Arkansas Ideas - Leave Me Alone

No one wins if someone is bullied.
If you are being bullied,
Tell an adult that you trust.

Things you can do on your own

•    Keep telling yourself that you are a good person
•    Learn to be proud of your and other people's differences
•    Spend quality time with people that make you feel good
•    Help yourself by helping others
•    Keep a journal to record your thoughts or feelings
•    Draw a picture to illustrate your thoughts or feelings
•    Write a song or create a play to share with other kids
•    Start a buddy program to help protect yourself and others
•    Encourage teachers to ask for assemblies or workshops on bullying.

How to handle the situation

•    Ignore the bully. Try to walk past him/her. Go straight to an adult.
•    Don't show that you're upset. Don't give the bully the satisfaction.
•    If you do respond, do it firmly and evenly.
•    Try to spin a bully's comment into a joke.
•    Remember the bully has a problem, not you.
•    Pretend the bully's comments are just floating away and popping like bubbles.

If that does not work

•    Talk to people you trust: parents, adult family members, and friends
•    Talk to school officials like a teacher or counselor that you trust
•    Talk to someone you trust at your church, or synagogue
•    Be direct and clear about your concerns so that you are taken seriously
•    Bring family or a friend with you as a witness of a possible encounter

Bullying Resources

Handouts:
•    The Victim, Signs of being bullied, Victim.pdf
•    The Bully, Signs that you are bullying, Bully.pdf
•    Anti-Bullying Strategy, How to handle a bully, Anti-Bullying Strategy.pdf
•    Bully Journal, What to say if you are a bully, journalbully.pdf
•    Victim Journal, What to say if you are being bully, journalvictim.pdf
•    Rap Lyrics, Words to the rap songs, raplyrics.pdf

Teaching Aids:
•    Lesson Concepts, Suggested bullying lesson plans for teachers, lessonconcepts.pdf
•    Writing Prompts, Suggested bullying writing prompts, writingprompts.pdf
•    Bongo Congo, Description of drums, bongocongo.pdf

Suggested Books:
•    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
•    Stick Up for Yourself: Every Kid's Guide to Personal Power & Positive Self-Esteem, by Gersgen Kaufman, Lev Raphael, Pamela Espeland
•    Why Is Everyone Always Picking On Me, by Kate Cohen-Posey
•    http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/bullies/print_books.html

Suggested Links:
•    Stop Bullying Now! Information, Prevention, and Games http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/
•    School Violence Resource Circle, www.svrc.net
•    Positive Change for Schools, www.opheliaproject.org
•    A Watch Dog Organization, www.bullypolice.org
•    All About Cyber Bullying, www.cyberbullying.org
•    Stop Violence Program, www.stop-violence.org
•    National Bullying Ambassador for Parents and Kids, www.bullying.co.uk
•    Character Education Resource, www.goodcharacter.com
•    Bullying Pledge Card, www.svrc.net/BullyingCard.htm

No one wins if someone is bullied. If you are being bullied, Tell an adult that you trust.

Things you can do on your own

How to handle the situation

If that does not work

Bullying Resources

No one wins if someone is bullied.
If you are being bullied,
Tell an adult that you trust.