bullying

the act of dominating one person or a
group of people repeatedly as a way for
the bully to feel superior.

Usually the bully is bigger or stronger
than his/her victim.

• Shy and anxious children
• Children with special
  need
• Overweight
  adolescent
• Handicapped

• Physical Bullying
• Verbal Bullying
• Social/Indirect
• Bullying
• Bullying
• Cyber Bullying
• Sexual Bullying

• Physical bullying is a serious problem not
  only affecting the bully and also those who
  are watching.
• Pushing
• Hitting
• Slapping
• Tripping
• Stealing

• Verbal bullies use words to hurt or
  humiliate others.
• Name calling
• Making racist comment/li>
• Constant teasing

• Threatening some one into social isolation
• Spreading gossips, lies , rumors
• Criticising appearance , back ground
• Bullying others who are trying to socialize
  with the victim
• Cyber bullying is a part of indirect bullying.

• Threatening some one into social isolation
• Spreading gossips, lies , rumors
• Criticising appearance , back ground
• Bullying others who are trying to socialize
  with the victim
• Cyber bullying is a part of indirect bullying.

• Using technology to bully verbally,
  socially, psychologically
• Eg . email, social networking, mobile
  phones

• Obscene comments, Vulgar jokes ,
  Molestation can be a part of sexual
  bullying

On 7 March 2009, Aman
Kachroo, 19, a first year
student of Dr Rajendra Prasad
Medical College, Kangra, HP,
India,

Repeatedly complained to his
parents about the harsh
ragging that took place on the
Medical College campus —
often by completely drunk
third-year students.

On Friday night and Saturday
morning (March 6th-7th,
2009), the boy was beaten so
badly that he died of brain
hemorrhage

• On 18 September 2007, Durgesh Shukla hanged
  himself from a ceiling fan in his hostel room in Pioneer
  College, Bhopal. He blamed seniors in his suicide note./li>

• On 8 August 2007, Manjot Singh, an MBBS student,
  committed suicide by consuming a poisonous
  substance. He did so at his residence in Chandigarh,
  due to ragging in his hostel at the Government Medical

  College, Amritsar

• On 11 October 2005, Amit Sahai committed suicide
  by jumping before an approaching train in Jalandhar.
  He was a student of NIT Jalandhar, Punjab. In his
  suicide note he blamed nine senior students of the

• 1 out of 4 kids is bullied
• 8% of students miss school for fear of bullies.
• 4 out of 5 school students admit they act like bullies
• 25 children every year commit suicide because they are being
  bullied.
• Up to 40% of secondary school students feel their teachers are
  unaware of the bullying.

• Who like to dominate others
• Insensitive about other’s feelings
• Impulsive & easily frustrated
• Show themselves as macho or tough
• Harsh physical punishment
• Bullying incident at home
• Lack of parental involv,ment, lack of emotional
  support at home.

• Depression
• Violent
• Often lead to suicides

• Take the bullying seriously
• Listen carefully and calmly to your child’s situation
• Let your child know bullying is not her fault
• Build your child’s self-esteem
• Inform the school authorities of the incident