Bullying has been an issue in schools for years, but only recently have lawmakers and educators started to pay attention. Today, many parents hear terrible stories about vicious beatings in the classroom, verbally abusive teachers, and online harassment. It’s shocking to learn of the conflicts children and teens have to deal with on a daily basis at school.
How does being bullied — by peers or by adults — affect a young person? Adults who claim children and teens should be able to cope with bullying must examine the facts. Besides reacting with the obvious feelings of hopelessness, fear, and resentment, children and adolescents who are bullied are also more likely to struggle with depression and anxiety. Bullying is also one of the major contributors to underage suicides.
When the mental health and well-being of children is involved, one cannot take enough precautions. Parents and school officials have to recognize that today’s extreme bullying is a serious problem beyond a child’s ability to tolerate.
Bullying and the effects – Leesville Daily Leader
ABC7Chicago.comBullying and the effectsLeesville Daily LeaderBullying has always been an issue, even during the “Happy Days” era, but has been on the rise over the past couple of years, and has been the dramatic affect of teenage depression, humiliat …
Forbes.com – Bully Psychology – Where Evolution And Morality Collide – Forbes
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Bullied people have greater risk of anxiety, depression, and suicide. And very new evidence suggests that bullying, like other childhood traumas, can lead to premature aging at the level of the cell.
