2 thoughts on “Parents and bullying survey”

  1. BBC Health News, Apr 17, 2014
    Child bullying victims still suffering at 50 – study

    Children who are bullied can still experience negative effects on their physical and mental health more than 40 years later, say researchers from King’s College London[…]
    Individuals were tested for psychological distress and general health at the ages of 23 and 50, for psychiatric problems at 45 and cognitive functioning, social relationships and well-being at 50.

    The study found that those who were bullied in childhood were more likely to have poorer physical and mental health and cognitive functioning at 50.

    Those who were bullied frequently were more likely to be depressed and have suicidal thoughts[…]

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    • You are so right bullying is NOT just about children. It does affect people for the whole of their lives. It is insidious and can be eliminated with the right kind of education. Teaching our children not to bullying, by punishing them will, at best do nothing and at worse make the behaviours all that more serious. We are not educating children we are educating children who will be adults one day. I want to see bullying eliminated and I believe we can do it. Thank you for your comment because it so profoundly sums up the ramifications of bullying.

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