Language Shifts
| Instead of saying… | Try saying… |
| “He/she is being bullied/teased because…” | “He/she is being bullied/teased about…” |
| “You are a bully” or “You are bullying…” | “We don’t allow that here…” |
| “I feel…” | “I notice…” |
| “How would you feel if…?” | “How do you think he/she felt?” or “We don’t allow that here…” |
| “Stop tattling!” | “Thank you for telling me…” |
| “Nice job!” | “I noticed that…” |
| “What happened?” | “What did you do?” |
| “Work it out…” | “We don’t allow that here…” |
| “Just ignore it…” or “Just suck it up…” | “What have you tried already?” |
| “Why did you do that?” | “We don’t allow that here…” |
