Resources for “bullying”

Bullying is the term used when a child or group of children keep taking advantage of the power they have, to hurt or reject someone else.​ Some of the ways children bully another child, incl...

Bullying is a deliberate harmful behaviour that is usually repeated over a period of time.​ It happens when one person tries to use power inappropriately over others. Bullying could be in di...

https://www.employment.govt.nz/resolving-problems/types-of-problems/bullying-harassment-and-discrimination/bullying/

​Some people don’t understand that sexuality or gender identity are not a choice, and the fear of the unknown can cause them to behave in ways that are not OK. LGBTQI+ people face obstacles...

Relationships in the workplace are a significant part of your life. We may see the people we work with every day. We are alongside each other, through all the different changes in our person...

​Aotearoa has the highest rate of youth suicide in the developed world, with rates for LGBTQI+ people, even higher. If you are concerned about your immediate safety or the safety of someon...

It is possible to recover from trauma.​ There are different types of trauma. Single incident trauma: refers to a one off event that has the potential for triggering a traumatic re...

Having a positive sense of who we are, and where we fit in the world, is essential for our well-being. A confident sense of identity also builds our resilience.​ About well-being Ou...

​​​Social skills are the ways in which we interact with others.  Good social skills give us confidence and help us get along in the world. Social cues are the things we understand, or work o...

When a young person feels overwhelming despair, shame, self loathing, and/or personal isolation, they may be at an increased risk of suicide.​ If you are concerned about your immediate safet...

Are you finding yourself thinking about suicide?​ If you are concerned about your immediate safety or the safety of someone else – Ring 111 Why do I feel like this? We all experienc...

Sometimes you may have to manage the effects of several losses at the same time, or within a short period of time. When losses pile up, so does the grief. ​ What can we do when lightning ...

Neglect is a form of abuse. It happens when someone with responsibility for providing care and protection for vulnerable individuals, fails to do so.​ When a child, teen, older person, or an...

​Childhood sexual abuse - resources for parents and survivors Child sexual abuse is the exploitation of a child for the sexual gratification of an adult or older person. It can involve a wid...

Learning to lie is part of a child's cognitive and social development. However, some children lie more than others, and it can be a problem. When do we start lying? Until the age ...

If you or someone you care about are finding it hard to manage your reactions after a distressing event, these ideas for adults and children may help. ​ Be Gentle: After a traumatic experien...

Relationships, including romantic relationships, can bring us deep joy and connection and they take work. ​ Relationships take effort to maintain, and there are no perfect partners, whānau, ...

​Skylight receive many requests for information and support from young people, whānau and people working with them around Rainbow (LGBTQI+) issues. For many young people finding out who the...

Behaviour - is anything a person does, says, thinks or feels. ​ There are positive and negative behaviours. Our aim as parents, is to affirm and increase positive behaviour and change negati...

This helpful children’s handbook explores the who, what and why of bullying. It also presents strategies that can be used to cope with bullies. Kids will learn non-violent ways to assert and protec...

This colourful, credit card sized youth support leaflet, which folds out, looks at bullying from both sides - the bully and those being bullied. It offers different practical and tested ideas for d...

This colourful, credit card sized youth support leaflet, which folds out, looks at bullying from both sides - the bully and those being bullied. It offers different practical and tested ideas for d...

Topic Cards are to be selected to play with the GETTING STRONGER game board and its accessories.  (Can't be played without this set.) Skylight has developed this awesome new game to play with child...