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Bullying/Cyberbullying

Bullying/Cyberbullying

What is bullying?

Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behavior the causes physical and/or psychological harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing power over one or more persons. Bullying can happen in person or online, and it can be obvious or hidden. Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals, whether in person or online, are not defined as bullying.

What bullying is NOT..

  • mutual arguments and disagreements (where there is no power imbalance)
  • Not liking someone or a single act of social rejection
  • One-off acts of meanness
  • Isolated incidents of aggression, intimidation or violence

January 1, 2011 lawmakers unanimously passed a bullying prevention law. All Massachusetts  public school systems are required by law to adopt an anti-bullying plan. Due to suicides of Phoebe Prince, 15, from South Hadley and Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, 11 from Springfield the state of Massachusetts has created one of the most comprehensive in the country. Massachusetts will become a test case for the rest of the nation.  

Related Organizations

The Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARCC)
MARC offers parent presentations on several topics, usually requested by schools, PTO’s and PTA’s, public libraries, and community groups.
PACER’s Center’s Kids Against Bullying
Website for kids that talks about bullying and what it means to be a bully and to be bullied.
stopbullying.gov
Prevention: Teach kids how to identify bullying and how to stand up to it safely. What is Bullying, Warning Signs, How to Prevent and Respond to Bullying and more.

Cyber-bullying Research Center
Many resources, research, statistics and books on what bullying is and how to help your children.

Online Education

Common sense media: Cyberbullying, Haters, and Trolls, Video of 5 Ways to Stop Cyberbullies
The Bully Project, Tools and Tips for Parents
HuffPo
Rude vs. Mean vs. Bullying: Defining the Differences
How the Internet Changed Bullying
Teens Against Bullying
Netsmartz Cyberbullying

Books for Parents

Queen Bee & Wannabees
by Rosalind Wiseman
Little Girls Can Be Mean: Four Steps to Bully-proof Girls in the Early Grades
by Michelle Anthony M.A. Ph.D. And Reyna Lindert Ph.D.
The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School-How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle
by Barbara Colors

Books for Children

Blubber
by Judy Blume
Wonder
by R.J. Palicio
Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Hanks
The Recess Queen
by Alexis O’Neill
Common sense media, Books about Bullying

Kids grappling with bullying can check out the list of relatable books for various ages, from picture books to tween and teen novels to memoirs.

Support. Empower. Educate.

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Emergency: 911

National Poison Control Center
1-800-222-1222

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
800-662-HELP (4357)

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