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Bullying
If you are being bullied, tell a friend, tell a teacher and tell your parents. It won't stop unless you do. It can be hard to do this so if you don't feel you can do it in person it might be easier to write a note to your parents explaining how you feel, or perhaps confide in someone outside the immediate family, like a grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin and ask them to help you tell your parents what's going on.
Your form tutor needs to know what is going on so try to find a time to tell him/her when it won't be noticeable. You could stay behind on the pretext of needing help with some work. If you don't feel you can do that, then go to the medical room and speak to the school nurse.
Parent Advice
There are many reasons children and young people may get involved in bullying, such as:
- Feeling powerless
- Low self-esteem
- Trying to get admiration and attention from friends
- Fear of being left out if they don’t join in
- Not understanding how someone else is feeling
- Taking out their angry feelings
- A culture of aggression and bullying
- Being bullied themselves.
As a parent you may not be able to control the community or peer group that your son or daughter is part of. But there are important things you can do to reduce the chances of your child getting involved in bullying – whether it’s bullying others, being bullied themselves, or not taking any action when they see someone else bullying.
Bullying on Social Networks
Family Lives in collaboration with parentchannel.tv have produced this video with helpful tips on how to address the potential concerns of social networking, so you can help your children to stay safe online.
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