Causes of Bullying

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Although bullying has been around for ages, the up-tick in the number of kids committing suicide, going on shooting rampages and being harassed on social media has increased awareness of the issue. Parents are fighting like mad to protect their kids from bullying attacks. No parent wants their child to suffer day in and day out at the hands of someone who takes pleasure in hurting others. When bullying happens, the focus is always placed on the victims. After all, kids go to school to learn, not to be beat down or stuffed in a locker. That is why we urge everyone to learn the different most common causes of bullying.

Why Bully?

School is supposed to be a safe haven for children. They should never fear walking the halls or playing on the playground because someone is hell-bent on making their lives miserable. Even still, when kids go home, they should be able to leave the drama of the school day behind. Unfortunately this is not the case. With the rise in Internet use, more and more kids are logging into their social media accounts just to find someone from their school has posted humiliating things about them.

Most people know that bullying hurts. So what kind of child would do this to others? Shouldn’t parents, teachers and school administrators get to the root of why some kids feel the need to bully others? While there is absolutely no excuse for someone to harass, torment and humiliate another human being, most bullies have underlying issues that lead them to this behavior.

To increase their popularity or power, bullies turn their wrath on victims who are perceived as weaker than them. They will never zone in someone they feel will be able to challenge or stand up to them. In order to understand the probable common causes of bullying you must realize that bullying victims may:

§   wear glasses

§   be less popular

§   be over or underweight

§   be of a different race or religion

§   be from a different socioeconomic background

§   be gay or lesbian

§   have a disability

Although bullies may seem confident and sure of themselves, they are usually insecure and may feel inferior to others. They treat their peers like dirt as a way to make themselves feel better. In order to keep the feeling of power and prestige, the perpetrator has to continue the behavior. When one victim is no longer in reach, the bully simply zones in on another target. When the underlying causes of bullying are not addressed, it becomes a vicious cycle. Some of the common causes of bullying will be discussed next.