Archive for the 'bullying' Category

How to Stop Cyber Bullying

Cyber bullying is the new way that bullies target their victims.
They use IM’s, chat rooms, and websites to threaten, humiliate, and belittle their victims.
If your child has experienced cyber bullying you should take it seriously.
Discourage your child from responding to cyber bullying and make sure you save all the messages and pictures [...]

Differences Between Adult Bullying and Harassment

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 [...]

What To Do If Your Child Is A Victim of Bullying

One of parent’s worst nightmares is to find out that their child is being picked on in school.
Some parents view bullying as normal behavior that is no big deal, and while many cases of bullying do resolve themselves, other times a victim of bullying can suffer long term affects.
Parents should not take bullying [...]

What is Workplace Bullying?

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 [...]

How to Prevent Bullying

Many children are victims of bullying.
Most of these children don’t know how to stop of prevent bullying which is why we as adults must step in to ensure that bullying does not occur.
There are many different reasons why kids bully others, and bullying cases can very in severity.
No matter how severe bullying [...]

Common Misconceptions About Bullying

There are many common misconceptions about bullying.
Thinking that bullying is a normal part of childhood and the victims should just toughen up is perhaps the most stereotypical view of bullying and the biggest bullying misconception.
Thinking this way can have serious consequences for both victims and bullies.
Bullying should not be tolerated and letting [...]

What To Do If Your Child Is A Bully

Children commonly tease each other and often times it is in good nature and has no negative effects.
However, when a child becomes a bully, they can seriously injure children both physically and emotionally.
It is important to stop bullying before it escalates to the point that a child is hurt.
Most people think about [...]

Addressing a Bullying Victim - Tips for Teachers

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 [...]

Cyber Bullying VS Traditional Bullying

Bullying has long been a problem in school but was usually confined to the school yard or the hallway.
Technology makes bullying even easier than it was before with email, chat rooms, and an unlimited audience online.
There was a time when all bullying happened face to face but now with the internet, children can [...]

Characteristics of Adult Bully Targets

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 [...]