No one wins if someone is bullied.
If you are being bullied, tell an adult that you trust.

Things you can do on your own

• Keep telling yourself that you are a good person
• Learn to be proud of your and other people's differences
• Spend quality time with people that make you feel good
• Help yourself by helping others
• Keep a journal to record your thoughts or feelings
• Draw a picture to illustrate your thoughts or feelings
• Write a song or create a play to share with other kids
• Start a buddy program to help protect yourself and others
• Encourage teachers to ask for assemblies or workshops on bullying.

How to handle the situation

• Ignore the bully. Try to walk past him/her. Go straight to an adult.
• Don't show that you're upset. Don't give the bully the satisfaction.
• If you do respond, do it firmly and evenly.
• Try to spin a bully's comment into a joke.
• Remember the bully has a problem, not you.
• Pretend the bully's comments are just floating away and popping like bubbles.

If that does not work

• Talk to people you trust: parents, adult family members, and friends
• Talk to school officials like a teacher or counselor that you trust
• Talk to someone you trust at your church, or synagogue
• Be direct and clear about your concerns so that you are taken seriously
• Bring family or a friend with you as a witness of a possible encounter

Bullying Resources

Handouts:

• The Victim, Signs of being bullied, Victim.pdf
• The Bully, Signs that you are bullying, Bully.pdf
• Anti-Bullying Strategy, How to handle a bully, Anti-Bullying Strategy.pdf
• Bully Journal, What to say if you are a bully, journalbully.pdf
• Victim Journal, What to say if you are being bully, journalvictim.pdf
• Rap Lyrics, Words to the rap songs, raplyrics.pdf

Teaching Aids:

• Lesson Concepts, Suggested bullying lesson plans for teachers, lessonconcepts.pdf
• Writing Prompts, Suggested bullying writing prompts, writingprompts.pdf
• Bongo Congo, Description of drums, bongocongo.pdf

Suggested Books:

• How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and Other Meanies: A Book That Takes the Nuisance Out of Name Calling and Other Nonsense, by Kate Cohen-Posey
• Stick Up for Yourself: Every Kid's Guide to Personal Power & Positive Self-Esteem, by Gersgen Kaufman, Lev Raphael, Pamela Espeland
• Why Is Everyone Always Picking On Me, by Kate Cohen-Posey

Suggested Links:

• Positive Change for Schools, www.opheliaproject.org
• A Watch Dog Organization, www.bullypolice.org
• All About Cyber Bullying, www.cyberbullying.org
• National Bullying Ambassador for Parents and Kids, www.bullying.co.uk
• Character Education Resource, www.goodcharacter.com