Help Im Being Bullied What Do I Do
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HELP IM BEING BULLIED! What do I do? Are you a Bully?
“A bully doesn’t have to be eye to eye to bully someone. Sometimes he or she gets into cyberspace, and then there’s no place to hide from their torment.”
Debbie Johnston
How many times have we heard this one? How many times have yourself been bullied? What do you do in this situation? How do you help somebody who is being bullied?
There are all kinds of bullying from doing it in person, getting a group of your friends to join in, cyber bullying and so much more! Have you or someone you know ever been targeted by a group of kids or just by one person because you or your friend was different?
Did you know that girls are twice as likely to be bullied compared to boys? Did you also know that it’s against the law to cyber bully somebody and you can get in trouble in real life? Your information is given when you set up email accounts and when you sign up for games or other sites. You are traceable and the police can get the information on where you really do live.
What is cyber bullying? Nancy Willard, Director of Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use defines cyber bullying as "using the internet or other mobile devices to send or post harmful or cruel text or images to bully others." In this new online era it is a serious issue and one that can have devastating ramifications. How many times have you seen this on the forums? How many times in the private messages? Did you realize that some of the things that you may be doing to others is considered bullying? Did you ever stop to think and ask yourself how am I making this person feel when I do these things?
It’s time to stop the cyber bullying of people it’s time to watch how you treat others and how they treat you.
If you feel like you are being bullied what should you do?
1. Well if you are on a web site such as ponybox for example you need to contact either a moderator or the administration. Some feel as if moderators are here only to make your life miserable but in truth we are here to protect and make sure that everyone is being treated fairly and that things are not taken very far.
2. Stop responding to the offending person. By showing your emotions you give them what they are after you are showing them that it bothers you and they will do it even more. The more you react the worse it’s going to get.
3. If it’s in school. TELL SOMEBODY. You need to tell a teacher, a guidance counselor, the principle, etc.. It doesn’t matter tell an adult so you can start to get the help you need.
4. TELL YOUR PARENTS! Don’t hide from your parents if nobody knows what is going on then nobody can stop it from happening!
5. Do not erase the messages or pictures. Save these as evidence
6. If you are getting threatened with violence, stalking, hate crimes, etc.. Then you need to contact the local police department.
7. To learn some great tips that you can do to either stop it from you or a friend then you need to go here. http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/tips-for-kids.aspx
“In studies of middle and high school students, (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2006 Kowalski et al., 2005 Wolak, Mitchell, & Finkelhor, 2006) the most common way that children and youth reported being cyber bullied was through instant messaging. Somewhat less common ways involved the use of chat rooms, emails, and messages posted on Web sites. A study of younger children (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2006) showed that they were most often bullied through email, comments on a Web site, or in a chat room.” Taken from http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyber-bullying.aspx
It’s time to stop the harassment that is becoming a bigger part of so many kids’ lives. It’s time to stop and look at yourself and say I am not alone, I will put a stop to it and I will not let others bring me down. It’s time to take a stand and to let everyone know that you will not stand for them to bully others Its time to let those that bully know that it is not the “cool” thing to do and that it can lead others down a very lonely and narrow path that can lead to worse things. Many kids commit suicide every year because of those that bully. It’s time to take a stand and put an end to it all! It starts with you!
It’s time for everyone to sign the Megan Pledge. The pledge commits the person, individually, to take a stand against cyber bullying, to offer support to those being cyber bullied and to report it whenever they find it.
The Megan Pledge can be found at this link..
http://www.jeffreyjohnston.org/megan-pledge.htm
Want to learn more?
http://cyberbullying.org/
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/
http://www.Stopcyberbullying.org
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Megliss Equine
Great One! When I logged In, I Saw that 'Megan Pledge' Photo! My name is Megan and I thought that I have done something wrong Lol =D Great Post, Well Done!
Great One! When I logged In, I Saw that 'Megan Pledge' Photo! My name is Megan and I thought that I have done something wrong Lol =D Great Post, Well Done!
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Apr 1, 2010
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Happy Stables
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This is a great article and one that we all should read. Very good! Thanks Barbwire!
This is a great article and one that we all should read. Very good! Thanks Barbwire!
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Apr 1, 2010
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LCM London Girl returns
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Fantastic..I hope that many on here read it and take on board what is there... fantastic article
Fantastic..I hope that many on here read it and take on board what is there... fantastic article
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Apr 1, 2010
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boomer
what happend to megan??????????????
what happend to megan??????????????
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Apr 1, 2010
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HarryPotterBarn
Aother thing to do is to go to www.cybermentors.org.uk to talk to young people if you dont wnt to tell an adult yet. The cybermentors have been trained and can help you with any bullying problems.
Aother thing to do is to go to www.cybermentors.org.uk to talk to young people if you dont wnt to tell an adult yet. The cybermentors have been trained and can help you with any bullying problems.
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Apr 1, 2010
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Lindsey Olson
GREAT article. I hope that it will help people who get cyber bullied try to stop it. Thanks for writing the article!
GREAT article. I hope that it will help people who get cyber bullied try to stop it. Thanks for writing the article!
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Apr 1, 2010
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Falling Up
Great! Just so you guys know, shes right! If you "tattle" so what? If people call you a "tattle tail" who cares? Its for your saftey, and likely it will stop the bully.
Great! Just so you guys know, shes right! If you "tattle" so what? If people call you a "tattle tail" who cares? Its for your saftey, and likely it will stop the bully.
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Apr 1, 2010
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mustangspirit
what i do is pray to God i dont need no stupid person or kid i dont even know........but i like the stand up for yourself prart and to not be afriad to "tattle"
what i do is pray to God i dont need no stupid person or kid i dont even know........but i like the stand up for yourself prart and to not be afriad to "tattle"
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Apr 2, 2010
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