How to be Assertive: Using Body Language Being bullied can have negative effects on your self-esteem and confidence. Even though you might not feel your best when you are bullied, being assertive when responding to bullying can be a great way to take back whatever feelings of confidence the bully has taken away. An easy way to show confidence is through your body language. Body language makes up over 75% of your communication. And your body language is something the bully watches to know if what they are doing is working. GOAL: Think about what your body language looks like for a passive response, an assertive response and an aggressive response when you are being bullied. In the boxes below, list 5 ways you communicate each of these with body language. Then list what each of these responses tells the bully. PASSIVE ASSERTIVE AGGRESSIVE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What does this response tell What does this response tell What does this response tell the bully? the bully? the bully? Why does being passive not work when being bullied? Why does being aggressive not work when being bullied? Why is being assertive a better choice when being bullied?
How to be Assertive: Using Body Language Being bullied can have negative effects on your self-esteem and confidence. Even though you might not feel your best when you are bullied, being assertive when responding to bullying can be a great way to take back whatever feelings of confidence the bully has taken away. An easy way to show confidence is through your body language. Body language makes up over 75% of your communication. And your body language is something the bully watches to know if what they are doing is working. GOAL: Think about what your body language looks like for a passive response, an assertive response and an aggressive response when you are being bullied. In the boxes below, list 5 ways you communicate each of these with body language. Then list what each of these responses tells the bully. PASSIVE ASSERTIVE AGGRESSIVE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What does this response tell the bully? What does this response tell the bully? What does this response tell the bully? Why does being passive not work when being bullied? Why does being aggressive not work when being bullied? Why is being assertive a better choice when being bullied?
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