Today is the first day of our monthly series:
Be Brave and Be More Than A Bystander
and help end bullying.
For the entire month of January we will be taking turns writing and linking up our tips for helping to stop bulling in 2015. Its our hope that you’ll not only read them, but share them with other so we can knock out bullying!
Our first tip for today is:
Don’t Give Bullying An Audience.
If you see someone bullying another, you shouldn’t encourage the behavior by giving them an audience. Instead of laughing or supporting the bully, you should let them know that you don’t support their behavior.
- If you see bullying happening, act disinterested or even say outright that you don’t find the bullying funny.
- Keep your distance from bullies and bullying.
- Get away, and tell someone who can stop it.
Many times, those who bully are encouraged by the attention they receive from it. If no one is paying attention to them, they will probably stop. For more tips, visit the Be More Than A Bystander page and click around. Also, you can subscribe to this blog and you’ll get every tip in your email.
That is great advice. I will make sure my kids know to do this.
I think this needs to be geared toward the kids. IF bullies are confronted by peers I think they are more likely to back down.
Such great tips and advice for kids AND adults. As a kid there really wasn’t much difference in the bully and the ones who laughed and did nothing. Even in my memories now they all were lumped as bullies. It can be hard to speak up when you don’t want to have the spotlight turned on you but it is so important to stand up for what is right.
Great advice will have my son read this. He will appreciate it a lot.
Great topic. I don’t understand how kids (and grownups…) can be so cruel and jump on the bandwagon so easily.
Ugh, I hate thinking about bullying. Thankfully we haven’t had to deal with any of it yet, but I am sure at sometime we will. Thanks for posting.
This is such an important topic. Thanks for sharing your tips.
As a teacher, I have always taught this. It’s much harder to speak up though, isn’t it. Great tip.
I’m going over these tips with my kids. Thanks so much for sharing.
Great topic. I have see it a lot with kids, my son has been bullied quite a bit. Other kids stand by and allow it but yet he has seen other kids bullied and he has stood in between the 2 boys and made the bullying stop..
This is such a good idea. I like this campaign and you writing about it. Many people want to do something about bullying, but have no idea what to do. Your posts will change that.
Great tip!
I am going to have to snag that and print these off for the kids.
Really looking forward to seeing what you have this month.
Good post. If each person says no we can end this.
Makes me sad. My 4 year old is already getting bullied in preschool!
I like this article because it gives practical advice like get away and get help. I witnessed adults bullying too, men cutting down other men and everyone laughing. . . it is despicable.
This is such a great tip! I agree that we shouldn’t give bullies attention. That is so true that people do things like that either to feel dominant or to show off in front of others. It’s sad that this doesn’t stop with adolescence.
This makes a lot of sense to me. Bullies receive a false sense of power from the attention they receive.
Bullying is such a terrible thing. Thank you for sharing tips that are so important. I look forward to reading your other suggestions.
We viewed the screening of Bully in our city. We need to keep the word of stopping bullying alive.