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Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may haveserious, lasting problems. 
In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:
An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bullyuse their power—such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.

Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.
Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors,attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.
Bullying can occur during or after school hours. While most reported bullying happens in the school building, a significant percentage also happens in places like on the playground or the bus. It can also happen travelling to or from school, in the youth’s neighborhood, or on the Internet.

Types of Bullying There are three types of bullying:
* Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:
* Teasing
* Name-calling
* Inappropriate sexual comments
* Taunting
* Threatening to cause harm

* Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Social bullyingincludes:
* Leaving someone out on purpose
* Telling other children not to be friends with someone
* Spreading rumors about someone
* Embarrassing someone in public

* Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:
* Hitting/kicking/pinching
* Spitting
* Tripping/pushing
* Taking or breakingsomeone’s things
* Making mean or rude hand gestures

Children at Risk of Being Bullied 
Generally, children who are bullied have one or more of the following risk factors:
* Are perceived as different from their peers, such as being overweight or underweight, wearing glasses or different clothing, being new to a school, or being unable to afford what kids consider “cool”
* Areperceived as weak or unable to defend themselves
* Are depressed, anxious, or have low self esteem
* Are less popular than others and have few friends
* Do not get along well with others, seen as annoying or provoking, or antagonize others for attention
However, even if a child has these risk factors, it doesn’t mean that they will be bullied.

Children More Likely to Bully Others 
Thereare two types of kids who are more likely to bully others:
* Some are well-connected to their peers, have social power, are overly concerned about their popularity, and like to dominate or be in charge of others.
* Others are more isolated from their peers and may be depressed or anxious, have low self esteem, be less involved in school, be easily pressured by peers, or not identify withthe emotions or feelings of others.
Children who have these factors are also more likely to bully others;
* Are aggressive or easily frustrated
* Have less parental involvement or having issues at home
* Think badly of others
* Have difficulty following rules
* View violence in a positive way
* Have friends who bully others
Remember, those who bully others do not need tobe stronger or bigger than those they bully. The power imbalance can come from a number of sources—popularity, strength, cognitive ability—and children who bully may have more than one of these characteristics.

Bullying can affect everyone—those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health,...