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Bullying and Harrassment | |||
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to look for in your child |
Depressed |
| Withdrawn | |
| No confidence | |
| Not wanting to go to school | |
| Feels sad | |
| Feels sick | |
| Feels alone | |
| Feels ashamed | |
| Feels that it's their fault. | |
What can you do straight away? Remember, NO ONE deserves to be BULLIED! |
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| Don't get angry or upset - Keep such feelings to yourself | |
| Talk quietly with your child - Remember, that they may be frightened & scared | |
| Give them reassurance | |
| Let them know that you care | |
| Help them to feel good about themselves | |
| Try to find out what is going on .. | |
| Write down (a) notes, (b) names, (c) times & (d) dates | |
| Get a doctor's certificate if there have been injuries. | |
Kids Helpline suggestions: |
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| Find a different way to go to and from school. | |
| Try to stay away from people who bully others | |
| Find one or special friends to stay with your child, so they are not alone | |
| Tell your child to ignore a bully and not listen to them | |
| Look at them, say "I don't like that, I want you to stop" and walk away. | |
| Say something to confuse the bully such as "if you say so" | |
| Ask for support from friends or walk away and seek adult help | |
| Leave valuable items at home | |
| Practice what you are going to do and say (role-playing) | |
| Teach self-protection - walk confidently, stay alert & stand up verbally | |
| Teach argument resolution - without violent words or actions | |
| Don't bully others, physically or verbally | |
| Don't take on bullies with any sort of weapon |
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| UK-based, with a focus on abuse | Helpful ideas but a bit wordy | 6/10 |
| Aust-based with less rigid info | Supports phone counselling services | 7/10 |
| Other useful stuff .... |
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Bullying is one of the top three concerns for both boys and girls aged between 5 and 14 who call the Australian Kids Help Line. Free phone service: 1800 55 1800 Calls about bullying have continued to increase steadily over the past five years – in 2000 Kids Help Line counsellors spoke to nearly 7000 callers about this issue. It is now recognised that there is an indisputable link between bullying in childhood and adolescent anxiety, low self-esteem, loss of confidence and depression and self-harm. Research has shown that one in six Australian students are bullied every week, and that those children are three times more likely to develop depressive illnesses (Rigby, 1997). |
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