https://bit.ly/37bully (more useful information about bullying)<br /><br /><br />Transcript<br />00:02<br />One in five children in the United States experience bullying where a peer harasses,<br />00:06<br />humiliates, or threatens repeatedly.<br />00:09<br />Bullying can have negative psychological, physical, and academic effects.<br />00:13<br />It can contribute to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and it can be isolating.<br />00:18<br />Most kids are not directly involved in bullying, they are a witness or a bystander to bullying.<br />00:24<br />Sometimes bystanders get roped into reinforcing the bullying.<br />00:27<br />This can make the situation worse and more traumatic.<br />00:30<br />However, if a bystander becomes an upstander then something really cool happens.<br />00:35<br />When bystanders to bullying intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds 57% of the time!<br />00:41<br />Think about it. If bystanders became upstanders every time there was a bullying incident,<br />00:46<br />more than half of all kids would be spared a prolonged harmful experience.<br />00:50<br />And they would feel the support of a peer.<br />00:52<br />Kids with strong leadership qualities and who are self-assured are more likely to take<br />00:56<br />on the defender role, so you are really like a peer superhero when you become an upstander!<br />01:02<br />There are a number of ways you can shift the negative focus of bullying:<br />01:05<br />Change the subject Interrupt<br />01:08<br />Question behavior Use humor to lighten up a serious situation<br />01:13<br />Embrace your differences Report bullying and block cyberbullying<br />01:17<br />Protect others and show kindness and empathy Include others in what you are doing<br />01:22<br />Every time you stand up and stick up for others, you are making a positive difference and helping<br />01:26<br />a peer who may really need a friend.<br />01:28<br />To learn more about bullying prevention visit Stopbullying.gov <br /><br /><br /><br />================================<br />Disclosure: The operator of this channel is a 3rd party marketer with a material connection to product/service providers appearing on these videos in that we are compensated for sales made through our affiliate links. Thanks for the input of StopBullying.gov
