8 Reasons Kids Bully

Children who bully may not be receiving love and warmth from their families. These children also may not have rules at home.

Aggressive behaviors can be learned when children are beat up by older siblings or when they are physically punished by parents.

Children can learn bullying from their peers. Children often bully to make themselves feel more important, and victims of bullying often become bullies.

Children who tend to bully make friends with other children who bully. Consequently, these children support each others bullying behaviors.

Bullying is more likely to happen when schools do not have anti-bullying policies or when school rules are not enforced.

Bullying can happen more easily when there is poor supervision in the classroom, hallways, cafeteria, or at recess.

Girls more often bully each other emotionally rather than physically hurting each other. Girls often do this to gain attention or make themselves feel better.

Television, movies, and video games often have aggression and bullying behavior. Experiencing bullying in the media can reinforce children who bully.