The document discusses bullying, including its definition, types (including cyberbullying), risks, and effects on victims and perpetrators. It emphasizes the need for awareness and prevention, detailing strategies for parents and educators to address and combat bullying behaviors. Statistics reveal the prevalence of bullying among youth and highlight its severe impact on mental health and social functioning.

1. Don’t be Invisible
Statistics
on bullying
Cyber
bullying
Stopbullying
.gov
What is
bullying
Links
What to
do?
Effects
of
bullying
Risk
factors

2. What is bullying?
Bullying
is UNWANTED, AGGRESSIVE
behavior among school aged children
that involves a real or perceived
POWER IMBALANCE.
The
behavior is REPEATED or has
the
POTENTIAL TO BE REPEATED, over
time.

3. Spreading rumors
Verbally attack
Physically attack
Excluding someone
from a group
Making threats

4. An anti-bullying website, stopbullying.gov mission is to:
• What bullying is
• What cyberbullying is
• Who is at risk
• How you can prevent it

5. Why we support
this cause?

6. In general bullying is
not seen
as a big concern in Brunei.

7. The norm for victims of bullies is they are
taught to stand up for themselves
while the effects of bullying are very
often neglected.

8. This cause acts as a support system
for the victims, to show them that they
are not alone and that help is always
available.

9. Bullied victims tend to feel
weak and not in-control of their feelings,
they need someone to talk to or at least
someone they can trust to confide with.

10. Bullying is a serious matter that needs to be
recognized. We have to try and understand
why people bully and why people get
bullied,
for us to be able to help them.

11. What is it?
Cyberbullying is bullying that
takes place using electronic
technology.

12. Examples
Spreading rumors on
social networking sites
embarrassing
pictures
embarrassing
videos
fake
profiles
Mean text messages Mean emails

13. Prevent
Cyberbullying

14. Be aware of what
your kids are doing
online

15. Know the sites your kids
visit and their online
activities and have a sense
what they do online and in
text.

16. Establish
rules about
technology

17. Be clear about what sites
they can visit and what they
are permitted to do when
they’re online.

18. Report
Cyberbullying

19. Take
immediate
steps

20. Don’t respond to and don’t
forward cyberbullying
messages.

21. Keep evidence of
cyberbullying. Save and
print screenshots, emails,
and text messages.

22. Block the person who is
cyberbullying.

23. Report
Cyberbullying to
Online Service
Providers

24. Review their terms and
conditions or rights and
responsibilities sections.

25. Visit social media safety
centers to learn how to
block users and change
settings to control who can
contact you.

26. Report cyberbullying to the
social media site so they
can take action against
users abusing the terms of
service.

27. Report
Cyberbullying to
Law Enforcement

28. When cyberbullying
involves these activities
it is considered a crime
and should be reported to
law enforcement
Threats of
violence
Child pornography
or sending sexually
explicit messages
or photos
Taking a photo or video of
someone in a place where
someone would expect privacy
Stalking and
hate crimes

29. Some states consider other
forms of cyberbullying
criminal. Consult your
state’s laws and law
enforcement for additional
guidance.

30. Ditch the Label released it’s
annual cyberbullying report
In 2014
more than 10,000
youths were
surveyed

31. 7 in 10 young
people are victims
of cyberbullying.
37% of them are experiencing
cyberbullying on a highly frequent
basis.

32. 20% of young people are experiencing
extreme cyberbullying on a daily basis.

33. New research suggests that young males
and female
are equally at risk of cyberbullying.

34. Facebook, Ask.FM and Twitter found to be the
most likely sources of cyberbullying, being the
highest in traffic of all social networks.

35. Cyberbullying found
to have catastrophic
effects upon the
self-esteem and social lives
of up to
70%
of young people.

36. An estimated 5.43 million
young people in the UK have
experienced cyberbullying, with
1.26 million subjected to extreme
cyberbullying on a daily basis.

37. 55%
of LGBT youths
people have experienced
homophobic bullying
at school
(Guasp, 2012)

38. Between 8% - 34%of children and young people in
the UK have been cyberbullied, and girls are twice as likely to
experience persistent cyberbullying than boys (Department of
Education London, 2011).

39. Other Statistics
•44.2% of bullying is teasing (playing jokes, names)
•43.3% of children have rumors and lies spread about
them verbally or online.
•36.3%of children experience pushing and shoving in
lines or class.

40. •32.4% report hitting, shoving, and kicking by peers
•29.2% have been left out or ignored by classmates.
•28.5% of middle school students been threatened by
peers and classmates.

41. •27.4% report someone stealing their belongings as
another type of bullying.
•23.7% report sexual comments and gestures as
another form of bullying.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/jan/09/cyberbullying-childline-statistics-online-bullying

42. Risk Factors
Bullying can happen anywhere and
depending on the environment, some
groups—LGBT youth, youth with disabilities,
and socially isolated youth—may be at an
increased risk of being bullied.

