Topic: Bullying

Sadat Rahman – International Children’s Peace Prize Winner 2020

Sadat Rahman from Bangladesh has won the International Children’s Peace Prize 2020 for his mobile app designed to help prevent children and young people suffering ‘cyberbullying’.Read more

23-11-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Cyber-bullying in Spain ‘higher than reported cases’

Experts believe that cyber-bullying among young people in Spain is even worse than the shocking 65 per cent rise in recorded cases since 2012. The Spanish Interior Ministry’s latest figures reveal that 1,364 cases of...Read more

19-04-2018|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Friends in need are friends indeed

School bullying is depressingly common but having a group of friends, not just a single “bestie”, may bolster a child’s resilience, says Andrew Trounson, a writer for the University of Melbourne’s research publication platform, Pursuit. Surviving...Read more

29-03-2018|Comment|author: Andrew Trounson

What to do about cyberbullying

Anxiety about online risks can obscure the real benefits of digital competence for children and young people. This short overview of some of the research in this area, by Kaylor Garcia and Deborah Temkin, suggests that cyberbullying is a...Read more

25-10-2017|Comment|author: Kaylor Garcia