Bullying is...

Throughout history there has been 3 main forms of bullying:

Physical

Non-Physical Verbal

Non-Verbal 

The above can be either direct or indirect.

Below in the table there is a classification of the forms of bullying which was found in Rigby, (1996, p. 20):

Although the above three forms are the main forms of bullying , there are also sub forms of bullying which include racist bullying, sexual bullying, bullying of special needs children, sexual preference (Sullivan, 2000) and the form that has become more common; cyber bullying (Trolley & Hanel, 2010). 

References:

        Rigby, K. (1996). bullying in schools and what to do about it. Melbourne, Victoria: The Australian Council for Educational Research Ltd.

        Sullivan, K. (2000). The Anti-Bullying Handbook. Auckland, New Zealand: Oxford University Press.

        Trolley, B, C. & Hanel, C. (2010). Cyber Kids, Cyber Bullying, Cyber Balance. United States of America: Corwin.

        [Photograph]. Retrieved July 28, 2015, from http://www.google.com/image

It's about the Bull...

What is Bullying? What does bullying mean? Why does bullying happen? 

According to bullying. (n.d.) bullying is simply defined as 'a person who hurts, persecutes, or intimidates the weaker person.' 

Can bullying really be defined that simply? 

Throughout this blog I will endeavour to cover the ideas of:

• What the different types of bullying are
• The history of bullying in society and how it has changed
• The bully
• The bullied
• How it affects a child's physical, emotional, and mental well being
• Techniques on how to deal with bullying in Early Childhood Education Centres and Primary Schools

References: 

          bullying. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved July 23, 2015, from Dictionary.com    website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bullying

[Photograph] Retrieved July 7, 2015 from http://www.google.com/image