Committee for Children is dedicated to promoting the safety, well-being, and success of children in school and in life. The goal of this page is to empower kids and the adults around them with information and resources to help them understand what bullying is, who is affected by it, and what you and your community can do to prevent it. What Is Bullying? Bullying is intentional negative behavior that’s repeated and involves an imbalance of social or physical power. Who Is Affected? Bullying doesn’t just affect the students being bullied. It can cause emotional harm and reduce academic achievement for all students involved. How to Prevent It Schools are uniquely positioned to prevent bullying, and effective prevention requires a multi-pronged effort. “Bully” Is Not a Noun Bullying is not a fixed characteristic. It’s something you can choose to do—or not. A message from bullying prevention expert Mia Doces. Parents and Guardians What Parents Should Know About Bullying: A Two-Part Article Bullying includes behaviors such as hitting, teasing, taunting, spreading rumors and gossip, stealing, and excluding someone from a group. Bullying actions are carried out on purpose with the intent to harm someone. Read Part 1 | Read Part 2 Make Conversation a Daily Habit We recently partnered with Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver Doug Baldwin and La-Z-Boy to help stop bullying and share some tips with parents. A Discussion with Sesame Workshop We partnered with Sesame Workshop—the producers of Sesame Street—to prevent bullying. Watch this five-part series to learn more about bullying, its effects, and what to do. Clients and Educators Second Step® Bullying Prevention Unit Research shows that feeling unsafe at school affects a student’s ability to learn, focus, and take academic risks. Our Bullying Prevention Unit is taught in conjunction with Second Step® programs in classrooms across the country. Learn more. Share Your Success Stories Are you using our Bullying Prevention Unit as part of your Second Step programs implementation? If so, and you’ve seen results, we’d like to hear your story! Email us at support@secondstep.org, and we may feature your story online, in newsletters, or in printed materials! Policy and Advocacy Committee for Children Is Taking Action to Promote Child Well-Being Fueled by our mission, we are advocates for change. We collaborate with lawmakers from around the country and support laws and policies that strengthen children’s well-being. We work to promote social-emotional learning, prevent violence, and reduce disproportionality, and influence state and federal laws, where we’re constantly pushing for positive change for children. Read more. Read about our Joint Advocacy Efforts See what bills we’re tracking that support bullying prevention legislation A Policy Paper on Bullying Bullying Prevention in the Technology Age Policies, practices, programs, and legislative changes that can address the prevention of bullying and cyber bullying and the myriad of negative outcomes associated with each.