How Does Bullying Affect Kids Today

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Kids today are living in a new world. There is new music, new fashion and new technology changing their lives. With this new world come news ways of old problems to rise up. Bullying has been something that has affected young people for many generations and this generation is no different. In this article I am going to be talking about bullying in New Zealand today.

Kids these days have found so many different ways to bully a kid; there's in person bullying, physically bullying and cyber bullying. Some of these have not changed but there is always new ways to put people down; the newest way is cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is so bad it follows you where ever you go with your electronic device. It happens to 77% of people under the age of 20, which is way too much in my eyes. Cyber bullying is the biggest growing form of bullying and it is in my opinion done by people that hide behind a screen because they are too scared to say it to their face. …show more content…

It results in about 4,400 deaths per year world wide which is horrific for me and should be for you. In schools bullying is a big part of growing up and it can all be stopped by you not saying that comment you were going to say.

Me personally I have no idea why bullying happens but I am very keen to find out why. My only option is that the bully has their own problems and they are insecure so they tease or bully someone else for there own satisfaction that someone else feels their pain.

Bullying can occur randomly or regularly. It can happen daily, weekly, or monthly. In fact, one in 10 bullying victims are bullied daily, while one in five victims are bullied once or twice a month.

Here's some ways to prevent bullying:

• Stop and think before you say or do something that could hurt someone.
• If you feel like being mean to someone, find something else to do. Play a game or talk to a