Page 7 - Demo

7I BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT BULLYING WHAT IS BULLYING? Bullying is the repetitive and intentional harassment of another person It is bullying when the same student is repeatedly and intentionally harassed or harmed. The perpetrator is someone against whom the bullied student has difficulties to defend themselves.Repetitiveness means that the same student is the target of harassment or harm time after time. However, even though a single harmful act is not considered bullying by definition, adults have to intervene in that as well. Intentionality means that the act is not an accident, but is done deliberately. The difficulty to defend oneself means that the bullied student is somehow in a weaker position than the bully. The bullied student could be younger, physically weaker, or more timid than the bully, or they could be a new student at the school who has not yet found a group of friends around them who could protect them from bullying. The difficulty to defend oneself could also be because there are several bullies. Not all students who are bullied tell someone about the bullying. Often, the fear of getting bullied or a previous experience that telling someone did not help prevents students from telling an adult about bullying. In addition, admitting to not being accepted by their peers can be difficult for anyone. If your child tells you that they are being bullied, listen to them!Arguments and disagreements are not bullying Arguments and disagreements are part of normal communication between human beings. They emerge in situations where people have different opinions on matters or want different things. We do not always take into consideration others%u2019 feelings when we are fulfilling our own goals. The arguments and disagreements that emerge within the relationships of children and adolescents are not bad things as such themselves. Even if arguments and disagreements can make one feel hurt, a lot of important skills are learned along the way: processing and regulating emotions, clearing out conflicts, and coming up with solutions. Arguments and disagreements differ from bullying as they are often momentary and not targeted at the same student.