Recently I came across some excellent information on the UK childline website www.childline.org.uk
Their statistics on the number of children who contact their helpline as a result of bullying problems is frightening. I thought I would share them with you, together with the list of different ways children describe bullying behaviour.
'Bullying is when people are mean to someone or hurt them on purpose. In 2003/2004 more than 31,000 children called ChildLine about bullying, making it the most common problem children phone us about.
Their statistics on the number of children who contact their helpline as a result of bullying problems is frightening. I thought I would share them with you, together with the list of different ways children describe bullying behaviour.
'Bullying is when people are mean to someone or hurt them on purpose. In 2003/2004 more than 31,000 children called ChildLine about bullying, making it the most common problem children phone us about.
These are some of the ways children describe bullying:
- being teased or called names
- being hit, kicked or pushed
- having money or other things taken from them
- being ignored or left out
- being picked on because of their religion or colour or where they are from'
[Source: Bullying - Information for primary school pupils, www.childline.org.uk]
Bullying is not ok. Parents and teachers need to work together and say no to bullying schools.
For more information, tips and advice on bullying check out our online interactive resource for children at www.kidslessons4life.com
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