Why am I offering tips to stop bullying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I was the victim of severe bullying from 5th to 9th grade<\/em>, making this topic a personal issue for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a school psychologist and behavior specialist, I have also worked with students who were bullied and students who bullied others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, I have worked in schools where I felt the bullying policy was not very solid. ‘<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where do my 17 tips to stop bullying come from?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The tips in this article are a combination of the following: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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• what makes sense as being helpful for all based on my research and experiences in the education field <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
• what the anti-bullying experts recommend based on their experience and research<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
• what I believe would have helped me as a child<\/em> and former victim of bullying<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

  You may not agree with all the suggestions in this article and there are other avenues we can take to attempt to end this very unfortunate part of life for so many kids. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  I also realize that this is a very sensitive issue for many, and I don’t have all the answers. Feel free to reach out to me with any tips to help with the bullying epidemic. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  This is Part 1 of a series. Part 2: 15 Tips to Help Kids with Bullying<\/em><\/a> gives several strategies children can use to handle bullying in their school, communities, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  What is Bullying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

  Bullying is aggressive behavior by a person or group of people, that is unwanted by the victim(s). To be considered bullying, the behavior has to be repeated, or have the potential to be repeated, over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Actions such as spreading rumors, making threats, intentionally trying to scare someone, physically or verbally attacking someone, and purposely excluding someone from a group, are all forms of bullying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n