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Bullying Among Children & Youth

Trinity County Office of Education – After School Programs Gloria Halley, Regional Lead – Butte County Office of Education. Bullying Among Children & Youth. Overview of the Workshop. Participants will: Understand what bullying behavior is and is not.

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Bullying Among Children & Youth

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  1. Trinity County Office of Education – After School Programs Gloria Halley, Regional Lead – Butte County Office of Education Bullying Among Children & Youth Take a Stand. Lend a Hand. Stop Bullying Now!

  2. Overview of the Workshop Participants will: • Understand what bullying behavior is and is not. • Understand what is known about the nature and prevalence of bullying. • Understand what bullying behavior may look like. • Explore ideas for responding to bullying. • Learn how schools/after school programs are addressing bullying.

  3. Video: Don’t Laugh at Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6lH_SPD2gk

  4. Bullying… • Is an aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions that cause harm or distress. • Involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time. • Occurs where there is a real or perceived imbalance of power or strength.

  5. Four Types of Bullying

  6. Verbal Bullying • Teasing • Name calling • Inappropriate sexual comments • Taunting • Threatening to cause harm

  7. Social Bullying (Relational Bullying) • Leaving someone out on purpose • Telling other children not to be friends with someone • Spreading rumors about someone • Embarrassing someone in public

  8. Physical Bullying Hitting, kicking, or punching Spitting Tripping or Pushing Taking or breaking someone’s things Making mean or rude hand gestures

  9. Cyber Bullying Involves the use of email, social network sites, cell phones, webcams, text messages, internet sites http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=249685&title=Students_Take_on_Cyberbullying&ref=Notinourtown

  10. How common is bullying? Of students ages 12 through 18 surveyed in the 2006–07 school year: • A total of 31.7 percent report being bullied • Of those, 8 percent say they were bullied on the bus

  11. Longitudinal Study of Children who Bullied (Olweus, 1993) • 60% of boys who were bullies in middle school had at least one conviction by age 24. • 40% had three or more convictions. • Bullies were 4 times as likely as peers to have multiple convictions.

  12. Gender Differences in Bullying • Most studies find that boys bully more than do girls • Boys report being bullied by boys; girls report being bullied by boys and girls • Boys are more likely than girls to be physically bullied by their peers • Girls are more likely to be bullied through rumor-spreading, sexual comments, social exclusion

  13. Conditions Surrounding Bullying • Children usually are bullied by one child or a small group • Common locations: playground, classroom, lunchroom, halls, bathrooms • Bullying is more common at school than on the way to/from school

  14. Effects of Bullying

  15. Children Who Bully are More Likely to: • Get into frequent fights • Be injured in a fight • Steal and vandalize property • Drink alcohol and smoke • Be truant, drop out of school • Report poorer academic achievement • Perceive a negative climate at school • Carry a weapon

  16. Children who are bullied have: • Lower self esteem • Higher rates of depression and other related health problems • Higher absenteeism rates • More suicidal thoughts

  17. Health Consequences of Bullying (Fekkes et al., 2003) Bullied Not bullied Headache 16% 6% Sleep problems 42% 23% Abdominal pain 17% 9% Feeling tense 20% 9% Anxiety 28% 10% Feeling unhappy 23% 5% Depression scale moderate indication 49% 16% strong indication 16% 2%

  18. Reporting of Bullying to School Staff • Many do not report being bullied. • Older children and boys are less likely to report victimization. • Why don’t children report? • 2/3 of victims felt that staff responded poorly • 6% believed that staff responded very well. (Hoover et al., 1992)

  19. Kids Who Observe What do you usually do when you see a student being bullied? • 38% Nothing, because it’s “none of my business” • 27% I don’t do anything, but I think I should help • 35% I try to help him or her

  20. What Are Schools Doing To Address Bullying? • Awareness-raising efforts • Reporting, tracking • Zero tolerance (student exclusion) • Social skills training for victims of bullying • Individual & group treatment for children who bully/children who are bullied • Mediation, conflict resolution programs • Curricular approaches to bullying prevention • Comprehensive approaches

  21. Common “Misdirections” in Bullying Prevention and Intervention • Zero tolerance (student exclusion) • Conflict Resolution/Peer Mediation • Group treatment for children who bully • Simple, short-term solutions

  22. Change in Perspective From… To… “Bully”“Student who bullies” “Victim”“Student who was bullied” Behavior is a Behavior can be permanent characteristicreplaced or changed

  23. What works in bullying prevention? • What is required to reduce bullying in schools is nothing less than a change in the school climate and in norms for behavior. • This requires a comprehensive, school-wide effort involving the entire school community

  24. What DOES Work • Ensure a safe and orderly environment school wide including the after school program. • Enforce your school’s Student Code of Conduct. • Establish simple guidelines - here’s two ideas: The Five Rs and The Four As

  25. What DOES Work The Five Rs: • Respond: Intervene immediately. • Research: Obtain info from as many sources as possible (including bystanders). • Record: Write accurate documentation. • Report: File a formal report guided by your school’s policies. • Revisit: Follow up with the students involved to check how things are going.

  26. What DOES Work The Four As: • Affirm the young person’s feelings. • Ask questions: Who, What, When, Where • Assess the child’s safety. • Act: file a report, tell the child what will happen next, engage others, follow up.

  27. October - National Bullying Prevention Month • Being an Ally: • Step 1: Get the bully’s attention. • Step 2: Keep it calm. • Step 3: Call it out. • Step 4: Say how you feel. • Step 5: Tell them what you want. • Step 6: Put a price on it. • http://groundspark.org/our-films-and-campaigns/lets-get-real/lgr_clips • http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/in-honor-of-national-bullying-prevention-month/

  28. Resources • California After School Resource Center http://californiaafterschool.org/index • Groundspark.org – Igniting Change Through Film • Olweus Bullying Prevention Program – Clemson University

  29. Interactive Website • www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov • Animated Serial Comic • Games, polls for tweens • Advice for tweens • Resource Kit for adults • Links to partner groups and activities

  30. Resource Kit • More than 20 tip sheets/fact sheets • Database of existing bullying prevention resources • Bullying prevention programs • Books, videos, other resources • Available on the web (stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov) or in hard copy via HRSA Helpline (1-888-ASK-HRSA)

  31. www.StopBullyingNow.hrsa.gov

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