you with more ideas about what to do, to In the class, discuss how to start this provide a safe place or help keep you safe, or conversation with an adult. Here are to help you report it? Do you want them not two starting sentences: to report it just yet while you try some ways I’m feeling awful because xxx is to sort it yourself? bothering me every lunch break. Can I talk to you about it now or One thing to remember is to try to avoid soon? asking for a chat when the person is really I’m feeling awful because xxx is busy. If you need to, ask to talk to them later bothering me every lunch break. about something. Do you think you could help me think about what to do? Leave the online conversation or chat Some of the same strategies that apply in Adapt this strategy based on the types of Discuss which of the strategies that social networking platforms and devices you can use in person would also work person also work if you are online just like — ignoring and walking away in person, you that students are using (this will vary with for online bullying involving someone can do the same thing online. You can age). calling you mean names. ‘Leave the online conversation’. In terms of other strategies to add to this The teacher selects students to Or just say one calm short answer that for some social or verbal bullying suggest if/what they might say to use — suggests you don’t care, like, or online, friends might be able to respond the strategy the online ‘Whatevs’ ‘Leave whatever’. to tell them to stop it. conversation or chat’. ‘K, show Discuss if it be difficult not to The key thing is for you not to a response that encourages them to continue show your reaction, and how to avoid bullying you. Not reacting is often the best responding when you feel upset. first strategy, because getting a response is often the aim of the person bullying.
you with more ideas about what to do, to provide a safe place or help keep you safe, or to help you report it? Do you want them not to report it just yet while you try some ways to sort it yourself? One thing to remember is to try to avoid asking for a chat when the person is really busy. If you need to, ask to talk to them later about something. In the class, discuss how to start this conversation with an adult. Here are two starting sentences: I’m feeling awful because xxx is bothering me every lunch break. Can I talk to you about it now or soon? I’m feeling awful because xxx is bothering me every lunch break. Do you think you could help me think about what to do? Leave the online conversation or chat Some of the same strategies that apply in person also work if you are online — just like ignoring and walking away in person, you can do the same thing online. You can ‘Leave the online conversation’. Or just say one calm short answer that suggests you don’t care, like, ‘Whatevs’ or ‘K, whatever’. The key thing is for you not to show a response that encourages them to continue bullying you. Not reacting is often the best first strategy, because getting a response is often the aim of the person bullying. Adapt this strategy based on the types of social networking platforms and devices that students are using (this will vary with age). In terms of other strategies to add to this — for some social or verbal bullying online, friends might be able to respond to tell them to stop it. Discuss which of the strategies that you can use in person would also work for online bullying involving someone calling you mean names. The teacher selects students to suggest if/what they might say to use the strategy ‘Leave the online conversation or chat’. Discuss if it be difficult not to show your reaction, and how to avoid responding when you feel upset.
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