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Everyone Has The Power To Either Help or Hurt Others ~ How Can You Help Reduce Bullying?
Why do People Bully & Harass Others?
Bullying & harassment are intentional-people who bully mean to hurt someone. People bully and harass to:
Reasons to Stop Bullying & Harassment
Youth who are targeted may experience....
anxiety loneliness lncreased shyness low self-esteem
anger sadness fear isolation problems with relationships
problems with school work sleeplessness health problems
eating disorders self-cutting/harm suicide
Youth who bully/harass may experience...
loneliness/isolation depression difficulty controlling aggression
poor/weak friendships & other relationships difficulty in school & work
poor mental health suicide
increased risk of criminal involvement later in life
Youth who see others being bullied/harassed may experience....
anger helplessness guilt fear anxiety feeling unsafe
HELP IS AVAILABLE
You can contact..
An adult you trust
Your school counsellor, teacher, child & youth care worker or principal
Our peer counsellors-see who they are in our counselling office
cybertip.ca
Local 24 hour Crisis Line 1-888-494-3888
Kids Help Phone 1.800.668.6868 or kidshelpphone.ca
Let's Make It Stop
If you are being targeted.....
* Remember it is not your fault, and there's nothing wrong with you-no one deserves to be bullied or harassed
* Tell an adult you trust. They can give you support and help stop the bullying or harassment. If no one helps you, keep telling until you do get help.
* See your school counsellor to get help with a safety plan
* Take a stand: KEEP YOUR COOL and walk away. Using insults or fighting back will make the problem worse. USE HUMOUR-say something funny and make them think you don't care. BE ASSERTIVE, look confident and let the youth who are bullying know that they need to stop what they are doing.
*Hang out with friends that you know will support you, and work together to speak out against bullying and harassment.
If you see that someone is being bullied or harassed....
* Stand up for your friends who are targeted
* Refuse to go along with the bullying or harassment-youth who laugh, agree or cheer only encourage the behaviour.
* Report what you see or hear to an adult.
If you are bullying or harassing someone...
* Stop the aggressive, controlling behaviour.
* Take responsibility for your actions.
* Treat people they way you want to be treated.
* Learn how to be a good friend.
* Talk to someone about how you feel and ask for help.
Info compiled from RespectED:Violence & Abuse Prevention by the Canadian Red Cross
Bullying & harassment are intentional-people who bully mean to hurt someone. People bully and harass to:
- Get Attention
- Feel Important
- Feel Power
- Get Their Own Way
- Feel Better About Themselves By Making Others Feel Worse
- Control Their Friendships (who is included/excluded)
Reasons to Stop Bullying & Harassment
Youth who are targeted may experience....
anxiety loneliness lncreased shyness low self-esteem
anger sadness fear isolation problems with relationships
problems with school work sleeplessness health problems
eating disorders self-cutting/harm suicide
Youth who bully/harass may experience...
loneliness/isolation depression difficulty controlling aggression
poor/weak friendships & other relationships difficulty in school & work
poor mental health suicide
increased risk of criminal involvement later in life
Youth who see others being bullied/harassed may experience....
anger helplessness guilt fear anxiety feeling unsafe
HELP IS AVAILABLE
You can contact..
An adult you trust
Your school counsellor, teacher, child & youth care worker or principal
Our peer counsellors-see who they are in our counselling office
cybertip.ca
Local 24 hour Crisis Line 1-888-494-3888
Kids Help Phone 1.800.668.6868 or kidshelpphone.ca
Let's Make It Stop
If you are being targeted.....
* Remember it is not your fault, and there's nothing wrong with you-no one deserves to be bullied or harassed
* Tell an adult you trust. They can give you support and help stop the bullying or harassment. If no one helps you, keep telling until you do get help.
* See your school counsellor to get help with a safety plan
* Take a stand: KEEP YOUR COOL and walk away. Using insults or fighting back will make the problem worse. USE HUMOUR-say something funny and make them think you don't care. BE ASSERTIVE, look confident and let the youth who are bullying know that they need to stop what they are doing.
*Hang out with friends that you know will support you, and work together to speak out against bullying and harassment.
If you see that someone is being bullied or harassed....
* Stand up for your friends who are targeted
* Refuse to go along with the bullying or harassment-youth who laugh, agree or cheer only encourage the behaviour.
* Report what you see or hear to an adult.
If you are bullying or harassing someone...
* Stop the aggressive, controlling behaviour.
* Take responsibility for your actions.
* Treat people they way you want to be treated.
* Learn how to be a good friend.
* Talk to someone about how you feel and ask for help.
Info compiled from RespectED:Violence & Abuse Prevention by the Canadian Red Cross
Canadian Stats
1 in 5 Canadian Teens have witnessed online Bullying
25% of kids between 12-15 have witnessed cyber bullying
25% of girls and 17% of boys have witnessed online harassment
51% of all teens have had negative experience with social networking
16% said someone posted an embarrassing photo of them
12% said someone hacked their account
Source: Ipsos Reid 2011 Survey of 416 Canadian Teenagers
25% of kids between 12-15 have witnessed cyber bullying
25% of girls and 17% of boys have witnessed online harassment
51% of all teens have had negative experience with social networking
16% said someone posted an embarrassing photo of them
12% said someone hacked their account
Source: Ipsos Reid 2011 Survey of 416 Canadian Teenagers
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Increase Your Web Awareness
Learn how to ungoogle yourself
http://www.wikihow.com/Ungoogle-Yourself
5 Facebook settings you need to know
At the top of your Facebook page you'll see a link that says "Settings". When you hold your mouse over that link a menu will pop up. Click on "Privacy Settings" from that menu.
