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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 [...]
January 25th, 2010 | Posted in bullying | No Comments
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 [...]
December 18th, 2009 | Posted in bullying | No Comments
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 [...]
April 30th, 2009 | Posted in bullying | No Comments
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 [...]
April 28th, 2009 | Posted in bullying | No Comments
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 [...]
April 22nd, 2009 | Posted in bullying | No Comments
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 [...]
February 13th, 2009 | Posted in bullying | No Comments
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 [...]
January 11th, 2009 | Posted in bullying | No Comments
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 [...]
October 3rd, 2008 | Posted in bullying | No Comments
If you suspect that your child is a bully, you should take steps to ensure that they do not harm others or start a habit of ridiculing people that will stick with them for the rest of their lives.
Bullying can have serious consequences for children, including the bully.
Children who bully are much more [...]
August 17th, 2008 | Posted in bullying | No Comments
Bullying can take on many forms and can be very damaging to children both physically and emotionally.
Bullying is the desire of one child to hurt, threaten, intimidate, or embarrass another child.
Bullying can be more that just name calling and has even moved onto computers and cell phones.
Bullying can be physical, emotional, written, [...]
June 10th, 2008 | Posted in bullying | No Comments