Types Of Bullying Parents Should Watch Out For

Bullying comes in different forms and types as not all sorts of aggressive intimidation are the same. Each has a different style and uses different tactics to intimidate and control their victims. For instance, many people once believed that bullying only consisted of physical bullying and name-calling, but it is more than that. Here are six types of bullying that parents need to know

Physical bullying

Physical bullying is the most obvious form of bullying. It occurs when kids use physical actions to gain power and control over their targets.

Verbal bullying

Verbal bullying is often very difficult to identify because attacks almost always occur when adults aren’t around. Perpetrators of verbal bullying use words and name calling to gain power and control over a target.

Relational aggression

Relational bullies often ostracize others from a group, spread rumors, manipulate situations, and break confidences. The goal of a relationally aggressive bully is to increase their own social standing by controlling or bullying another person.

Cyber bullying

Cyber bullying occurs when a teen uses the Internet, a smartphone, or other technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person.

Sexual bullying

Sexual bullying consists of repeated, harmful, and humiliating actions that target a person sexually. Examples include sexual name-calling, crude comments, vulgar gestures, uninvited touching, sexual propositioning, and pornographic materials.

Prejudicial bullying

Prejudicial bullying is based on prejudices c and teens have toward people of different races, religions, or sexual orientation. This type of bullying can encompass all the other types of bullying.

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