Think about the last time you walked into school.
How did you feel? Confident and powerful? Or timid and worried?
And how did you look to other people? Were you striding out purposefully with your head up, looking forward, or were you trying to make yourself look insignificant in the hope that the bullies wouldn't spot you?
How to look more confidentBody language tells us a lot about other people. If you're trying not to be noticed and looking at the ground a lot while darting into school it can make you more noticeable. You look defensive and vulnerable.
If you step out boldly you send out a quite different message of confidence, as though you're the sort of person who might answer back if the bully tries a smart remark. You may not be very confident but you'll certainly look it.
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Dangerous websites
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How to help someone being bullied
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Introduction to bullying
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Internet abuse
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Bullying outside school
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Problems young people suffer
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Are you a bully?
Parents' survey results
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Moving school
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Body language
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Cyber safety tips
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Teachers' survey results
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Bullying in sport
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Taking time off school?
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Gay bullying
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Weapons can KILL
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Racist bullying
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