Bullying is when someone is being hurt either by words or actions on purpose, usually more than once, feels bad because of it, and has a hard time stopping what is happening to them.
Bullying can be
Physicalhitting pushing and shoving fighting tripping yelling at someone making rude gesture staking or breaking another person's things Emotional name calling making fun of someone laughing at someone leaving someone out on purpose starting rumors or telling lies about someone sending mean messages on a computer or cell phonetrying to make someone feel bad about who they areWhere
There are many different types of bullying that can be experienced by children and adults alike, some are obvious to spot while others can be more subtle. The different types of bullying that we look at below are some of the ways that bullying could be happening.
Physical bullying
Physical bullying includes hitting, kicking, tripping, pinching and pushing or damaging property. Physical bullying causes both short term and long term damage.
Verbal bullying
Verbal bullying includes name calling, insults, teasing, intimidation, homophobic or racist remarks, or verbal abuse. While verbal bullying can start off harmless, it can escalate to levels which start affecting the individual target. Keep reading in this section for techniques to deal with verbal bullying.
Social bullying
Social bullying, sometimes referred to as covert bullying, is often harder to recognise and can be carried out behind the bullied person's back. It is designed to harm someone's social reputation and/or cause humiliation. Social bullying includes:
lying and spreading rumoursnegative facial or physical gestures, menacing or contemptuous looksplaying nasty jokes to embarrass and humiliatemimicking unkindlyencouraging others to socially exclude someonedamaging someone's social reputation or social acceptance.
Cyber bullying
Cyber bullying can be overt or covert bullying behaviours using digital technologies, including hardware such as computers and smartphones, and software such as Using technology internet, email, cell phones, social media, pictures to hurt or harm someone else, instant messaging, texts, websites and other online platforms.
Cyber bullying can happen at any time. It can be in public or in private and sometimes only known to the target and the person bullying. Cyber bullying can include:
Rude or painful e-mails or posts, pictures or videos Accidentally exclude other people online Bad rumors or rumors Invite other people online or use log-ins and send or post pictures that you don't have to share.
Conclucion
Bullying can happen anywhere. It can occur in your neighborhood, while going to school, at school, and while on-line.
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Cause and Effect Of Bullying
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