Is your child being bullied at school or online? Key steps you need to take

Experts say that dealing with bullying behaviours is never easy but always necessary, as the harm caused can impact children for years. To provide up-to-date advice on supporting a child experiencing bullying at school or online, we consult specialists in education, psychology, and cyberbullying response.

Bullying typically targets those perceived to be different in some way, including looks, speech, background, religion, race, culture, and body size, says Dr Deborah Green of the University of South Australia Credit: Maskot/Getty Images/Maskot

Key Points

• Bullying can involve one or more people, and depending on the situation what is perceived as ‘harmless’ school-age teasing can also amount to bullying.
• Schools have processes in place for bullying prevention and response.
• impacts on both the victim and society.

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