Be a buddy, not a bully!
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Helping children be kind to each other
Everyone encounters bullies, no matter what age they are. A bully can be someone who calls you names, is violent towards you, or even just someone who makes you feel inferior to them by their snotty remarks. Warm-Hearted Walrus is a Character from the nonprofit organization Characters of Character. Warm-Hearted Walrus helps children understand what kindness means, the importance of being kind, and internalize kindness as a force of habit. It is imperative that a child is introduced to what kindness is at an early age, and continues to be around positive reinforcements in terms of how to be kind.
Warm-Hearted Walrus received a letter from a child who was having trouble with a friend who was beginning to treat her poorly. Watch the video to find out a few ways to deal with bullies, print your own free kindness activity, and learn more about being kind. This video is a great resource for educators, as well as parents to use at home. Don't just watch the video, engage your children or students with a discussion and open the lines of communication. Communication is a huge factor in trust. Your children and/or students should be able to confide in you when they are facing a problem. This will help problems to be resolved early on, instead of letting them build until it becomes a more serious problem. Don't forget to leave your feedback for this video at the bottom of the page. Your feedback helps our organization,Characters of Character, to continue to improve our resources so that they are benefiting you the most.
Warm-Hearted Walrus says....
Be a buddy, not a bully!
Be a buddy, not a bully!
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to help your students or children open up about bullying or telling them how to deal with bullies? Take a moment to view our video featuring Warm-Hearted Walrus. Jenny will discuss a few ways that children can deal with bullies, announce the contest winner, share a letter written to Warm-Hearted Walrus, and let you know how your letter could be featured in one of our videos.
Who is Warm-Hearted Walrus?
Warm-Hearted Walrus teaches children the meaning of kindness, and how to deal with bullies. Kindness promotes a positive attitude, encouraging others to be happy and feel good about themselves. It also gives someone the ability to help others when they have not stood up for themselves, builds high self-esteem, prevents serious social issues like suicide, opens someone up to being helped by other, creates better communication and a positive work environment, and eliminates and prevents future crimes by instilling remorse in others for negative behavior.
Print your free kindness activity here
Be kind poster
This Warm-Hearted Walrus poster is approx. 11"x14". It makes a great addition to any home, office, or classroom. Reflection posters are a great way to engage a child in thinking about his or her own actions, and even open up discussion for a situation that may have occurred. This is perfect for a social worker, teacher, parent, daycare center, or just to hang on your fridge at home to remind even yourself to be kind each and everyday. Click here or on the photo to the right to purchase your own 'Be Kind' poster.
Support bully prevention
Did you know that Warm-Hearted Walrus is only one of nine Characters created by our organization? Characters of Character allows everyone to use our Characters at home, school, or anywhere else, completely free of cost. Warm-Heart Walrus is the perfect tool to engage your children or students and help them to better understand and internalize kindness. You can help our organization continue to offer free resources and tools by making a donation below. All donations are tax deductible and greatly appreciated. Every dollar makes a difference. Thank you for you continued support!
PS: If you are a lensmaster on Squidoo you can also donate a portion of your royalties to Characters of Character as we are currently a Squidoo charity partner.
Characters of Character is committed to making a difference in the lives of as many children as possible. Our organization establishes a strong foundation for children to develop strong civic values.
Other Kindness Resources
- Random Acts of Kindness
- Did you know that Characters of Character has compiled a list of 365 random acts of kindness? That's one act of kindness for each day of the year! Check out their list here.
- Positive Reinforcement
- This Warm-Hearted award is the perfect positive reinforcement. Everyone likes a pat on the back, so why not reward your child or student with our Warm-Hearted award? Includes 1 colored certificate with a gold emblem sticker that reads, 'I have character!'
- Character education game
- Can you help Warm-Hearted Walrus solve this puzzle?
- Free coloring page
- Print your free coloring page here. Features Warm-Hearted Walrus holding a pencil. Great for a simple activity at home or the classroom.
- Teaching kindness to children
- This is a page dedicate to Warm-Hearted Walrus. Find more information, freebies, and so much more.
- Warm-Hearted Walrus puppet
- This puppet in a bag activity includes everything that you need to make your very own puppet. Intended for single use. Pieces are already cut out, making it easy for children of any age. Great for opening up discussions and engaging your children or students.
