Abstract

Bullying means misuse of force, power, threat and involve in aggressive behaviors towards others. It can occur anywhere in society like school, home, workplace and any social gathering. This bulling act is common for all age groups but most common among children. There are four possible forms of bullying behavior among children like verbal, physical, relational and cyberbully. In worldwide, almost one-third of young teens were experiences bullying. In that, approximately 41% of school going children were remain bullied with age group of 12-18 years at every year. It’s necessary, Children need to learn that bullying behavior causes unhealthy environment and promote serious effects on the bullied children’s social, emotional and physical well-being. Govt of India have enacted anti-bullying laws to control and prohibit bullying mainly in schools and colleges. Everyone has vital role in prevention of bullying behavior among children, especially parents, teachers and school health nurses to take necessary measures to control it.

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