For many students, bullying is an unfortunate reality of their school experience. Children can be cruel no matter how old they are, though a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Injury Center states that bullying is most commonly reported in middle school. Common anti-bullying sentiment, such as …
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Bullying: Know the Signs and How to Prevent It
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and the issue of bullying—both at school and through cyberspaces—continues to negatively affect the lives of children in many ways. “I think bullying has been thought of as something that happens in childhood, in that it’s something that all kids go through, and …
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Every child has unique gifts and challenges. But any and all differences can make a child more susceptible to bullying. About 49 percent of children in grades four through 12 — or half — reported being bullied by other students at school at least once during the past month, according …
Read More »Is It Sibling Rivalry or Sibling Bullying?
From Joanna’s parents’ perspective, sibling rivalry was “just the way families worked.” But while Joanna’s parents considered their daughters’ dynamic normal, Joanna did not. Joanna insists her older sister emotionally and mentally tormented her throughout her childhood. Today, she says she calls the behavior by another name. “It was abuse,” …
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