If your child has experienced bullying, we hope these anti-bullying activities will help them. Use The Letter Challenge video, activity and action checklist to give your daughter or son the confidence they need to put bullying behind them.
Ways to deal with bullying
Rumour spreading, gossiping, excluding others, teasing about looks or weight – sometimes young people feel pressured to just ignore this kind of behaviour or brush it off as a 'joke'. But words can hurt and sometimes it's important to speak out. With The Letter Challenge, we aim to empower your daughter or son to be strong and stand up to bullies.
Using sentence-starters as a prompt, this activity encourages young people to see the bigger picture about bullying. Your child may not realise it, but often a bully can be rather insecure. It might be because they can't control things in their own life that they feel the need to pick on others. But, of course, that's no excuse.
The Letter Challenge: write a letter about being bullied
Sometimes it's hard to stand up for ourselves when we're teased or bullied. Watch The Letter Challenge video about Chloe with your daughter or son, and then think about how you'd deal with a similar experience by writing a letter to yourselves. You can do the activity together or encourage your child to do it on their own and share it with you afterwards.
How to take The Letter Challenge
1. Think about how you'd feel if you were being bullied and how you would want to respond to a bully.
2. Get a piece of paper and write a letter to yourself, or download 'The Letter Challenge' PDF here. Use the format we've laid out and fill in the gaps at the end of each sentence. If you find it hard to think of the words, you could draw how you feel or what you plan to do, like a comic strip.
Dear Me,
There have been times when someone has said mean things about the way I look. I don't like when this happens because... (Write your thoughts here)
Bullying someone about the way they look is hurtful and unhelpful because... (Write your thoughts here)
In future, I plan to stand up to bullying about looks by... (Write down strategies you plan to use)
Sign Here:...(Write your name)
3. Share your letters with each other and talk about how your child might stand up for themselves if they were being bullied
4. Help them practise what they might say to a bully in a firm, confident voice, and discuss what they could do if they see someone being bullied. Think about the best ways to stand up to the behaviour.
The Letter Challenge
The Letter Challenge activity sheet
Use The Letter Challenge activity to give your daughter or son the confidence they need to put bullying behind them.
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YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
I have accomplished things that I am proud of and that is what gives me my confidence and my beauty."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
You aren’t meant to fade into the background."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
Your worth has nothing to do with your weight."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
It was only when I realized that what makes you different and unique also makes you beautiful, that’s when my confidence grew."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
My beauty routine starts with embracing my own natural beauty and its uniqueness."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
Real beauty to me means challenging yourself to do the things you can’t and showing yourself kindness along the way."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
I have stopped trying so hard to fit in - my beautiful personality is written all over my face and that’s the only beauty I need."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
I learned that beauty is from the heart, it’s all about kindness."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
I don't often see dark skin in the media, and skin conditions even less so. I want everyone to see that being a Black woman with vitiligo is a source of resilience and pride."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
Growing up as a transgender woman, I was pressured to change who I was to fit others' ideas about who a woman should be. Now I'm representing myself and my beauty on my own terms."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
I want to shatter the stereotype that I need breasts to look like a woman. Choosing to live flat after my mastectomy has made be stronger and more confidenand that's truly beautiful."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
I've carried three babies in this belly, and earned every grey hair. I want all mothers to see that their bodies are perfect just the way they are."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
There's a lot of pressure for women to 'act their age'. I want to show that aging means continually growing and experiencing life beautifully."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
Femininity is often depicted as a formula - cut your hair like this, wear that. To me, it's about loving yourself fearlessly for who you are."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
Growing up, I never saw women wearing hijabs in media & advertising. Now girls can see me, achieving my career goals and defining beauty on my own terms."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
I grew up surrounded by narrow ideas about how a woman should look and what she could be. I’ve overcome those limits and make no apologies for embracing my ambition and my natural beauty."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
I'm not worried about fitting into anyone else's ideas of beauty. As a brown-skinned multi-media creator, I want to redefine beauty to include all of us in the melanin pride community."
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DOVE LOVE
Women with Alopecia often feel that baldness will hold them back from realizing their full personal and professional potential. Showing the beauty of bald women helps open doors for us to opportunities that others take for granted."