Harassment Hurts: Gossiping, Taunting,and Bullying

Grade Level: 3-5

This program gives youngsters the opportunity to consider and discuss strategies for coping with the effects of gossiping, taunting and bullying. What constitutes harassment? How does it make kids feel? What can they do to handle it? What should they do if they witness it? These are the questions that will be answered in this honest and highly effective program. With the encouragement of a school counselor, young teens share their own experiences coping with bullying, taunting and teasing. They view and react to dramatic vignettes that show realistic situations of harassment. Dr. Michael Furlong, professor at UC Santa Barbara, lends expert advice to students about what they can do to handle these difficult situations.