Say No to Bullying

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It can be helpful to collect evidence – text messages and screen shots of social media posts – to show what’s been going on. Hold them accountable: Be direct about the impact the bully has on you or a loved one. You can say things like, “The way that you’re speaking to me isn’t OK. Please don’t do it again.” Be specific about what’s problematic, be clear that it’s unacceptable to you, and give the person that’s bullying an opportunity to make a change. The report is the child of the #Saynotobullyinginmidwifery Facebook Group founded by ARM member Amanda Burleigh in 2017. The writing of the report was a collaborative effort by a number of midwives, most of them ARM members, from the firsthand accounts of midwives and student midwives. It is truly grim reading but explains a great deal about the parlous state of our NHS maternity services, and the accelerating loss of midwives. All the whispering, glaring, pointing, and judging makes them no better than whoever or whatever it is they’re gossiping about. – Tiffany King

Other people’s words have almost nothing to do with you and almost everything to do with them. – Gisele Bündchen, Lessons I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.” – J. Palacio, WonderIf you see someone being bullied, make it stop. Why is that so hard for us to do?” – Susane Colasanti, Keep Holding On Stay calm. Be open and listen. Ask questions. The goal is to help them learn from this and work through the reasons they did it so you can help them find other, healthy ways to deal with their feelings or situations that come up. You will also need to work with the school or parents to deal with it. Bullying is a behavior that can be changed. Your child will need help and support to learn new behaviors.

All the whispering, glaring, pointing and judging makes them no better than whoever or whatever it is they’re gossiping about.” – Tiffany KingBitter people always want to show you their bitter side in different forms, sometimes gently and sometimes bitterly, as if that is your bitter side, but always remain positive with understanding!” – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah History is just a way of keeping score, but it doesn’t have to be who we are.” – Shaun David Hutchinson, We Are the Ants I was bullied for the best part of my childhood, and still it comes easy to me. I have to have to bite my lip, to quit from apologizing for people walking into me, standing on my feet, and let go of doors in my face. – Billy Childish, My Fault

Confident and proficient people are virtually impossible for a bully to intimidate in any environment.” – Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls Bullying affects all youth, including those who are bullied, those who bully others, and those who witness bullying. The effects of bullying may continue into adulthood. Do not be ashamed to tell people what's going on. Bullying is serious, and you need to let people know what's happening so they can help you. By sharing your experiences you may discover that it's happening to other people, too. Get advice When people see you’re happy doing what you’re doing, it sort of takes the power away from them to tease you about it. – Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star Most schools take bullying seriously and will take action against it. If you are being cyberbullied by other students, report it to your school.MLA style: "Say NO to Bullying.." The Free Library. 2019 Midwest Book Review 28 Nov. 2023 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Say+NO+to+Bullying.-a0593919473 The kids threw the rumors out like lit matches, to see what would catch. I stayed silent, listening to the fizz and spark of their words, pretending I was water, putting them out.” – Erica Bauermeister, The Scent Keeper Social Bullying:Sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Absolutely! There's no reason why these fantastic, teacher-made posters can't be displayed by parents or carers at home.

The flaws of some people lead to horrors inflicted on to others. And then there are the more human flaws that, when you shine a light on to them, de-demonize people that might otherwise be seen as ogres.” – Jon Ronson, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed

People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.” – Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing