October is National Bullying Prevention Month so Be a Friend First!!
October is National Bullying Prevention Month making it the perfect time to talk with other Girl Scouts about bullying! Here are some interesting statistics that you should sit and think about, absorb them, and discuss them… with others at home, at your Girl Scout meeting or even at school! Here are some facts provided from GSUSA's BFF Program regarding bullying: · 85% of the time, when a girl is bullied, no one intervenes · 6 out of 10 teens witness bullying at least once a day · 57% of the time, when peers intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds · 41% of girls have stood up for someone being threatened, harassed, or bullied on a social networking site How do these statistics make you feel? Does is make you want to do something to prevent bullying? Better yet, ar...