Today's lecture was presented mainly by Princess Najwa Waheed Naohara.
❤She talked about what the organization she works for, TELL, does.
💔She talked about the types of bullying there are:
Trolling (sending rude messages on purpose),
Sexting,
Outing (spreading information of one's secrets that the bully promised not to share publicly).
❤She also talked about the signs of bullying and it's effects on the victim, and that we need to acknowledge the Autism Spectra, which is the health needs or insecurities and difference in education, between the people we interact with.
❤Another important point she stated to spot and help victims of such bullying, is through listening better to what they say, and noticing their change in behavior if they show it.
I personally have terrible listening skills and rarely seem to show my interests and curiosity in conversations( not that I am not interested or curious!) and the beautiful princess presented me the answer why I am so!(thank you princess!) That we are thinking of what we are going to say next while "hearing" what the other person is saying...subconsciously.Come to think of it, maybe that is why it seems easier to communicate with people by email than by speech...? I admit I am very ashamed of this, and from now on I will "listen"!
❤And that was a bit beside the point. I think that the point of this lecture was to notice the changes in people's behavior and speech, and be aware that 69% of young people were being bullied in 2013, which is a number we should take into account. And if you happen to witness bullying, help the victim out by being not the bystander but the upstander.
