Summer camp is a safe place! We are always there to help our children, We give them encouragement. support and defend them. We also want to help the bully realize that better actions are available
Warning Signs of
Bullying Bullying is: • Intentional, aggressive
behavior • Imbalance of
power • Repeated over
time • Physical, verbal
intimidation • Exclusion • Cyber harassment Warning signs that your child may
be the victim of bullying: 1. Makes up excuses not to go to
school 2. Is often angry, sad or depressed,
withdrawn, self-loathing and emotionally erratic
3. Frequently hurt by a particular
person or group of people 4. Frequently picked on in the
presence of other people 5. Mistakes are turned into a big deal
by someone 6. Belongings are often stolen or
taken 7. Always being confronted with
lies/rumors How parents encourage bullying
in their own children: • Exercise absolute control over
child • Threaten the child with
spankings or other violence • Attempt to humiliate or
embarrass the child as a way to punish them • Rule by fear • Push competition and contest
too much • Teach their child that mistakes
are unacceptable • Tell their child what to say,
do or think Do's and Don'ts to keep
children safe: 1. Don't get into a fistfight with a
bully or try to retaliate in other ways. 2. Don't believe the insults about
you. 3. Don't overestimate how much power a
bully has over you. 4. Don't think that bullying will stop
if you ignore it. 5. Don't waste time in places online
where bullies target you. 6. Don't be afraid to think of new
ways to solve the conflict. 7. Don't believe you deserve to be
picked on. 8. Do get real about bullying and how
it makes you feel. 9. Do get angry, but keep anger under
control. 10. Do write down how you feel.
11. Do learn to say and believe good
things about yourself. 12. Do speak confidently when telling
a bully not to physically touch you. 13. Do work on developing at least one
good relationship with a classmate, neighbor and/or older
child. 14. Do walk or run away if a bully
tries to hurt you.
adapted from Jay McGraw's new book, Jay McGraw's
Life Strategies for Dealing with
Bullies:
Please watch the videos and answer the below questions.
Answer these Questions and bring to camp. You can use a separate sheet of paper.
1) What 2 things do you feel adults do to encourage bullying? Why?
2) Everyone is involved in bullying. What are the 3 classes of
people?
3) Why do you feel bullying
happens?____________________________________________________________________
4) What 3 things do you feel work best to stop a bully? How can you use this at camp?
5) How are you going to coach a
bully
6) Have you ever been bullied? Tell us what you
did about it? Are you willing to share during Staff
Training?