GENERAL ASPECTS ABOUT BULLYING IN CHILDREN AND WHAT CAN WE DO IN ORDER TO PREVENT ITS OCCURRENCE
Abstract:
Bullying in children represents a serious public health problem, one of three children being
bullied worldwide. Bullying is defined as an aggressive behaviour that someone directs against
another person, characterized by intentionality, repetitiveness and hurtfulness. There are many types
of bullying including direct bullying, indirect bullying, sexual bullying or cyberbullying. According to
the etiology of bullying, this is complex and may depend on many factors including social factors,
individual factors and also family factors. Bullying has a great impact on children’s health, its
consequences including anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances and nightmares, substance abuse, low
school performances and absenteeism, poor relationships with parents and troubles in making or
keeping friends. Bullying prevention strategies are designed to help children learn coping skills for
emotions’ management, empathy development, built self-esteem and improving social abilities. In
order to determine changes in children’s behaviour, it is important that parents and teachers work
together.
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