What is peer bullying? Types and how to respond

Bullying is not a one-off argument; it is repeated behaviour involving a power imbalance. Those two criteria are the most practical way to separate joking from bullying.

Four types

Physical, verbal, relational (exclusion) and digital. Relational bullying is the most common and the hardest to spot.

When a child does not tell you

Lost belongings, reluctance to go to school and changes in appetite are the three most common indirect signs.