Exploring The Effects Of Bullying And Its Effects On Children Today

Bullying, often labeled as just a part of growing up, is a major problem in America’s schools today. Although it is such a hot topic in our country right now, it is also a long ignored problem that only seems to worsen. The complication with bullying is that no one quite understands it, and it is not taken seriously. The definition of bullying is an overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people. In more simple terms, bullying is not a onetime incident; it is repetitive and happens among individuals when there is an imbalance of power. Statistically, every one in six children are bullied, and this cannot continue to take place. Every child has the right to feel safe and have the pursuit of being happy in which bullying completely takes those rights away.

Bullying is unwanted behavior that causes a child to feel isolated and alone. In order for an act to be considered bullying the act has to be, or be able to be repeated multiple times. Bullying can be done verbally by teasing, name-calling, taunting or inappropriate sexual comments directed at someone to purposefully upset them. Bullying can be done socially by isolating students on purpose, telling other students not to play with them, spreading rumors about students or attempting to embarrass them in public. Bullying can also be done physically by hitting, kicking, spitting, tripping, breaking property or making rude gestures. Most bullying is done during unstructured times such as recess, lunch, in the hallways, before school or after school. There is typically less adult supervision during those times. All of these things are meant to bring down the self-esteem of others. Bullying can have very serious effects on both students being bullied as well as the bully themselves.

Children and young adults that are bullied in this way could be affected in different ways. They may blame themselves. They may also suffer from depression. They could inflict harm to themselves. They may feel ill or start developing phobias. Children who suffer from this type of bullying may be extremely shy and lack confidence. They may also develop mental health problems. They might also find comfort in overeating. They may not want to go to school and may also be withdrawn and isolated.

Bullying is a serious problem that should not be ignored. Bullied children are known to be more likely to have anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide. Bullies often seek victims who seem unable to defend themselves. Targets may also suffer long-term consequences of persistent bullying. Many researchers have indicated that bullies have antisocial tendencies.

Kids who are bullied can experience negative physical, school, and mental health issues. They can also experience depression and schizophrenia. Bullying can also have many more effects on kids who are bullied.

There are a lot of effects on kids who are victims of bullying. Some of these things in the list can continue into adulthood. In other words, there can be many harmful long term effects. Some include depression, anxiety, feelings of sadness and loneliness, change in sleeping and eating patterns, health complaints and bad grades. There are also many effects on kids who are the bully. These can also carry into adulthood. Some include use of tobacco and alcohol, criminal backgrounds, abusive toward partner and family, and they tend to be very violent.

Children can be tested for depression and put on antidepressants that can sometimes make it worse than if they deal with it without it. “Bullying can lead to physical injury, social problems, emotional problems, and even death. Children and adolescents who are bullied are at increased risk for mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, headaches, and problems adjusting to school. Bullying also can cause long-term damage to self-esteem” (How Does Bullying Affect). People, who suffer from any of these can think suicidal thoughts or have this fear of people, which would really hard for them to form friends or relationships.The effects can not be forgotten it can cause people to be scared to make friendships or get into relationships. They believe that no one would love them or want them around. They might misunderstand someone's good intentions for someone trying to harm them. It makes the victim scared of people and it makes them hard to trust

Bullying is arguably one of the most common vices in our contemporary society that affects individuals across different settings in the society. Most people associate bullying with schools and teenagers, but the practice cuts across almost all institutions in the modern-day American society. People get bullied at workplaces and even in public institutions when seeking for public services. Bullying entails the use of perceived superior power by an individual to intimidate, threaten, or harm another person (Peguero, 2012). Many children and even employees fall victim to bullying and often suffer a lot of psychological effects that are characterized by fear, hatred, depression, and deeply-rooted anger. The advancements in technology, especially the social media platforms, have introduced new dimensions to bullying and has even made it harder for the government and the society to address this issue. Many sociologists observe that bullying is an inbred issue that is deeply rooted in the society. It is a practice that is perpetrated by the society through the existing cultures, systems, institutions, traditions, and norms that encourage alienation and stereotyping that are commonly associated with bullying. Bullying is often analyzed from the structural functionalist perspective of sociology. Prominent sociologists like Talcott Parsons pointed out that the structural functionalist perspective creates a relationship between the existing social structures in the society and the

It is important to encourage the child to talk about any bullying that they may have

How do you feel about bullying? Bullying involves and effects any school community. Some short term effects of bullying are depression and not being able to sleep. If the bullying continues on it could lead to long-term effects and can carry on throughout their adulthood such as the withdrawing other from their lives and the tendency of wanting to be alone.

Would you rather have a black eye or a broken heart? Bullying can be started by anyone, but most importantly, it can even happen to anyone. It affects many people, even in today's society. For example, in politics, Donald Trump, The President of The United States, puts out a variety of tweets that some people take offense to. Bullying hurts the victim, and some even lose their lives as a result of bullying. Cyber-bullying is worse than physical bullying, because it is publicly posted out on the internet, it stays with the victim consistently, and the bullies are a lot harsher because they have the option to be anonymous.

Bullying can affect nearly everyone around you. It can affect the person bullying, the one getting bullied, and even the witnesses. Bullying can lead to mental illnesses, depression, and sometimes even suicide. 1 out of every 4 Teens are bullied and 1 out of every 5 teens confess to being bullies or say they have bullied someone at one point.

What effect does bullying have on children? Cases of bullying among children are increasing in the United states and all over the world causing serious effects on them. Technology has allowed the bullying problem to increase but also has increased the chances of opportunity to help stop this problem. Major Effects caused by bullying in children are Anxiety which can cause children to worry excessively, Depression which can lead to mood changes and self esteem problems that lead to lack of love for there selves.

Bullying is found in elementary, middle, and high school all around the world. School bullying occurs at similar rates such as cultures, countries and educational settings. It can take many direct and indirect forms, like physical violence, name calling, taunting, teasing, horrible rumors, and social exclusion. Since the late 90’s, several school shootings committed by the victims of the school bullying have brought media attention to the issue.

Bullying can affect everyone. People who are being bullied, people who bully and people who witness the bullying. Bullied people have a depression, anxiety, feel sad and lonely, changes sleep patterns, eating disorder. People who bully, abuse of substances, dropout of school, have criminal records. Witnesses to the bullying. They skip school, abuse of substance and mental problems.