Supporting Your Child With School Bullying

Reading time: 5 minutes

Suitable for: Families of secondary-age children

We now – thankfully – take bullying a lot more seriously than in the past when it might have been dismissed as 'part of growing up', 'banter', 'just a little teasing', or 'character building'.

Bullying is something to be discussed, not dismissed. It’s different from falling out with friends. It's a deliberate decision by the bully to upset or hurt the victim.

It’s:

• Intentional: the behaviour is deliberate and targeted
• Repetitive: it happens frequently and can feel relentless
• Powerful: the person bullying has power over the person being bullied

Find out more about bullying.

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