Bullying & cybersafety
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Our Bullying Hurts brochure outlines what bullying is and provides advice to parents on how to best respond to bullying and where to seek further advice.
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Bullying is when someone or a group of people with more power repeatedly and intentionally causes hurt or harm to another person or group of people who feel helpless to respond.
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The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s Building Respectful and Safe Schools (2010) identifies four types of bullying - physical bullying, verbal bullying, covert bullying and cyberbullying.
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There is no one specific reason why people choose to bully others.
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Bullying can have damaging effects on both the person bullying and the person being bullied. In some cases, the negative impact of bullying can be long term.
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No one should have to put up with bullying. It can make people feel unsafe at school and miserable when they get home.
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Five things you can do if your child is being bullied.
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You may see signs showing your child might be bullying others. It is important to recognise these signs.
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Six things you can do if your child is bullying others
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You always have the right to feel safe. It is never your fault if bullying happens to you.
