Bullying has existed for years. Bullying behavior ranges from verbal teasing and rumor spreading to physical hitting. With today’s technology, bullying has reached out into the cyber-world making cyber bullying a devastating form for bullying.

The 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that about 20% of U.S. students in grades 9 through 12 experienced bullying on school grounds. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that 1 in 9 high school students reported that they had been physically bullied (pushed, tripped, shoved or spit on); another 1 in 18 high school students report they have been threatened with physical harm and another 1 in 27 high school students have experienced being cyber bullied.

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center and the Health Resources and Services Administration report about 1 in 3 kids have either experience bullying or were the bully.

Both boys and girls experience bullying. Types of bullying vary between the sexes.

Girls typically experience:

 

Boys typically experience:

 

There are several articles about the results of bullying and suicide among young men. The consequences of bullying should not be ignored.

If your son or daughter is being bullied, get them help.

Reference:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/facts/
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/bullying/conditioninfo/Pages/risk.aspx
http://www.girlshealth.gov/bullying