Bullying Tip 1: Respect

One of the many ways to avoid bullying is to respect those around you. You should not only respect parents, teachers, and other adults you should respect anyone that you come in contact with at all times. Some of the ways to show respect are:

• Understand the differences between people and accept those differences. Remember being different does not make one person right and another wrong. Our differences make us special so accept the differences in others and move on. 
• Make sure you take time out to think before speaking. More often than not we say what comes to mind and sometimes those thoughts can not only be negative but just downright mean. So make sure you think before you speak because this helps you to maintain a high level of respect.
• A lot of times people decide to be mean out of boredom. If you find yourself in a situation and you are about to do something you should not stop and go do something else. Do not make irrational decisions out of boredom.
• Don't give in to peer pressure. Sometimes you have "friends" who will convince you that you need to start an argument with some one, fight someone, or bully someone. Obviously they don'r respect you or your friendship so make sure you choose your friends wisely and don't succumb to peer pressure.
• If you find that you have a hard time with the steps listed above, find an adult you can confide in a talk to who can help you to learn how to give and receive respect.

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