What to do if you're being bullied
Here is a typed version of the information provided in the video above. These are only a few ways to deal with bullies. Please note that every situation is different. If you or someone that you know is being bullied, tell an adult that you can trust and explain exactly what is going on so that you can discuss how to handle that specific situation.
- Tell an adult: Bullying isn't something to be taken lightly and it is not something to ignore. Always tell an adult, a parents, teacher, or someone else that you can trust, when you or someone that you know is being bullied.
- Be confident: Did you know that most bullies are mean to others because they are insecure with themselves? Be confident with who YOU are, no matter what others are saying to you. The most important thing to understand when dealing with a bully is that you know that YOU are a good person. Never let anyone else make you feel little, be confident with the person that you are.
- Be a buddy: Never pass your anger on to anyone else. Be sure to always be a buddy and never treat a bully the way that they treat you.
- Be kind: Don't hurt someone else's feelings. Everyone needs a friend. Sometimes a bully needs a friend, too.
- Walk away: The best thing to do when dealing with a bully is to walk away and not let that person feed off of your reactions. If you ignore a bully and don't let them see that they are hurting your feelings, they will realize that you are a strong person and will most likely leave you alone.
Kindness Character Education Program
Let's Be Kind!
Warm-Hearted Walrus provides an outlet for learning and expression for children. The book, Let's Be Kind!, is a great introduction to Warm-Hearted Walrus and is sure to engage your child or young students with the fun illustrations, colors, and important message.
Let's Be Kind! (Introductory book for children focused on the character trait kindness featuring the character, Warm-Hearted Walrus)
Amazon Price: $5.50 (as of 05/31/2012)
Featuring Warm-Hearted Walrus for children 4+ Help to teach children the meaning of kindness and the importance of being kind everyday. Soft cover, approx 8.5" x 5.5" staple bound. Includes an activity at the end of the book to be used as a followup to what was taught in the book. Intended to be used as an introductory book to kindness.
Has your friend recently become a bully?
If you are like Marisa (the letter in the video) and your friend recently started to become increasingly mean to you, there might be a problem. If your friend recently started to be a bully, express your feelings to them. Sometimes people start acting out because of a drastic change in their own life. Try to talk to them and see if you can help. If they do not change, maybe they are not really your friend at all. Surround yourself with positive and kind people!
Write to Warm-Hearted Walrus
Did you know that you can also write to Warm-Hearted Walrus? Our videos are created using letters written to our Characters as the foundation. Without your letters (even from parents and educators!) our organization wouldn't be able to make the most beneficial resources and tools possible. You can write to your favorite Character at:
Characters of Character NFP, Inc.
Attn: (Favorite Character)
PO Box 391
McHenry, IL 60050
For a response, please be sure to include either a self addressed stamped envelope or a $1 donation. Any letters received that do not include either a SASE or a $1 donation will not receive a response.
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Tipi
Oct 25, 2011 @ 12:26 pm | delete
- Warm Hearted Walrus will help us all to be a buddy and not a bully, this is such an important and potentially life saving topic in the world today. May we all come up higher and point in that upward direction.
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Graceonline
Oct 20, 2011 @ 1:38 pm | delete
- As a child I learned two things about bullies: Sometimes a bully is insecure, as you say, and a warm smile and friendly demeanor can win a bully's heart and loyalty. Those tactics worked for me many times.
Sometimes a bully is so mean, that no smiles; no informing adults; no feigning confidence when you've been beat up before; and no walking away can prevent being punched, knocked down, and bloodied--or worse.
Your video is helpful for the milder type of bully. I doubt it would give much hope or useful tools to a small child who is the subject of routine physical and psychological abuse from much larger bullies. I have not perused your web site yet, but I trust there will be tools there to help a child who is taunted and beaten by older, bigger bullies who feel entitled to take out their rage on weaker children.
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JDWheeler
Oct 20, 2011 @ 1:14 pm | delete
- You are truly devoted to this topic and I applaud that. We will have a little girl starting kindergarten in a year or so and I know this will be an issue somewhere along the way.
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SaintFrantic
Oct 20, 2011 @ 11:20 am | delete
- Great Lens.Thanks
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TheVegetarian
Oct 20, 2011 @ 11:13 am | delete
- great lens - I can remember being bullied as a child.
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