Bullying

 Bullying 

Is unwanted aggressive behavior among school aged children that invloves areal or perceived power imbalance.  The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated over time into adulthood. Both kid's who are bullied and who bully others may have serious lasting problems. 

Types of bullying are:

Why do people bully?

There are different reasons why people bully, including :

• Wanting to dominate others and improve their social status 
• Having low self-esteem and wanting to feel better about themselves 
• Having lack of remorse or failing to recognise their behavior as a problem 
• Feeling angry, frustrated or jealous 
• Struggling socially 
• Being the victim of bullying themselves 

What are the signs of bullying?

How can bullying be stopped?

Children need to know ways to safely stand up to bullying and how to get help. Encourage children to speak to a trusted adult if they are bullied or see others being bullied. The adult can give comfort,support and give advice if they can't solve the problem directly,encourage the child to report bullying if it happens.