1. Who Can See Your Profile Information?
It's important to make sure that strangers (aka those not on the friend list) can't see your profile information. This includes such things as photos, personal information, videos, your friend list, and anything else they may include on their profile. To adjust your Facebook profile security settings start at the privacy settings page. Then click on the "Profile" link. From here you can change the privacy settings for your Facebook profile. For the safest setting choose the option to allow only friends to view all of the settings on the page.
2. Who Can See Your Photos?
Don't let just anyone see the photos you put up. Teens like to post photos of themselves and their friends, definitely something you don't want a predator to see. Each photo has it's own setting so every time a photo is added, the security setting will need to be changed. To adjust individual photo settings on your Facebook profile start at the privacy settings page. Then, as before, click on the "Profile" link. Scroll down the page a bit and you'll see a link that says "Edit Photo Albums Privacy Settings", click on this link. Now choose "Only Friends" as the privacy setting for every photo to keep you the safest.
3. Who Can See Your Personal Information?
These are things like your IM screen name, email address, website URL, address and phone number. There's no way you want this information out there for all to see. Go in and change this Facebook privacy setting immediately. From the Facebook privacy page again click on "Profile". This time also click on the "Contact Information" tab to change these privacy settings. Change all the security settings on this page to "No One" for the most secure setting.
4. Who Can Find Your Profile?
As a default setting on Facebook, anyone can do a search and find anyone else using Facebook's search tool. Keep people from finding your profile in the first place by changing this Facebook privacy setting. Starting from Facebook's privacy page click on "Search". Where it says "Search Visibility" choose the options that says "Only Friends". Then under where it says "Public Search Listing" make sure the box is unchecked. These settings will ensure that only people on your friend list will be able to find you in search.
5. How Can People Contact You?
When someone comes across your profile they may want to contact you for some reason. Maybe to ask to be added to your friend list or maybe to ask a question. You can control what that person can see on your profile while they're there. Starting from Facebook's privacy page click on "Search". Then scroll down to the bottom of the page. There you'll see the "How Can People Contact You" section. Choose to disallow strangers from seeing your photo or your friend list. Then choose whether to allow or disallow people from adding you as a friend. Most importantly, you'll need to decide whether you want strangers to be able to contact you at all.
For more information on facebook privacy settings check out:
http://personalweb.about.com/od/makefriendsonfacebook/a/faceprivsetting.htm
Remember, what you post on line can affect your future so be careful!
Four Steps to Stop Cyberbullying
Stop: Don't try to reason with or talk to someone who is cyberbullying you.
Block: Use the block sender technology to prevent the person from contacting you again.
Talk: Tell a trusted adult, inform your school, use a help line and/or report it to the police.
Save: Save any instant messages or e-mails that you recieve from the person bullying you, or capture any comments or images that have been posted on-line.
http://www.wikihow.com/Ungoogle-Yourself
5 Facebook settings you need to know
At the top of your Facebook page you'll see a link that says "Settings". When you hold your mouse over that link a menu will pop up. Click on "Privacy Settings" from that menu.
1. Who Can See Your Profile Information?
It's important to make sure that strangers (aka those not on the friend list) can't see your profile information. This includes such things as photos, personal information, videos, your friend list, and anything else they may include on their profile. To adjust your Facebook profile security settings start at the privacy settings page. Then click on the "Profile" link. From here you can change the privacy settings for your Facebook profile. For the safest setting choose the option to allow only friends to view all of the settings on the page.
2. Who Can See Your Photos?
Don't let just anyone see the photos you put up. Teens like to post photos of themselves and their friends, definitely something you don't want a predator to see. Each photo has it's own setting so every time a photo is added, the security setting will need to be changed. To adjust individual photo settings on your Facebook profile start at the privacy settings page. Then, as before, click on the "Profile" link. Scroll down the page a bit and you'll see a link that says "Edit Photo Albums Privacy Settings", click on this link. Now choose "Only Friends" as the privacy setting for every photo to keep you the safest.
3. Who Can See Your Personal Information?
These are things like your IM screen name, email address, website URL, address and phone number. There's no way you want this information out there for all to see. Go in and change this Facebook privacy setting immediately. From the Facebook privacy page again click on "Profile". This time also click on the "Contact Information" tab to change these privacy settings. Change all the security settings on this page to "No One" for the most secure setting.
4. Who Can Find Your Profile?
As a default setting on Facebook, anyone can do a search and find anyone else using Facebook's search tool. Keep people from finding your profile in the first place by changing this Facebook privacy setting. Starting from Facebook's privacy page click on "Search". Where it says "Search Visibility" choose the options that says "Only Friends". Then under where it says "Public Search Listing" make sure the box is unchecked. These settings will ensure that only people on your friend list will be able to find you in search.
5. How Can People Contact You?
When someone comes across your profile they may want to contact you for some reason. Maybe to ask to be added to your friend list or maybe to ask a question. You can control what that person can see on your profile while they're there. Starting from Facebook's privacy page click on "Search". Then scroll down to the bottom of the page. There you'll see the "How Can People Contact You" section. Choose to disallow strangers from seeing your photo or your friend list. Then choose whether to allow or disallow people from adding you as a friend. Most importantly, you'll need to decide whether you want strangers to be able to contact you at all.
For more information on facebook privacy settings check out:
http://personalweb.about.com/od/makefriendsonfacebook/a/faceprivsetting.htm
Remember, what you post on line can affect your future so be careful!
Four Steps to Stop Cyberbullying
Stop: Don't try to reason with or talk to someone who is cyberbullying you.
Block: Use the block sender technology to prevent the person from contacting you again.
Talk: Tell a trusted adult, inform your school, use a help line and/or report it to the police.
Save: Save any instant messages or e-mails that you recieve from the person bullying you, or capture any comments or images that have been posted on-line.
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