Lesson 208 of 300
Understand repeated harmful behaviour involving a power imbalance and learn to move toward safety, report it, and keep telling until an adult acts.
Help the child understand that bullying generally involves unwanted aggressive behaviour, a real or perceived power imbalance, and repetition or the potential for repetition. Teach that one disagreement or accidental hurt is not automatically bullying, but it still deserves adult help.
"Bullying is repeated harmful behaviour, or behaviour likely to repeat, in which one person or group has more power. It may involve hitting, threats, cruel words, damaged belongings, repeated exclusion, or harmful digital messages. One disagreement or accident is not automatically bullying, but adults should still help. If harmful behaviour happens, say stop when it is safe, move away, and tell a trusted adult. Explain what happened and whether it happened before. Keep telling until someone acts. Do not join, laugh, record, or share. Bullying is not the targeted child's fault. Stop when safe, move away, tell an adult, and keep telling." DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Use non-graphic, behaviour-focused scenes and visible adult intervention. Avoid victim-blaming, fighting-back advice, forced mediation, public labelling, or collecting real reports.
Pause, point, name what you notice, and connect the idea to something familiar in your child's day. Repetition, a calm voice, shared attention and dependable care matter more than finishing quickly.