The Dangers Of Bullying That Teens And Kids Face

The three main types of bullying are physical, verbal, and emotional. Physical bullying, according to the website typesofbullying.org, “In most instances, the aggressor is physically larger that the victim or may be within a group” (The Different Types of Bullying, 2013). Psychical bullying may involve the bully spiting, shoving, kicking, hitting, or punching the one being bullied (The Different Types of Bullying, 2013). Verbal bullying is where the bully only uses words to harm his victim (The Different Types of Bullying, 2013). The bully will taunt or tease his/her victim; and they will focus on the appearance of the one they are bullying (The Different Types of Bullying, 2013). Emotional bullying occurs when the bully is aggressive on an emotional level toward their victim (The Different Types of Bullying, 2013). This

One of the many health problems affecting children or adolescents today is bullying. Children who experience bullying reported that they got bullied by their looks, body shape, and/or race (Bullying 2015). One out of every four students (22%) report being bullied during the school year in the United States (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2015). About 46% of children or adolescents in Kentucky are victims of bullying in schools. Bullying is most commonly described by three characteristics: it is intentionally harmful, it is repetitive in nature, and there is a power difference between the bully and the victim (Oleweus, 1993). Almost 64% of children who are bullied do not report it; only 36% report the bullying (Petrosina, Guckenburg, DeVoe, And Hanson, 2010). It is impossible to determine the exact number of bullying incidents that occur in our primary and secondary schools each year. While there is some evidence to suggest that students now find schools safer that they were ten years ago, but bullying still occurs every day somewhere in someone’s life.

Bullying is defined as “verbal, physical, or psychological abuse or teasing accompanied by real or perceived imbalance of power” and is usually targets what children perceive as different (Olweus, 1993). Bullying is prevalent across the nation. It has devastating effects on students each day. Bullying is a problem for all students, regardless of race, gender or class. The National Education Association reports that 160,000 children are absent intentionally from school each day because they fear being bullied whether it is an attack or just intimidation by other students. This accounts for 15% of all school absenteeism (Hunter, 2012). Dan Olweus (1993) from the National School Safety Center tells us that bullying includes three parts: (1)

Bullying is defined as the prolonged malicious act of harming peers by abusing their own--or an existing imbalance of--power, and has become one of the most common sources of trauma among adolescents. One report shows that one of three children were victims of bullying during some point in their life, and that 10-14% of all adolescents were victims of chronic bullying for at least six months prior to participating in the survey. Children who were victims of bullying are also found to be at a higher risk of diagnoses for anxiety disorders and depression during young and middle adulthood. These victims are reported to be more likely to have lower levels of general/physical health, and lower educational acquirements than young and middle-aged adults who were not bullied (Wolke & Lereya, 2015). Because bullying is such a prominent problem, citizens, policymakers, and social scientists alike, should feel or have some social and moral obligation to address, and hopefully avert bullying. The state of bullying, and how it is enacted, is constantly changing and adapting to social frameworks. Because bullies can adapt to social changes and regulations, we, as a society, should be equally adaptive in how we perceive, address, prevent, and punish bullying.

For some people school is fun, exciting and boring, but for others, it terrifying knowing that something may happen to them if they go to school. Bullying is one of the biggest problems, some schools has right now. But that, 'not the reason some people are supposed to not speak out when they see this type of things happening. Bullying is turning into a big situation in our community and it’s causing people to get depressed and even committing suicide.

Bullying is no longer a phenomenon for just teens, preteens and parents. An article in Psychology Today defines bullying as a “distinctive pattern of deliberately harming and humiliating others.” It is now a major concern for seniors and their families. The fastest growing segment of the population is people over 84! Many of them use senior centers or live in senior communities. Bullying among seniors in these situations has been an issue for some time but unfortunately is on the rise. Close to 20% of seniors who use or are in facilities face some type of bullying, harassment, social manipulation, controlling behaviors or ostracism by their peers.

Bullying has changed and become a more frequent trend over the years. Adolescents get bullied through social media and in person. In some cases there are not many people who speak out and help the person being bullied. While there might be some peers who hesitate to speak up, “[i]f no one speaks out against the bully, the bystanders interpret the lack of response as an acceptance of the behavior” (Finkelstein). When no one stands up for the victim, silence is an encouragement for the bullying to continue. Students don’t realize how speaking up for someone can make a great difference, even if it’s only one person. While children are mostly aware of what bullying is, they don’t completely understand it “[b]ullying can take many forms, including

When a child is bullied, there can be three types of bullying that can be inflicted on the child. First, verbal bullying this happens when the bully is calling the victim names, teasing, and talking down to the victim. The second type of bullying that can occur is physical bullying; this is when the bully goes face-to-face with the victim also during physical bullying the victim can be repeatedly harassed. Physical bullying is usually done with a group of bullies. The last type of bullying is emotional bullying, this is done by spreading rumors, going behind someone’s back, and teasing the victim.

