Bullying negatively affects both the child being victimized and the child who is the bully.
There are always short-term affects and if the bullying is severe enough there can also be long term effects.
Children who are bullied can suffer from low self esteem and other emotional problems and children who do the bullying are [...]
There are many reasons children bully others.
They can have strained home lives, not be getting enough attention at home, or have other family issues.
Children who come from abusive homes or whose parents use violence to solve problems also may bully others.
The most commonly thought of reason children bully is because they have [...]
Cyber bullying is the newest type of bullying and has not been studied as much as traditional forms of bullying.
Many children report being bullied via the internet or cell phone and the effects can be devastating.
Children also report that bullies spread rumors and say other mean things about them online where many different [...]
Adult bullies target their victims in many of the same way children who bully do.
While many people think that bullying only occurs amongst children, it can also happen in the workplace among adults.
No matter what the age of a bully, they are opportunistic and tend to prey on people they perceive as [...]
Although bullying is considered something that happens between children at school, it can also happen between adults in the workplace.
Workplace bullying is when one employee, or a group of employees, targets another person for ridicule, criticism, and threats.
Workplace bullying is more common than many people think and can take on different forms.
Many [...]
Adult bullying in the workplace occurs more often than people think, if they are aware that it occurs at all.
Many people think bullying in the workplace is the same as harassment, and while they are similar, there are differences between bullying and harassment.
There is a fine line in many cases, but one of [...]
Most people think of bullying as occurring between children in school.
While this type of bullying is the most common, it is possible, however, for bullying to occur between adults in the work place.
Just like in the schoolyard, there are many different reasons why adults bully each other and many different types of bullies.
Sometimes [...]
With advances in technology come advances in the way kids can pick on each other.
It used to be that bullying was relegated to the school yard, but today kids can use the internet and cell phones to bully each other in a way that has been termed cyber bullying.
This new type of bullying [...]
Bullying is all too common in schools today.
It is also a problem that should not be taken lightly; bullying can have serious consequences.
Children bully for many reasons and sometimes it resolves itself and other times permanent damage can be done to bullying victims.
Because of the possibility of physical and emotional injury, all [...]
If your child witnesses bullying, it is a great time to tell them how they can help to stop it.
Children who take a proactive approach to bullying will go long way to stop it from happening again.
Make sure your child knows what to do if they see bullying, especially since they can be [...]
