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10 Steps To Stop A Bully

The 10 steps document provides strategies for stopping a bully, including telling someone about the bullying, avoiding the bully if possible, acting brave to not show fear, not fighting back which could encourage the bully, finding safety in numbers by staying with friends, hiding any emotional reactions, boosting self-confidence, simply walking away from the bully, removing any triggers for the bullying behavior, and being a friend to others who are being bullied.

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10 Steps To Stop A Bully

The 10 steps document provides strategies for stopping a bully, including telling someone about the bullying, avoiding the bully if possible, acting brave to not show fear, not fighting back which could encourage the bully, finding safety in numbers by staying with friends, hiding any emotional reactions, boosting self-confidence, simply walking away from the bully, removing any triggers for the bullying behavior, and being a friend to others who are being bullied.

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10 STEPS TO STOP A BULLY

1. Tell Someone: Tell someone about the bully –parents, teachers, school
counselor. Don’t face a bully alone …let someone know.

2. Avoid: Avoid the bully if possible …walk on the other side of the cafeteria , P
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3. Be Brave: Acting brave can stop a bully. When you give an outward appearance E
of calm and don’t back down , the bully can see that you know how to stand up N
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4. Don’t Fight Back : Fighting back gives the bully what he is looking for -your
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reaction. Stand your ground but do not be antagonistic. Y

5. Find a Friend: Stick with a friend whenever you think you may run into a bully. K
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He’s less likely to lash out at someone who has a friend by their side. M

6. Don’t Be Emotional: Don’t let your feelings or emotions show. If the bully D
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makes you cry, don’t cry in front of him; this gives him the satisfaction that he N
hurt your feelings. Wait till you are away from the incident and with someone you C
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trust and then you can show your feelings. N

7. Self-Confidence: Feel good about yourself. Self-confidence often stops bullies M


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in their tracks and helps keep you from being a potential target. Do whatever R
makes you feel good like joining an after school sport or art, music etc. T
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8. Walk Away: Simply walk away from the bully when he approaches you.
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Walking away takes a lot of confidence and this alone may deter a bully’s
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attacks. Plus, by walking away , you’re telling the bully you don’t care about him R
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9 .Remove the Triggers: Figure out what instigates the bully and try to avoid it.

10. Be a Friend : If you see another kid being bullied, stick up for him. A show of
support emphasizes to a bully that this behavior won’t be tolerated by his peers.
Also you will gain a friend in the process .

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