Life Skills & Value Education – CLASS-VI – UNIT-6 Bullying

• Meaning

Bullying is when a person keeps doing or saying something on purpose to make someone else feel hurt, sad or embarrassed.

     Someone who bullies others is called a bully.

• Four kinds of bullying

1. Physical bullying is easy to see. Someone is being physically harmed and we know for sure that it is wrong.

For example- Hitting, slapping, pushing, pinching, punching, pulling hair, kicking, poking, making someone trip, breaking someone’s things, etc.

2. Verbal bullying is when bullies use words to bully people.

For example- Threatening, making harmful comments, using bad words, name-calling and continuously making fun of someone etc.

3. Social bullying is not always easy to see while it is

happening. It can be more hurtful than physical and verbal bullying.

For example-  Spreading lies and rumours about someone, telling others not to be friends with them, or keeping them out of games, activities, etc., on purpose.

4. Cyber bullying is bullying someone on the Internet or on the phone.

For example- Making blank calls or saying rude things on the phone, sending rude messages, making hurtful comments on WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media sites etc.

Bullying someone is a cruel thing to do. It is very hurtful and painful to the person being bullied. If others are bullying someone, you should never join in, even if the bully is your good friend. You should either tell the bully to stop, or stop being friends with the bully.

• What to do if you are being bullied?

It is important to know what you can do to be safe if you are being bullied.

1. Try to keep your body language calm and confident while the bully is trying to bully you. Take deep breaths. Use the 7-Step Guide to Safety to be safe. Say “NO!” and ask the bully to stop, or you will tell others about their behaviour. If possible, get away to somewhere safe.

2. Try to always be with someone in places or situations where the bully will try to bully you.

3. Try to talk to the bully, not fight with them.

4. Tell a trusted adult that you are being bullied. If you are nervous about telling, ask a friend to be with you when you tell.

5. If the first person you talk to isn’t helpful, tell someone else. Don’t give up!

• What to do if you see someone else being bullied…

When you see someone being bullied, here’s how you can help them:

1. Be a friend – spend time with them so they are not alone. This makes it more difficult for others to bully them.

2. Don’t stand quietly and watch them being bullied. Ask the bully to stop, or get help. If you cannot, then go away and inform someone, otherwise the bully may feel encouraged to bully more.

3. Tell an adult who can help make the bullying stop.

4. Tell the person being bullied to tell an adult they trust.

Telling is not the same thing as telling tales or tattling. Tattling is what you do to get someone into trouble. Telling is what you do to get someone out of trouble. Telling your friends how you feel is a good thing to do. If they care about you, they will stop saying or doing the hurtful thing. If they don’t listen to you and continue to say or do the hurtful thing, then they are not being a friend.

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