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How Does Bullying Affect Children Negatively

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Bullying is a hot-button issue in children’s lives today, as parents, teachers, and counselors alike, attempt to determine the severity of bullying’s repercussions. While tradition dictates that bullying is a harmless childhood reality that has few long-term effects, research indicates that bullying threatens children’s normal developmental processes (Rettew & Pawlowski, 2016). In order to assist and counsel participants of bullying, counselors should understand that bullying effects children negatively, for the short and long-term, emotionally, psychologically and physically.

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