{"id":1016,"date":"2022-08-23T10:28:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pay4schoolstuff.com\/blog\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2022-09-02T08:26:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T12:26:49","slug":"bullying-and-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pay4schoolstuff.com\/blog\/bullying-and-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard to Handle, Harder to Talk about…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Eleanor Roosevelt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Bullying is a distinctive pattern of repeatedly and deliberately harming and humiliating others, specifically those who are smaller, weaker, younger or in any way more vulnerable than the bully. The deliberate targeting of those of lesser power is what distinguishes bullying from garden-variety\u00a0aggression<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bullying can involve verbal attacks (name-calling and making fun of others) as well as physical ones, threats of harm, other forms of intimidation, and deliberate exclusion from activities. Studies indicate that bullying peaks around ages 11 to 13 and decreases as children grow older. Overt physical aggression such as kicking, hitting, and shoving is most common among younger children; relational aggression\u2014damaging or manipulating the relationships of others, such as spreading rumors, and social exclusion\u2014is more common as children mature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most bullying occurs in and around school and on playgrounds, although the internet lends itself to particularly distressing forms of bullying. Approximately 20 percent of students report being bullied at school, according to the National Center for\u00a0Education<\/a>\u00a0Statistics. Boys and girls are equally likely to be bullied.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Why People Bully?<\/span>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“People bully because it can be an effective way of getting what they want, at least in the short term, and because they lack the social skills to do so without harming others. Bullying also is a way of establishing social dominance, although over time, as children\u2019s behavioral repertoires generally broaden, it becomes an increasingly dysfunctional way.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Who Bullies Target?<\/span>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Bullies couldn’t exist without victims, and they don\u2019t pick on just anyone. Research shows that those singled out for bullying lack\u00a0assertiveness<\/a>\u00a0even in nonthreatening situations and radiate\u00a0fear<\/a>\u00a0long before they ever encounter a bully. These are children who don\u2019t stand up for themselves.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Why Bullying is so Harmful?<\/span>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Bullying carries the implicit message that aggression and violence are acceptable solutions to problems when they are not.\u00a0Cooperation<\/a>\u00a0and the peaceful resolution of differences support an increasingly interconnected world. Bullying not only harms its victims but it harms the perpetrators themselves. Most bullies have a downwardly spiraling course through life, as their aggressive behavior interferes with learning, holding a job, and establishing and maintaining intimate relationships.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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