BULLYING

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Definition of BULLYING

Any act that causes damage to a victim’s psyche and/or emotional well-
being. A unwanted physical contact between the bully and the victim
like punching, pushing, shoving, kicking, slapping, tickling, headlocks,
inflicting school pranks, teasing, fighting and the use of available objects
as weapons. (Sonnie)
Types of BULLYING

 Physical Bullying- includes hitting, kicking, tripping, pinching and

pushing or damaging property. Physical bullying causes both short
term and long term damage.
 Verbal Bullying- includes name calling, insults, teasing, intimidation,
homophobic or racist remarks, or verbal abuse. While verbal bullying
can start off harmless, it can escalate to levels which start affecting
the individual target.
Types of BULLYING

 Social Bullying- sometimes referred to as covert bullying, is often

harder to recognize and can be carried out behind the bullied
person’s back. It is designed to hard someone’s social reputation
and/or cause humiliation.
 Cyber Bullying- can happen at any time. It can be in public or in
private and sometimes only known to the target and the person
bullying.
Causes why
bullies bully
 Stress and Trauma
 Aggressive Behaviours
 Low Self- steem
 They have been Bullied
 Difficult Home Life
 Low Access to Education
 Relationships
Effects of BULLYING
Prevention to
BULLYING
Parents, school staff, and other caring adults
have a role to play in preventing bullying.
 Help kids understand bullying
 Keep the lines of communication open.
 Encourage kids to do what they love.
 Model how to treat others with kindness
and respect
Law related to
BULLYING
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10627
An act requiring all elementary and
secondary schools to adopt policies to
prevent and address the acts of bullying in
their institutions.
It requires schools to adopt policies to
address the existence of bullying in their
respective institutions.
Self Reflection
Time to take a quiz!