Reasons For Bullying

Reasons for Bullying If you ask any high school student if bullying is a big problem, more in likely, their immediate response would be to say no. Not every high school has bullying, but not everyone sees bullying if it is happening. When asking adults about the issue, many would respond saying the same thing; teenagers like to mess around, they’re just kids, they’ll learn someday, everyone goes through those stages, but what they do not realize is that some children are pushing those limits. When children are in their elementary years, most times, the bullies are just kids who name call and might shoulder bump someone. Once a child gets hurt by those small actions, they would tell a teacher. From there, the teacher would either tell the child …show more content…
A lack of power that they have outside of school can be a huge indicator to why they bully. Once they come to school, they are able step over others to gain more power and to be seen as the bigger person. In this case it would cause them, at the time to feel superior. “they might feel helpless at home in the shadow of an overbearing parent they could be being bullied themselves or they could just like the power and fear associated with pushing another around” (Understanding Bullies). If the bullies are able to feel power over small, younger, or disabled children, it allows them to believe that they are actually better, and have proven to them and others how tough they are. I believe that this claim is very true. In a lot of areas, bullies tend to either be victims of bullying but older adults, or they are bystanders that see other people getting bullied. When a person is bullied, they are insulted and made to feel worthless and depressed. With that in mind, it is easy to understand that they lose any emotional confidence or self power that they would …show more content…
Most adults would not think anything about the background that the children have to live in or the struggles that they face every day. Previously, I never knew how many reasons there were that would cause children to become bullies. After reading through all the research, the top reasons I saw that children become bullies are; bad social interactions, lack power, and family issues. I believe that bullying does help fill their social problems. Children who are bullies, tend to have bad social interactions and in return, turn on others to make them feel better about themselves, as if nothing were wrong. Although it does not solve their problems completely and never will as they get older, it does give them a reason to why they are mean to others. It is pretty sad that some children do turn to bullying because of issues that they cannot always help, whether it be from, family, friends, lack in communication or care, it is a good idea to take into consideration what the child might be going