[mummabear]

In regards to primary aged children, what in your mind constitutes bullying? Where's the line between a bit of nastiness...and bullying?

[LynnyP]

Sustained and repeated physical or verbal threats or intimidation by the same person to the same target over a period of time.

[JRA]

That is the million $ question in our house.

I tend to agree with Lynny, but am unsure on where the verbal line is drawn. It is continual threats, or is it continual "teasing" - you are an idiot, you can't read properly, you can't play football, hockey is for wooses etc.

Also, if the child doing the continual physical intimidation has special needs, does it alter the answer.

Yes, a very key topic in our house at the moment.

[Guest_Telmatiaeos_*]

I tend to agree with Lynny, but am unsure on where the verbal line is drawn. It is continual threats, or is it continual "teasing" - you are an idiot, you can't read properly, you can't play football, hockey is for wooses etc.

If it were a continual thing, then I'd classify that as bullying.

[BadCat]

Pretty much boils down to continued harrassment with intent to upset.

[howdo]

Sustained and repeated physical or verbal threats or intimidation by the same person to the same target over a period of time.

This plus - where an imbalance of power exists.

[JRA]

Pretty much boils down to continued harrassment with intent to upset.

So if the intent is to "have fun" and not upset it is not bullying? O

[soontobegran]

So if the intent is to "have fun" and not upset it is not bullying? O

I think intent to continually have fun at someone else's expense is bullying.

[howdo]

I would say it's more:

Continued harrassment with intent to intimidate/exert power over.

ETA: For it to be bullying it has a number of elements. The use of force or coercion, is habitual and involves an imbalance of power. It can include verbal harassment, physical assault or coercion. The "imbalance of power" may be social power and/or physical power.

This post has been edited by howdo: 23/04/2012, 08:27 PM

[JRA]

howdo: great definition - of course