Bullying is aggressive behavior that is intentional and that involves an imbalance of power or strength. Typically, it is repeated over time. A child who is being bullied has a hard time defending him or herself.

Forms of Bullying Verbal: teasing/name calling Social: spreading rumors, excluding people on purpose, breaking up friendships Physical: hitting, shoving, spitting Cyber bullying: the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person.

Only boys bully. MYTH-physical bullying is the most common form of bullying for boys. However, bullying happens among both boys and girls. Bullying usually occurs when there are no other students around. MYTH-students see about four out of every five bullying incidents at school. Watching it gives the student who is bully positive attention.

Bullying often resolves itself when you ignore it. MYTH-Ignoring the bullying teaches them that they can bully other without consequences. A bully will outgrow bullying MYTH- Bullying continues as they become older. Unless someone intervenes, the bullying will likely continue and, in some cases, grow into violence and other serious problems.

Teachers often intervene to stop bullying. –Can be both MYTH AND FACT Reporting bullying will make the situation worse –MYTH-Research shows that children who report bullying to an adult are less likely to experience bullying in the future.

Parents are usually aware that their children are bullying others. MYTH-parents often do not know if their children bully or are bullied by others. Parents need to talk with their children about what is happening at school in the community.

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Is It bullying? 1) Jonas is popular but very overweight. During a school trip to the beach, he trips and falls on his way into the water. One of his friends shouts that Jonas looks like a beached whale. When he walks onto the bus for the trip home, kids start chanting," Orca! Orca!” The next day, things seem back to normal, but Jonas feels sad and humiliated. Bullying or not? 2) Caitlyn used to be friends with a group of girls at school, but they recently started acting strangely toward her and she’s not sure why. They make nasty remarks about her outfit every morning, no matter what she wears. They tell her there’s no room at the cafeteria table where she’s sat with them for lunch all year. They whisper and laugh every time she walks by. Bullying or not? 3) Alan is a seventh- grade history and geography buff. He starts noticing that every time he raises his hand in class, a spitball or a piece of crumpled-up paper comes sailing toward him from a group of boys sitting in the back. One day he walks in late, and a boy sticks out his foot and trips him. Bullying or not?

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Perfect Specific lines from the song “Perfect” Pretty, pretty please Don't you ever, ever feel Like your less than perfect. Pretty, pretty please If you ever, ever feel Like your nothing You're perfect to me. You're so mean, When you talk, About yourself, You are wrong. Change the voices, In your head Make them like you Instead. Done looking for the critics, cause they're everywhere They don't like my jeans, they don't get my hair We change ourselves and we do it all the time Why do we do that? Why do I do that? (Why do I do that?)

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Taylor Swift: Mean You, with your words like knives And swords and weapons that you use against me You have knocked me off my feet again Got me feeling like a nothing You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard Calling me out when I'm wounded You picking on the weaker man Well you can take me down with just one single blow but you don't know, what you don't know... Someday I'll be living in a big ol' city And all you're ever going to be is mean Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me And all you're ever going to be is mean Why you gotta be so mean? And I can see you years from now in a bar Talking over a football game With that same big loud opinion But nobody's listening Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing But all you are is mean All you are is mean And a liar, and pathetic, and alone in life And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean You, with your switching sides And your wildfire lies and your humiliation You have pointed out my flaws again As if I don't already see them I walk with my head down Trying to block you out 'cause I'll never impress you I just wanna feel okay again I bet you got pushed around Somebody made you cold But the cycle ends right now Cause you can't lead me down that road And you don't know, what you don't know... Someday I'll be living in a big ol' city And all you're ever going to be is mean Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me And all you're ever going to be is mean

Taylor Swift - Mean - YouTube

Take A Stand Against Bullying Take a stand and do not join in. Make it clear that you don’t agree with what is going on. Do not watch someone being bullied. If you’re comfortable say something. If not -go get help. Talk to an adult that you trust. They can help you deal with this problem in the best ways.

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To that girl you called a slut in class today. She’s a virgin. The pregnant girl walking down the street. She got raped. The boy you called lame. He has to work every night to support his family. That girl you pushed down the other day, she’s already being abused at home. The girl you called fat. She’s starving herself. The old man you made fun of cause of ugly scars. He fought for our country. The boy you made fun of for crying. His mother is dying. You think you know them… guess what?? You don’t.

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Life’s Too Short The little voice in the back of my head Keeps telling me that I'm not good enough Not strong enough The little girl somewhere in my mind Under the covers Cause she's too scared of everything To try anything She talks all that trash Tellin' me I should just give up I look in the mirror, put on my mascara And tell her to just shut up Cause life's too short To hate yourself To try to be someone else So quit wasting your time The days go by way too fast To let anything hold you back So don't cry anymore Cause life's too short To hate yourself

Every cover of every magazine Makes you feel like you're not thin enough Not pretty enough You let a stupid pair of old blue jeans That don't quite fit ruin your day And you beat yourself up You beat yourself up But blue jeans ain't nothin' But fabric and buttons They don't mean a thing They can't make you beautiful Baby, you're beautiful So throw 'em away Cause life's too short To hate yourself To try to be someone else So quit wasting your time The days go by way too fast To let anything hold you back So don't cry anymore Cause life's too short To hate yourself

God doesn't make mistakes Just look at this beautiful day Cause life's too short To hate yourself To try to be someone else So quit wasting your time The days go by way too fast To let anything hold you back So don't cry anymore Cause life's too short To hate yourself To hate yourself To hate yourself

Kellie Pickler "Life's Too Short" - YouTube

Do NOT Bully Yourself Or Anyone Else