/or the bully box if I witness bullying. Signed: _______________ _______________ _______________ Student Parent/Guardian Teacher

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