Understanding children who bully others

Most resources focus on how to prevent and respond to bullying incidents. This section focuses on support for the children who display bullying behaviour.

Front cover of our Guide for Supporting Young People Who Bully

Understanding children who bully others

How many children bully and what do we know about them?

Any person is capable of displaying bullying behaviour. It is important to ensure we don’t make assumptions about children who are bullying others.

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Understanding children who bully others

Working with parents and carers of children who are displaying bullying behaviour

When parents and carers find out that their child is bullying others, it can release a range of feelings including guilt, denial, worry and anger.

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Understanding children who bully others

Supporting children who bully others

We combined young people's views with the available academic research and our anti-bullying expertise to develop a guide for schools and other settings.

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