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Possible signs of Bullying

A child may indicate by their behavior that he or she is being bullied. If your child shows some of the following signs, bullying may be responsible and you might want to ask if someone is bullying or threatening them.

Children may :

be frightened of walking to and from school
change their usual route
not want you to go on the school bus
beg you to drive them to school
be unwilling to go to school (or be 'school phobic')
feel ill in the mornings
begin truanting
begin doing poorly in their school work
come home regularly with clothes or books destroyed
come home starving (bully taking dinner money)
become withdrawn, start stammering, lack confidence
become distressed and anxious, stop eating
attempt or threaten suicide
cry themselves to sleep, have nightmares
have their possessions go missing
ask for money or start stealing (to pay the bully)
continually 'lose' their pocket money
refuse to talk about what's wrong
have unexplained bruises, cuts, scratches
begin to bully other children, siblings
become aggressive and unreasonable
give improbable excuses for any of the above

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Possible signs of Bullying

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