You can choose what words from others that you let into your heart. Don’t let bad ones in and certainly don’t believe them – you’re the only expert on yourself and know what’s right and what’s wrong.
75% of Anti-bullying ambassadors report that students now feel happier at school. 95% report that other students feel safer in school.
78% of Anti-bullying ambassadors report that bullying incidents have reduced in their school. 97% now feel able to help someone else who is being bullied.
The Diana Anti-bullying Ambassadors Programme empowers young people to lead on bullying by giving them the skills, confidence and support to run Antibullying activities in their schools and communities.
You can talk to a highly-trained BeatBullying.org young CyberMentor and get help straightaway. Most problems can be sorted out within a few conversations.
If you’re being bullied and don’t feel like speaking to family/friends about it, BeatBullying.org offers real-time advice and help.
800,000 young people are victims of bullying every month, inside and outside of school. 16,000 young people are absent from school because of bullying.
It is unlikely an anonymous internet troll really knows who you are, or much about you, so you can disregard their comments. Don’t respond, and don’t take them to heart.
It is tough to be the only one who says “no” to peer pressure, but you can do it. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do. Inner strength and self-confidence can help you stand firm, walk away, and resist doing something when you know better.
Bullying is never to be tolerated, under any circumstances. It takes a better person to support someone being bullied, than to join in with the crowd.