Author: Alberta Gaspar

Targeted children
Kids that are bullied are the targets of bullying behavior, and there are some factors that put some children at more of a risk then other children at being bullied, like a child that is shy may be at more of a risk of being bullied because he/she does not like to talk or socialize with other kids. Another child that may be targeted is one with a disability or one that has health problems.
Signs of a victim of bullyling
A child that is being bullied may have unexplainable injuries, lost or destroyed clothing, they may also say that they have frequent headaches they make fake illness so that they don’t have to attend school. Some of their eating habits may change they either might skip meals or they might be extremely hungry when they arrive from school, frequent night mares may happen they start to lose interest in school and their grades may start dropping they could also stop doing their school work.. Sudden loss of friends may happen and they could avoid social situations, their self-esteem may decrease and they may have self-destructive behavior like running away from home harming them self or talking about suicide.

Signs of a bully
A child that is being a bully may constantly get into fights with other children, and not just physical but also verbal abuse, they may also have friends that are bullies towards other children, they are increasingly aggressive, they go into the principles office a lot and they may get detention, another sign is that they could have an unexplainable extra amount of money and they could also have new belongings.
Facts about bullying
Over 3. 2 million students are victims of bullying each year.
Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying
17% of American students report being bullied 2 to 3 times a month or more in a school semester.
One in four teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4% of the time
By the age of 14 less than 30% of the boys and 40% of the girls will talk to their peers about bullying.

Bullying
By Alberta Gaspar

What is bullying?
Bullying is an aggressive behavior depending on what happened, how often it happens and who it happens to as well.
Definition
According to my sources the definition for bullying is an unwanted aggressive behavior among aged children that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power, the behavior is also repeated or has the tendency to be repeated.
Things that bullies do
Some of the things that a bully may do is that they may make threats to the person that they are bullying, they use verbal abuse and they may also use physical abuse. They may also leave someone out of group on purpose.

Roles played
Some of the roles that these kids can play in these situations is that one the child may be the one that is getting bullied or they might be the one that is doing the bullying, or they could also be the bystander and what is a bystander you may be asking it is a person that just watches how someone else gets bullied and does not stand up for that person either because they think it is the right thing to do, or because of fear, or because they think it is the best thing for them. There are many roles that a child can play in bullying that is why it is important to know them so that the child can receive the help that he/she need and he/she will need lots of support.