Bullying: True or False
Bullying is sometimes your fault.
FALSE- Bullying is never your fault. The reason you are being bullied has much more to do with the bullies themselves. You haven't done anything wrong that caused you to be bullied.
Stuttering is not your fault
TRUE- Stuttering is something that happens in someone's speech. The parts of your brain that figure out what you want to say and how you want to say it are built differently.
Bullying is never right.
TRUE- You never have to accept being bullied. If you are being bullied, tell someone and ask for help.
You can turn stuttering off.
FALSE- You can't just turn stuttering on and off. Stuttering will always be a part of your communication.
Bullying is the same as teasing.
FALSE- Bullying is not the same as teasing. Teasing is good natured fun between friends and family. When people are teasing, they are not trying to hurt each other. Bullying is hurtful behavior that makes people feel bad.
Speech therapy can make stuttering go away.
FALSE- Speech therapy can help make talking easier but stuttering will not go away completely.
You can't let people know when you feel bullied.
FALSE- you should let people know when you feel bullied. If you don't tell people that you don't like what they are doing to you, they won't know that they crossed a line.
Some people stutter more when reading.
TRUE- It's also true that some people stutter less when reading. Everyone stutters in unique ways.
Bullies pick on other people to make themselves feel powerful.
TRUE- Bullies may not know how to handle the differences they see in other people, so they bother people about those differences.
Sometimes we stutter less and sometimes we stutter more.
TRUE- Communication is different everyday.