With 20 percent of students ages 12-18 experiencing bullying and 70 percent of students and school staff having witnessed bullying, it’s important to learn how to help prevent it and what to do if your child falls victim. Bullying can be: Physical. Hitting, pushing,...
More than one of every five students (20.8%) reported being bullied in 2016. (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2016). While studies by the federal government show the prevalence of bullying has decreased since 2005, when it was around 28 percent (U.S....
Bullying is defined as repeated “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children” that involves a “real or perceived power imbalance”—when kids use their physical strength, popularity, or knowledge of embarrassing information to negatively influence others....
As a result of increased access to medical care and early childhood vaccinations, many formerly life-threatening diseases have now been controlled. However, there are still many health risks threatening the safety of U.S. children today — and it’s important to...