Each day, 10-year-old Seth asked his mom for more and more lunch money. Yet he
seemed skinnier than ever and came home from school hungry. It turned out that Seth was
handing his lunch money to a fifth-grader, who was threatening to beat him up if he didn't
pay.
Kayla, 13, thought things were going well at her new school, since all the popular girls were
being so nice to her. But then she found out that one of them had posted mean rumors about
her on a website. Kayla cried herself to sleep that night and started going to the nurse's office
complaining of a stomachache to avoid the girls in study hall.
Unfortunately, the kind of bullying that Seth and Kayla experienced is widespread. In
national surveys, most kids and teens say that bullying happens at school.
A bully can turn something like going to the bus stop or recess into a nightmare for
kids. Bullying can leave deep emotional scars that last for life. And in extreme situations, it
can culminate in violent threats, property damage, or someone getting seriously hurt.
If your child is being bullied, there are ways to help him or her cope with it on a dayto-
day basis and lessen its lasting impact. And even if bullying isn't an issue right in your
house right now, it's important to discuss it so your kids will be prepared if it does happen.
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