Research On Bullying

10/01/13

In this blog post i will be researching on what is bullying. In order to understand the whole theme of bullying i decided i would research it about it. It will give me more in dept knowledge of the issue for more understanding.

What is bullying?

http://www.ncab.org.au/whatisbullying/

Bullying is when someone or a group of people with more power repeatedly and intentionally causes hurt or harm to another person or group of people who feel helpless to respond. Bullying can continue over time, is often hidden from adults and will probably continue if no action is taken.

Statistics / Facts

http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/facts-on-bullying.html

Facts

Bullying can happen anywhere. Many children and teens are regular victims of bullying, which can lead to serious emotional scarring and problems with the victim's self-esteem and self-image. Correcting these behaviors before they start or get out of hand are important for parents and educators to keep in mind. In this article we are discussing the facts on bullying and how  you can watch for warning signs in victims of bullying as well as in children who might be bullies themselves. there are different types of bullying such as verbal, social, physical.

Statistics

http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/bullying-in-schools

Each year 10-14 youth suicides are directly attributed to bullying (The Home Office)
Bullied children are 6 times more likely to contemplate suicide than their non-bullied counterparts
1 in 12 children are badly bullied to the point that it affects their education, relationships and even their prospects for jobs in later life
66% of paedophiles are known to the child

news paper articles