What is bullying?
Bullying at school is a repetitive emotional or physical harassment of a child/ teenager by fellow pupils.
Bullying comes in different forms...
PHYSICAL ABUSE:
hitting
pushing
kicking
also sexual abuse
EMOTIONAL ABUSE:
ignoring
blackmailing
gossiping
verbal insulting
shouting
stealing one’s bellongings
CYBERBULLYING:
psychological abuse through social media or emailing
Who are typical abuse targets?
Pupils, who are anyhow «different»: upupils with illness or disability upupils from poor families upupils of different race or religious/cultural beliefs uLGBTQ+ upupils who are vulnerable or lonely (with few or no friends) ubecause of physical features (red-haired, extra weight etc.)
Interestingly, children who are smart, talented, creative also can become targets of bullying
Consequences of bullying
FOR THE TARGETED CHILD:
lower academic achievements
mental health problems -depression -anxiety -loneliness etc.
physical health problems
(injuries due to a...