Types of Bullying

Bullying comes in many different forms, it can be:

PHYSICAL


Physical bullying can be a little easier to spot, it involves physically hurting someone, so actions such as hitting, pinching, kicking. Physical bullying also involves interfering with another person’s property, such as stealing or intentionally damaging another persons things.

VERBAL


Verbal bullying can be a little more subtle but just as hurtful! Verbal bullying involves speaking to a person or about a person in a way that is unkind and hurtful to that person, this includes things like teasing, name calling, spreading rumours and whispering.

NON VERBAL


Non verbal bullying is another often subtle way that people act that is meant to upset, exclude or embarrass another person. Things like leaving a person out of a game or activity on purpose, making rude gestures such as poking out tongue, writing hate notes about a person that will be upsetting to that person are all examples of non verbal bullying.

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