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Help us to help your child recognise what is bullying and what it is not.

At times your child may come home and say that they are being bullied. A good conversation starter is to ask what has actually happened because there are some behaviours, which, although they might be unpleasant or distressing, are not bullying:

• mutual conflict - which involves a disagreement, but not an imbalance of power. Unresolved mutual conflict can develop into bullying if one of the parties targets the other repeatedly in retaliation.
• single-episode acts of nastiness or physical aggression, or aggression directed towards many different people, is not bullying
• social rejection or dislike is not bullying unless it involves deliberate and repeated attempts to cause distress, exclude or create dislike by others.
• Contact your child’s Co-ordinator, House Leader or Wellbeing if you require any assistance with issues relating to your child’s wellbeing at school. You can also read information at the following site:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/bullystoppers/Pages/advicebullying.aspx