Teaching Target Awareness

Bullies look for opportunities to get a laugh at another kid’s expense. They look for easy "targets." What’s an easy target? A kid who unknowingly puts himself or herself in a position to get bullied/teased by other kids who do not care about what they do or how other kids feel. 

Example: A kid leaves his lunch on a table while he goes up to the lunch line to get a drink. When he gets back his lunch is gone and all the kids at the table are laughing. He made himself an easy target! If he had bought his drink before he put his lunch down on the table he would not have become an easy target. 

Teach children to become aware of their surroundings.  Physically walk them through the school building and provide problem scenarios ("what if...") for them to resolve.  By knowing where they are and who is around them and what to do about it, children are learning a life skill to keep themselves safe.

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