Understanding Bullying and Ways to Make It STOP!: The Bitopia Discussion Guide

You can PREVENT AND STOP BULLYING on your own! Understanding Bullying and Ways to Make It STOP! is a guide that empowers students by explaining what bullying is in simple, clear language and providing a comprehensive set of approaches and techniques that students can use, with or without adult help, to prevent and stop bullying. Each topic in the guide is accompanied by humorous illustrations and thought-provoking questions to reinforce the lessons and relate the information to readers' own bullying situations. Educational topics include: - The Who, What, Where, Why, and How of Bullying - Social media and bullying - Relationship conflict and conflict resolution - Bullying definitions and key concepts Empowerment approaches cover: - Individual (victim) empowerment techniques - Bystander intervention (direct and indirect) - Student-requested adult support - Consequences for aggressors The guide can be paired with the novel Bitopia for a richer learning experience, can be used as a stand-alone text, or can be used by a teacher or parent and one or more students to facilitate a discussion on bullying. The guide can be integrated into school curricula and can complement existing anti-bullying programs.