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Across the U.S., parents, educators, doctors and other experts have rallied to protect children from bullies. However, bullying by brothers and sisters is often chalked up to normal sibling behavior. Now a new study finds that sibling aggression , like peer aggression, causes mental distress, which can lead to anger, depression and anxiety in the child who is being targeted.The researchers found that 32 percent of the children and adolescents had experienced one type of sibling aggression during the previous year.Further, the study showed that regardless of whether the aggression was mild or severe, bullied kids had significantly worse mental health than children who were not bullied."There is a natural emotional intensity to sibling relationships ," said lead author Corinna Jenkins Tucker, an associate professor of family studies at the University of New Hampshire. "There is a lot of love, but also the potential for a lot of conflicts."[sidebar]The researchers analyzed informa...
The recent suicide of a 14-year-old middle school student has once again put the spotlight on a new “epidemic”—online bullying.Eden Wormer, who attended Cascade Midd...
When Council Brandon was in fifth grade, she found herself cornered into a bathroom stall by the ‘mean girls’ of her school, who told her she wasn’t pretty and neede...
Amidst debate over immigration laws and health-care reform, presidential candidates may also want to put some focus on childhood obesity and bullying, according to r...
They claim she's "fat." They say she's gained at least 65 pounds. The national celebrity magazines are talking about reality TV star Kim Kardashian – who is due to d...
It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the ...
Some workplace bullies will target anyone for any reason. But preliminary research has shown that less attractive employees are more likely to become victims of bull...
Kids who have food allergies or are overweight may be especially likely to get bullied by their peers, two new studies suggest.Not surprisingly, researchers also fou...
A 13-year-old Australian girl has made a plea to stop bullying at her school after she was locked in a bathroom and punched by seven other students — all because she...
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama opened a White House conference on bullying today to make sure kids don’t face intimidation or threats at school.Bullyi...
Cyber-bullying may be even harder on the victims than physical beatings or name-calling, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.And unlike traditional bullies, cyber-b...
A surprising new study released in this month's issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology found that children and adolescents with food allergies are frequen...
Most adults remember being bullied or witnessing bullying during their school days. Most current students cite the same experience, but how bullying is being handled...
It seems like every week there is news of yet another teen who has tragically committed suicide. Bullying is usually cited as the culprit, but experts say the proble...
Children who experience bullying have higher rates of psychosomatic health issues, Medical Daily reported.In a study in the journal Pediatrics , researchers reviewed...
Studies have shown that workplace bullying can chip away at a victim’s mental health, leading to depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress syndrome. Now, a large...
Kids don't easily outgrow the pain of bullying, according to a new study that finds that people bullied as kids are less mentally healthy as adults.The study is one ...
The effects of bullying at an early age are felt as the child grows into adulthood, a new study shows.“Bullying is not just a harmless rite of passage or an inevitab...
Since 2003, 24 states have introduced bills to protect against workplace bullying, but none of these bills have passed into law. An estimated one in seven employees ...
Did you know that 66 percent of school-aged children are teased?Bullying has become a real problem – not just in schools, but in communities too. Dr. Manny Alvarez, ...
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