1. Bullying & Cyberbullying Prevention Kelly P Dillon Doctoral Candidate The Ohio State University

2. Definitions Roles Preventative Measures Q&A Agenda

3. REPETITIVE INTENTIONAL POWER IMBALANCE Definitions - Bullying

4. Something done once, unintentionally Something done once, intentionally Something done over and over, intentionally to hurt the person’s feelings, creating an imbalance of power Definitions - Bullying RUDE MEAN BULLYING

5. Types of bullying Physical assaults Taunting Teasing Ostracism Flaming Trolling Intimidation

6. Roles Image source: http://wvbullyfree.com/

7. Characteristics BulliesTargets Low parental involvement Negative family situations Low self-esteem Narcissistic Negative attitudes towards others Peer relational problems Lack of social skills Aggression issues

8. Roles Image source: http://wvbullyfree.com/ SUPPORTERS Explicit support Implicit support ASSISTANTS Actually assisting in the behaviors (including gossip, rumors, ostracism) OUTSIDERS Completely unrelated to incidents Number is inflated – culture of school includes outsiders DEFENDERS Direct intervention Indirect intervention

9. Communication Role playing Privilege EMPATHY over DEFENSE Understand dynamics of friendships Prevention

10. TALK OFTEN –Unique opportunities –Speak from personal experience –Natural part of your conversations (e.g., health, grades, media) –Open ended questions Prevention - Communication

11. From bystander perspective From target perspective From bully perspective Use age appropriate language and suggestions, keep lines of communication open. Prevention – Role Playing

12. Capitalize on youngster’s natural empathy Help cultivate noticing behaviors Use words like –“How would it feel if…” –“When that happened to you…” –“I understand…” Prevention – Empathy

13. Friendships ebb and flow Sometimes your child may be the aggressor, are you prepared to deal with it? Not everyone is going to like everyone else, and that’s okay. Prevention – Dynamics

14. Stopbullying.gov Thebullyproject.com Facing History and Ourselves RESOURCES

15. CONTACT Kelly P Dillon dillon.148@osu.edu Twitter: @KellyPDillon http://kpdcommunication.com