One of the many reasons children fall victim to bullying situations is they are afraid or embarrassed to ask for help. It is important as adults that we prep students for the possibility of bullying and ensure them that they should not be afraid or ashamed if they need to seek the help of a friend or another adult because of the bullying. According to The Society for Safe & Caring Schools & Communities below is a list of do's and don'ts when asking for help:
Ask a friend or adult to help
DO
- Ask a friend to help you - again don't be ashamed to ask for assistance if you need it
- Make sure you are part of a group - stick with a group of people at all times so if something occurs someone can make an adult aware
- Ask adults for help; keep asking until you get it - again if you do not have a friend that is willing or able to help you ask an adult; make sure that you are persistent until they respond
- Think it’s ratting to ask for help - this whole no snitch policy that kids have created is the most ridiculous way to look at life. It is ok to tell because it is best that someone knows than for you to allow the bullying to continue and it end up being something detrimental.
- Suffer in silence—silence allows it to continue - I cannot say that you should let someone know enough. Please, Please, Please let someone know what is going on so that the steps can be taken to stop it.
- A calm voice to explain what happened - although bullying can be a scary situation make sure that you take a moment to calm down prior to trying to explain to someone what has occured.
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