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Start the School Year Right! Bullying Prevention Tip #15

20 Tips for Bully-Free Schools – Tip #15   Develop Stress Management Skills Stress undermines performance & disables bullying prevention. When we live at our max stress‐handling ability, we can easily bully, without meaning to or realizing it. Many adults have poorly‐controlled stress – we see the downsides daily. The stakes are even higher for …

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Start the School Year Right! Bullying Prevention Tip #14

20 Tips for Bully-Free Schools – Tip #14   Develop Emotional Competence   Self‐awareness, emotional control & self‐management, self‐ motivation, empathy, & relationship management are more important to life success than “brain smarts.” As the saying goes, “IQ gets you hired; EQ (Emotional Intelligence) gets you promoted.” EQ skills support bullying prevention. Kids with strong, …

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Start the School Year Right! Bullying Prevention Tip #13

20 Tips for Bully-Free Schools – Tip #13   Rotate School Groups & Sports Teams When students choose their own project groups & sports teams, the same students get chosen – & not chosen. Teachers & coaches can prevent this by stating up front that everyone must work with everyone else. Teams & groups will …

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Start the School Year Right! Bullying Prevention Tip #12

20 Tips for Bully-Free Schools – Tip #12 Build Better Conflict Skills Teach kids to disagree with self‐control: stick to the current issue, no name‐calling, yelling, or threats, take responsibility for your mistakes, create a solution agreeable to both parties, learn to give & accept an apology, release a grudge & move forward. Keep the …

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Start the School Year Right! Bullying Prevention Tip #11

20 Tips for Bully-Free Schools – Tip #11 Use Newcomer Tips (Tip #10) To Help Current Students With Differences Or Disabilities   Kids with learning disabilities or differences, less developed social skills, or physically evident differences have a harder time fitting in & are at greater risk of being bullied. Adults must stand firm that …

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