1. Bullying
Laura Keller

2. Bullying: Use of force or coercion to abuse
or intimidate others
Can be habitual or involve social or
physical power
Types of bullying

Verbal and Physical

3. Examples:
Fighting, threatening, name calling, teasing
Where:
School, Work, Military, Neighborhood, Online,
Texting, etc.

4. What Causes a Bully?
A bully is usually a person who has been abused
or bullied themselves
They believe fear is a way to gain respect
Cast blame on others
Genetics can play a role
Often have poor social skills and poor judgment
Have lack of empathy
Sometimes bullying starts from a parent figure at
home

5. Effects
Lifelong psychological effects
Requires therapy
Possibly turns to suicide
Low self esteem
Depression
Low academic scores

6. Warning Signs
If your child:

With drawls
 Loss in friends
 Drop in grades
 Bruising
 Torn clothes

7. Victim
Don’t have many
friends
Have higher
achievements
Dress differently
Low self-esteem
People who appear
vulnerable
Different ethnicity

8. Prevent Bulling!
 Teach the child to solve problems without
violence
 Help give them confidence

Open relationship at home
 Have a support system
 Expect that one might be bullied

9. How do we prevent
bullying?

Become aware
 Tell a parent of
teacher
 Avoid being alone
 Ignore the bully

10. Facts
About 160,000 children miss school due to
being scared of bullies
1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with
bullying and wont intervene but 4% of the
time
A person’s body image is the number one
reason for bullying
1 out of 10 students drop out

12. Amanda Todd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqXw7ybwqJs