What makes a child become a bully 19 Articles

by Natasha Levy

The Bullied Bully Bullies are not just born. Just as a well adjusted child is a direct result of their socialization, so to is a bully. It is, however, a complex matter. The parents are almost always of significant in...read more

by Lisa Hunt Warren

It was once believed that bullies were insecure, frightened, children who made themselves feel better by intimidating and/or hurting other children. While violent and abusive homes have long been correctly associated wit...read more

by Rob Bryant

Children become bullies for the same reason adults are bullies. Fear creates a bully. When one child bullies another child they are trying to send a message. The message is, "I'm not afraid." But if they were really not af...read more

by Ian Loft

Life would be far simpler if there were one identified reason for children becoming bullies, the fact is many different influences and situations have an impact on behaviour ranging from physical size, lack of supervision,...read more

by Scott Hayden

The first five years of a child's life are the most critical when it comes to mental conditioning and learning how to behave. Parents, whether they are aware of it or not, exert a tremendous influence on their child's beli...read more

by Anonomous User1

Bullying is a behavior that is typically learned when a child discovers that being a bully is the best or easiest way for them to gain the respect of their peers. This is more commonly seen in children with slower processi...read more

by December

People learn how to get their ways since they are little. When a child successfully get what she wants by speaking loudly or acting fiercely, she learns how effective her behavior can be. She gets the reward and will do...read more

by Gemma Wiseman

No child is born a bully. Some children, whose own world, in their eyes, is fractured or twisted in some way, evolve into one. Why? Fear and a need to control tend to be the immediate reasons often cited when explainin...read more

by Johnette Loefgren

My oldest son was way off the growth charts all his life.When he started kindergarten he was very unhappy.I couldn't figure out why until one day his teacher called me.She said he was being aggressive on the playground.No...read more

by Carol Wohlfeil

There are a variety of behaviors that can define a bully; teasing, harassment, physical violence, destruction of property, and psychological torment. Unfortunately, identifying the reasons for this behavior is often far mo...read more

by Heather Bowles

In my line of work (a psychiatric facility for children with behavioral problems), I have had intimate access to both the bullies and the bullied. The behaviors that we as observers have noticed rage quite rampantly in bu...read more

by Libbie Reed

Spending considerable time at the school gates every day it is easy to see, not only the different behavior in children, but also the different treatment children receive from their parents. It is painful, sometimes, to w...read more

by Erinmarie

The easiest and most convenient reason to give here is that they are bullied at home, though that is not always the case. They may be coping with feelings of inadequacy-maybe they don't feel smart at school and so instead...read more

by Silvia Spassova

Many children are aggressive in all stages and ages of their development. It can sometimes be for a short time but sometimes it can also be for a longer time and children need help from a professional Social worker,Psychol...read more

by Joletha Cobb

The subject on bullying is a subject that touches very close to my spirit. My son was the victim of bullies most of his teenage life. My son had development delays. Not so bad you could notice without having a relations...read more

by Teresa Meakin

Some children become bullies because of the way they are brought up, if a child is brought up in a dis-functional home, where they are left to do as they please, or if they are allowed to speak to their parents in a disres...read more

by Dena Woods

I think it comes from a child's insecurity. They have a sense of power when they pick on someone else. If children have problems at home they may take it out on their peers and it will also show up in their attitude. A...read more

by Nicole Hawley

No one thing in particular turns a child into a bully. However, studies show that the problem is generally triggered by something at home in the youngster's environment. This could include having parents who are overly pun...read more

by Matthew Champ

People will give you a lot of bogus reasons of why people become bullies. Mainly they will say: it revolves around fear. That's only because they were bullied as kids themselves and want to make the bullies sound weak. ...read more