The following is excerpted from an online article posted MedicalXpress
Every day, thousands of kids suffer the fear, shame and frustration of being bullied. More than 19% of children aged 12 to 18 say they have been targeted by peers, with a frightening number of cases happening online. A pediatrician explains what every parent needs to know about bullying and the actions that can help stop it.
Kids can be cruel, as the old saying goes. But bullying is a next-level threat that harms children on both sides of the conflict, with short-term as well as long-term consequences.
Research shows that bullies and their targets do poorly in school, often dropping out before earning a high-school diploma. Many face anxiety, depression or substance use as adults, fueling physical health problems that feed on stress. Bullying is not merely a normal childhood experience, but rather it’s a major public health concern.
Source: MedicalXpress
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-peditrician-bullying-children-parents.html