43. Children who are at risk
of being bullied

44. Perceived as
different

45. Perceived to
be weak

46. Depresses, anxious, or
have low self-esteem

47. Are less popular
and have few
friends

48. Do not get along
well with others

49. Children more likely
to bully others
There are 2 types of kids who are likely to bully

50. well-connected
to their peers
Have social
power
overly concerned
about their
popularity
like to
dominate

51. More
isolated
from their
peers
May be
depressed
or anxious
Have low
self esteem
Not identify
with the
emotions or
feelings of
Be less
involved
in school
others.
Be easily
pressured
by peers

52. Children who have these factors are also
more likely to bully others
• Are aggressive or easily frustrated
• Have less parental involvement or having issues at home
• Think badly of others
• Have difficulty following rules
• View violence in a positive way
• Have friends who bully others

53. Possible causes of
bullying

54. Adolescent
behavior

55. There is evidence that the
physical changes that occur
during adolescence can
make young people's moods
particularly labile
(changeable).

56. Many adolescents feel that
society and parents in
particular, treat them like
children when they feel they
belong to the grown up world.

57. Adolescence is a time when
people experiment
personalities before
establishing a more stable
adult identity.

58. Poor discipline at
home

59. Students of parents who are
extremely lax are more likely
to show conduct disorder

60. but then, so are parents of
over strict parents or parents
who use physical punishment
or show lack of affection or
attention.

61. According to Gadston et al,
perhaps the most damaging
type of discipline regime is an
inconsistent one. This can lead
to the child having a confused
notion of 'right' and 'wrong'

62. Economic and
social deprivation

63. There is a strong correlation
between child delinquency
and poverty. However the
reasons for this are not clear.

64. Tony Sewell (1997) conducted
a study that investigates the
relationship between family
life, street culture and
schooling among African
Carribbean boys raised in lone
parents family.

65. He found out that about 18% of
the boys rejected the norms
and values of the school

66. They were confrontational and
challenging, adopt a macho
masculinity and demanding
respect.

67. General effects
Summary of the effects

68. Effects on the bullied
Short-term and long-term

69. Short-term effects

70. Victim will have a lot of anger in
them. They often like to be alone
because they are afraid to speak
up.

71. They often suffer from depression
that could lead to suicidal
thoughts.

72. They get very anxious for fear of
being bullied again.

73. They tend to not do good in
school.

74. Long-term effects

75. They will become increasingly
susceptible to becoming
depressed and/or angry and/or
bitter

76. Interpersonal difficulties, including
fear and avoidance of new social
situations

77. Perception of self as easy to
victimize, overly sensitive, and
thin-skinned

78. They will have self-esteem
problem.

79. Long-term bullying causes
emotional damages to the victim.

80. Impact of bullies

81. They will feel disconnected from
school and will eventually hate
going to school.

82. They will get into fights and
vandalize school property and will
most probably end up leaving
school early.

83. They could turn to drugs and
alcohol as a way of living.

84. A more in-depth look
Studies of effects of bullying

85. Victims of bullying may suffer a
loss of self-esteem which can have
an adverse effect on their lives
and can simply be put off school
and education in general.
(Kidscape, 1999)

86. Bullying can lead to suicidal
thoughts, anxiety, low self-esteem,
hopelessness, and isolation. Many
say they self-harm and are too
scared to go to school and lose
focus when they do attend.
(Childline, 2006)

87. Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) found
adults who were bullied 30 years
ago considered that the effects
remain with them. Bystanders are
also affected – they feel
compromised, helpless and guilty.

88. Steps of
PREVENTION

89. Have a clear
definition
of bullying

90. Parents should explain to their children of what
bullying is. They should also mention to them
that there are other forms of bullying other
than physical aggression (e.g. excluding
someone and/or ignoring them)

91. Teach the
importance
of empathy

92. A child who is able to understand what it may
feel like to be bullied and can understand and
regulate his own emotions is less likely to
engage in that behavior

93. Set a good
example

94. Children are susceptible to being influenced
by other's behavior. Parents should set a good
example by practicing courtesy and respect.

95. Set clear and
enforceable rules
& expectation

96. Age-appropriate rules allow a student to know what
behavior is expected. When kids are younger, keep
rules simple. When kids are older, shape the rules to
help them meet their maturity level.

97. Have open
communication

98. When teachers have open
communication with their students,
their students will feel more open to
talking to them about their problems—
including bullying. Having classroom
meetings is one way to build that
communication.

99. Responding
to bullying

100. Stop bullying
on the spot

101. When adults respond quickly and consistently
to bullying behavior, they send the message
that it is not acceptable. Research shows this
can stop bullying behavior over time.

102. Find out what
happened

103. Whether you’ve just stopped bullying on the
spot or a child has reached out to you for
help, learn how to determine the best way to
proceed. Steps include separate the kids
involve and make sure everyone is safe.
Don’t ignore it

104. Support the
kids
involved

105. All kids involved in bullying—whether they are
bullied, bully others, or see bullying—can be
affected. It is important to support all kids
involved to make sure the bullying doesn’t
continue and effects can be minimized.

106. Be more
than a
bystander

107. Every day, kids see bullying. They want to help, but
don’t know how. Such steps include tell a trusted
adult, help the victims get away and be the victims
friend

108. Hold
bystander
accountable

109. Bystanders provide bullies an audience,
and often actually encourage bullying.
Explain that this type of behavior is
wrong, will not be tolerated, and that
they also have a right and a
responsibility to stop bullying.