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Project number: 2019-1-PL01-KA201-065722
in bullying. Whereas prior to the 1990s, there was no such thing as cyberbullying,
nowadays it’s an important side of child-to-child aggression and older generations
need to be very aware of both its implications and its dangers.
- the statistics. Bullying is not always the same, sometimes it shifts towards the online
environment (such as in the case of the COVID pandemic, where there were extended
periods of studying from home) or sometimes changes its reasons, such as when there
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is a prolonged fluctuation of the economic stability and children start resorting to
shaming poorer kids more often. That is why adults – teachers, parents, etc. – need to
be constantly aware of the numbers and statistics regarding the bullying phenomenon.
- Lastly, the effects of bullying, which need to be taken seriously. There are numerous
stories, told particularly by older generations, when, upon having complained about
being bullied, the child was told to face the situation like a man, or that they should
fight back, or simply that it is not such a serious event and it should be overlooked.
Truth is, bullying harms especially the victim, and also the bully and the bystanders.
Everyone should be cared for, both physically and psychologically, after such an event,
in order to avoid long-term damage. It is now known that depression affects more
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people than expected, that its symptoms can be severe, and that past views on the
subject may not be as relevant today.
3. Comics about bullying (Stories of children being bullied told in the form of
comics)
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