First, this social issue affects adolescences on a micro level, as it involves the individual and their mental, emotional, social, and behavioral implications. As a result of bullying, it may negatively impact the person’s sense of happiness and quality of life (https://www.onlinemswprograms.com/faqs/micro-vs-mezzo-vs-macro-social-work.html). Bullying can occur at any point within a school setting or affiliated event. An adolescent’s classmates, peers and teachers can partake in bullying behavior. There could be multiple notions as to why an adolescent may be bullied. During this developmental stage of a person’s life, the individual is changing either physically, developmentally or socially while transitioning from childhood into adulthood.

There are three main types of bullying, in addition with a new one that has been added due to technology; verbal bullying, social bullying, physical bullying, and cyber bullying. Bullying occurs everywhere around the world, but most reported bullying occurs in school, due to the news augmenting the seriousness of school bullying.

Our society today suffers from multiple diseases. Diseases range from cancer, HIV, diabetes, and mental illness. What people do not usually think about as a disease is bullying. Bullying is one of those diseases that is a major problem is human lives. Bullying is an act that harms many people around the world, especially here in the United States of America.“Bullying can defined by many things. It’s teasing, name calling, stereotyping, cyber bullying, fighting, exclusion, spreading rumors, public shaming, and aggression intimidation” (Strickland). According to educational reports, an average of 15% of children in elementary school are in involved in bullying (Ross). This high of a percentage proves that bullying is still a major problem today in American society. While the percentage is not close to a hundred, those 15% of young children are affected enough. Fifteen percent of young children being bullied is more than enough to prove that bullying should be frowned upon. “[Bullying] can be in person and online. But it can often be considered a rite of passage” (Strickland). Bullying causes a variety of problems. The problems are not only in young people, but also adults who were bullied before. To cure this epidemic, it would be beneficial to society if society was informed about these negative effects.

High school can be the best of times, but for many, it is the worst experience they will ever face, and they may not even make it out alive to tell their tale. Teens, all around the world, are being subjected to torment that most adults will never know about, nor will they understand. This torment is classified as bullying and affects way more people than society cares to acknowledge. It is a form of abuse that goes unseen, leaving the victims emotionally and physically drained with a horrible outlook on life. Most people, unless directly affected, do not understand the true horror that comes with this treatment. Life can go downhill considerably for the harassed as bullying lashes out with its ever taxing effects. Things like mental illness and suicide, school shootings, and a completely doomed future are some of the many new realities teens will deal with as a result of the bullying. Ultimately, bullying takes an extreme toll on these afflicted, with catastrophic effects in its wake.

Do actions speak louder than words? How much harm can a word produce? Loser. Fatty. Nerd. Nobody. Worthless. Bullying has always been an issue in childhood and high school, but it isn 't until this decade that the spotlight has really focused on the damage it produces in a child 's life. In the past, adults just thought bullying was an innocent way kids expressed their feelings but now we have seen the true darkness in this problem. In 2007, almost a third of kids in middle and high school reported experiencing bullying at school (Anne Steele). One in three kids are forced to go through this awful thing we call bullying! How can we send our kids off to pave a path for their life, knowing that your kids could easily be part of the third that are being bullied? Bullying has become so complex because we can’t just see what happens to these teens. Bullying can be behind closed doors and cause emotional harm to kids. We have to address the issue and come up with a plan to put a halt to this terrible situation. Bullying is dangerous because it has many effects, mentally and physically, that can last into adulthood and even an entire lifetime.

Many people do not realize how serious bullying has become. If you look at statistics suicides due to bullying have increased over just a few short years. This has become a very big problem for not only the victim but the bully as well as it affect both of them. School bullying is mentally destructive to not only the victims, but bullies because of the harmful words, harassment, and physical violence involved as well as the consequences for the bully.

Having a child that is a victim of bullying is an experience that many parents can unfortunately relate to. The teenage years can be hard for any family but when bullying is added to that time in a child’s life there can be many more obstacles to navigate around. The challenges that come from teenage bullying can be an obstacle for parents as well as for the child. Stigmas, confidence, and parenting boundaries are only a few of the many various challenges or obstacles that victims and there families face on top of the bullying that is already troubling them. As a family preventing and removing obstacles caused by bullying can be difficult and these challenges, if not removed, can have serious impacts of the lives of the family.