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No one should have to experience bullying. The effects can take over your life and sometimes feel like you have nowhere to turn.
Bullying is never your fault. You are not alone and there are things you can do to help cope and stop it happening.
#AntiBullyingWeek
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Bullying is never your fault. You are not alone and there are things you can do to help cope and stop it happening.
#AntiBullyingWeek
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If you can, stay calm and confident in the moment that the bullying happens. Fighting and reacting in ways could make the bullying get worse.
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#AntiBullyingWeek
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Sometimes our brains don't work well when we get upset. It's a good idea to practice ways to respond to the bully verbally or through your behaviour.
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#AntiBullyingWeek
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Reach out. This can be hard to do as you may think it will make things worse, but we know this can make things better and help the bullying stop.
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#AntiBullyingWeek
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If it is safe to do so, you can interrupt by asking the bully to stop or by offering the person being bullied support or comfort, even if you don't know them.
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#AntiBullyingWeek
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If you are being bullied or you think someone else is being bullied, please report it. You should not get in trouble for this, it is a very brave thing to do.
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#AntiBullyingWeek
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If you are bullying someone or are part of a group where bullying happens, you can change your behaviour by resisting bullying others, thinking about the consequences of bullying and thinking about other person’s feelings.
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#AntiBullyingWeek
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Lots of people pretend that bullying doesn’t happen when it does. We know this just makes it worse and ‘okays’ bullying. Bullying is never okay.
Commit to changing the tolerance of bullying to zero.
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Commit to changing the tolerance of bullying to zero.
#AntiBullyingWeek
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