How can you stand up to bullying?
A way to stand up to bullying would be to speak to an adult. Sometimes, as strong as you may be, your words won’t change a bully. The best thing to do is speak to an adult you trust, whether it is your parent, teacher, or school guidance counselor. They can help you take care of the issue. Also, if bullying is a general problem at your school, talk to your teacher about starting a program or “club” against bullying. You can put flyers around the school, and even pair up students to be “buddies”. If students get to know each other, they will understand their friends and won’t be mean to them.
Tamar, age 12, FL
Even if you aren’t getting bullied, don’t let it happen in your classroom! If you see a girl in your class getting bullied, even if she isn’t your friend, make sure to tell a reliable adult. She really needs your help and may be too scared to ask for it. Also, if the bully sees that the whole class finds her behavior unacceptable, she may back off. Stand up for your friends and for yourself. And if you’re getting bullied, make sure to tell your parents right away!
Anonymous, age 14, MD
Ignore! If the bully doesn’t see a reaction more than once, she will pick someone else. Then, you’ll be BULLY FREE!
Leah, age 11, NY
I have actually been bullied recently, and at first it was very hard for me to stand up for myself, because I was afraid the girl who was bullying me was going to get mad at me and bully me even more. I waited and waited without telling anyone, and then finally the bullying got really, really bad. That’s when I had to tell my parents about it. My parents discussed the issue with my principal, and the girl got suspended. When she came back to school, she was a whole new girl and I’ve never had that problem again! Note to all girls out there getting bullied: stand up for yourself because if you don’t, who is going to help you?
Nechama, age 10, NJ
Have you experienced bullying? How did you solve the problem? What can you do to prevent bullying? Share your comments below!
When I first got bullied, I went and told my Mother, and she went to the mother of the person bulling me, and after that, nobody picked on me.
once i got bullied and told my mother but she didnt realize but then my teacher saw so it stoped right away
my brother always bullies me i hate it
Oftentimes, someone being bullied is scared to tell a teacher or parent because it will only make the bullying get worse. That’s why it’s important for spectators, the people who see the bullying happening, to let the bully know that it’s not okay and that s/he can’t get away with it, as well as to show the victim you care.
ignoring doesn’t always help.
When you get bullied sometimes they don’t stop like in my case when they are sometimes jealous of some thing that you can’t change for example in my case being top smart in school.
its true that the bully will just get madder and do worse stuff if someone tells once but if he/she tells every time the bully will stop if he/she gets in trouble every time
I used to get bullied and I changed schools.
I never really got bullied-only once, by girls who were 2 yrs younger than me. they were laughing at me cuz i was taking pictures of the ceiling with cool effects.
I used to get bullied by 2 girls 1 yr older then me and I told my father whom told the principle and they got in trouble