Articles
Bullying: How parents can help
Types of bullying
What to do if your child is being bullied
Responding to bullying
Content
What is bullying?
The consequences of bullying
Warning signs of bullying
Strategies to prevent and address bullying
What to do if your child is bullied
The consequences of bullying
Being bullied can have both short-term and long-term effects on a child's psychological well-being, physical health and educational achievement. A child who is bullied is at risk of:
- Physical injury
- Depression or anxiety
- Loneliness or isolation
- Low-self esteem
- Eating disorders or self-harming behaviors
- Thoughts of suicide
- Alcohol or drug use
- Heart palpitations
- Sleep disturbance
- Frequent absences from school
- Poor performance in school
- Hostile behaviors
The impact of cyberbullying can be significant, since many people can be involved and harmful information can remain online long-term or permanently.
