West Virginia residents already know our kids are growing up in an environment that can be very different from what children in other states experience. In many ways, that is a wonderful thing. But in ...

A person may be able to deal with bullying in a number of ways, including being assertive, reporting it, and getting advice from others. There are also steps a person can take to help a person ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. “I think in the early high school years I just tried to stay in the background, I was ...

In the first post of this four-part series, I delved into the internal psychology of a typical childhood bully. But bullies, like other human beings, are social creatures – they don’t act in isolation ...

Bullying is a subject dear to my heart. Maybe it’s because I was a military brat and experienced some rather cruel episodes of bullying at some places. Luckily, I was able to move and found acceptance ...

The effects of bullying can include worsening mental and physical health, changes in brain functioning, low self-esteem, and a decline in academic and work performance. Bullying can affect all ...

Bringing emotional education and therapeutic techniques into schools can help children learn to regulate uncomfortable emotions and social situations without bullying. Bullying has a hugely negative ...

Bullying is one of the most painful challenges that families face when their children enter school. Whether in elementary grades or high school, bullying can leave emotional scars that last long after ...

In the academic year 2020-21, there were 1,198 instances of racially motivated bullying reported in Scottish schools – up from 409 in 2016-17. These are the highest recorded figures to date. My ...