10 More Ways to Stop a Bully in His Tracks

If you are the victim of a bully, it is a good idea to learn some effective methods for stopping a bully. Here are ten ways to become bully-free. Combining these 10 methods leads to effectively stopping the majority of bullies:

1. Stand up for yourself. Bullies tend to choose victims who are weak. They are not likely to go for the most popular or athletic kid in the school, and this means that they are likely to face less resistance. Become a more difficult target for bullying by standing up for yourself.
3. Report the bully. No one likes to get in trouble. So, next time a bully starts to bully you, report it. Tell the teacher, tell the school, tell their parent. Find someone in authority over the area or situation you are in when the bullying occurs, and report the bullying. If the bully gets into trouble each time they victimize you, then chances are they are going to stop pretty quickly. Half of their power is that they know their victims fear reprisal if they tell, and so most victims keep their mouths shut. Don’t be one of those victims.
5. Buddy system. Again, this goes back to the idea that bullies like to pick on the weak. Don’t make yourself an easy target by being alone. Witnesses, back up, support, friends mean you are not a good target. If you find yourself the victim of bullying, find a friend.
7. Don’t put yourself in situations that allow bullying. If you are on the playground at school, and the playground monitor is on the north end of the playground, chances are a bully is going to be doing their work on the south end of the playground. You are less likely to be bullied if you don’t place yourself in situations where you make it easy for the bully to pick on you.
9. Don’t become the bully. One of the worst things you can do when trying to stop a bully is bullying back. If you become the bully, your efforts are counterproductive. So, don’t bully back.
11. Don’t give them a reaction. Most bullies are at it in order to gain something, and that something usually comes in the form of a reaction. Your fear gives them power, etc. So, if you deprive them of what they want from you, they will move on to someone or something else. So, don’t give a reaction.
13. Improve your confidence. You do not want to be an easy target. So, become someone who is an unlikely target for a bully by learning to like yourself more, and improve your self-confidence.
15. Get teachers, community, and bully parents involved. The more authority you bring into it, the less likely it is that the bully will continue. When they have the teacher, the community, and their parents watching their every move, they are not likely to bully.
17. Don’t ever let bullying slide. If you let them get away with it even one time, you give them the power to get away with it again and again.
19. Control your emotions. Don’t give them anything, and don’t let yourself get emotional over it. Bullying is not your fault, and usually you are a victim of chance, rather than sought out, it is the bully’s issues, so control your emotions, and you will stop being their target.