Bullying: Understanding Bullying

Plea to beat the bullies
By Adrian Short - A WIDNES mother whose teenage daughter lives in constant fear of attacks by classroom bullies has added her voice to a Government campaign to get young victims speaking out about their ordeals (Added: 4-Feb-2004 Hits: 425 )

Dealing with Bullies
By Kelly O'Connor - If you've ever watched a sitcom on television, this should be a familiar scene. A new kid moves to town and attends the neighborhood school. He's bigger than Johnny and the other boys and scares them into giving up their lunch money or answers to tests. Soon Johnny's dad finds out what is going on, and he sits his son down for a "man-to-man" talk. He convinces Johnny to stand up for himself, and when he does, the bully never bothers Johnny again. The conflict is solved and life goes back to normal, all within 30 minutes. (Added: 4-Feb-2004 Hits: 368 )

The Bully Battle
By Risa Wilkerson - There's more than one way to shrink a bully down to size. When 11-year-old Jonathan was in fifth grade, there were days he didn't want to go to school. He wasn't sick. He wasn't avoiding a test. In fact, he usually liked school. Except for recess. At recess, a bully in his class wouldn't leave him alone. "He teased me because I was so short," he remembers. "He made fun of my name." And Jonathan almost always faced the bully alone. "My friends didn't want to get in a fight with him. He was the main bully of the school." (Added: 4-Feb-2004 Hits: 441 )

Dealing with bullies
By n/a - Teasing and bullying are terrible problems in schools, on playgrounds, within families, and wherever kids and teenagers gather. Kids get picked on because they are fat, thin, tall, short, have a disability, speak with an accent, have different hair or skin from others, are poor, or any number of other reasons. Adults are sometimes insulted, treated with disrespect, and ignored because of people's attitudes towards their differences. There is nothing to be ashamed of if you are different from others. It is just a fact, neither right nor wrong, neither better nor worse. (Added: 4-Feb-2004 Hits: 289 )

Mom comes to rescue against bullies
By Mary Renee Smith - ll right, where are you? You know who you are! Come on, chickens. You, the bullies from elementary school and junior high. You, the losers who continued to be insensitive jerks well into high school. (Added: 4-Feb-2004 Hits: 223 )

Bullies More Dangerous Than You Think
By n/a - Bullies More Dangerous Than You Think They and their victims more likely to engage in other violent behavior TUESDAY, April 15 (HealthScoutNews) --Contrary to what many people believe, bullying is not a normal, if nasty, part of childhood. Both bullies and their victims are at greater risk for committing violence and having other behavior problems, says a study by researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (Added: 4-Feb-2004 Hits: 187 )