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The Five W’s of Bullying and Tips for Prevention
1) Who?
Bullying can occur in any youth-serving organization. Research shows that every 7 minutes a child is bullied at school and approximately 160,000 children miss school each day due to fear of bullying.
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2) What?
Experts define bullying as intentional, repeated, unpleasant, or negative behavior by one or more persons directed against a person who has difficulty defending himself or herself. The six common types of bullying include the following: physical, verbal, nonverbal and relational, cyber-bullying, hazing and sexualized bullying.
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3) When?
Certain activities create more opportunities for bullying behaviors including: transition times, times when youth are crowded together, activities with mixed ages, activities that involve changing clothes, free time, overnight trips, and before and after school.
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4) Where?
Like high-risk activities, high-risk locations also contribute to increased bullying behaviors. Secluded areas, out-of-the-way locations, stairwells, bathrooms, locker rooms, and buses are common places that youth use to bully others because they are isolated and less monitored.
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5) Why?
Bullying may occur for many different reasons. We once considered it “normal” childhood behavior, but we know now that we must take action to stop it in our youth-serving organizations.
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Tips for Prevention
Praesidium has analyzed hundreds of bullying incidents and reviewed state statutes, case studies, and bullying literature to provide guidance to youth-serving organizations. Some of Praesidium’s bullying prevention services include:
- Policies:
- Bullying prevention policies and procedures
- Training:
- Online training course “Preventing Bullying” on Praesidium Academy
- Onsite training workshops for employees and volunteers
- Consumer Participation:
- Educational materials for parents and youth
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Contact us today at info@praesidiuminc.com for more information on our variety of Bullying services.
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Helpful Resources:
- Cyberbullying Resources:
http://cyberbullying.org/resources/teens - Resources for kids:
http://netsmartz.org/NetSmartzKids - Sexting laws by state:
https://cyberbullying.org/state-sexting-laws.pdf