Bullying

Bully or Victim?

If you have a problem with bullying, TELL SOMEONE.

Talk to your parents, teachers, counselor, or principals. Often times, students are afraid to tell because they don't want others to think they are tattletales. You are NOT a tattletale when you ask for help in dealing with a bully.

Learn all you can about how to deal with bullies. Below are several websites to get you started. Be sure to ask helping adults how to deal with bullies.

If your bully problem is that you are the bully, TELL SOMEONE so you can learn how to be a friend and not a bully.

Bully Quiz

1. Do you like to hurt other people or animals?
2. Do you feel good when another person is crying or hurting?
3. Do you laugh when others make mistakes or get hurt?
4. Do you get angry a lot?
5. Do you want to get revenge when someone hurts your feelings?
6. Do you always lie or blame others for your mistakes?
7. Do you destroy or steal others property?
8. Do you enjoy calling names, hitting, punching, teasing, scaring, insulting, threatening, kicking, or gossiping about others?
9. Do you always have to be a tough kid?
10. Do you feel happy when others feel bad?

If you answered yes to these questions, there is help for you too. Tell an adult about the problem and check out the following web sites.

Internet Links

http://www.pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/bullies/

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/bullies/print_books.html

http://www.bullying.org/

Other Resources

Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain by Trevor Romain, Illustrator and Elizabeth Verdick, Editor

Cliques, Phonies, & Other Baloney by Trevor Romain

How to Handle Bullies, Teasers, and Other Meanies: A Book That Takes the Nuisance Out of Name Calling and Other Nonsense by Kate Cohen-Posey and Betsy A. Lampe, Illustrator

Why is Everyone Always Picking on Me?: A guide to Handling Bullies by Terrence Webster- Doyle