Bullying is more than just being annoyed a little bit – and it is never harmless!

What is bullying?

What motivates some children to bully others? How do children feel when they are bullied? What can each child do if they feel bullied? How can one child help another who is affected?

Questions upon questions about a phenomenon that is increasingly shaping our everyday lives. Sometimes it seems that the term is being used indiscriminately. Any form of violence that may affect an individual is then referred to as "mobbing".

When do we speak of bullying?

Bullying among children occurs when a particular child is regularly and systematically harmed physically or emotionally by other children, either directly or indirectly. Bullying can occur even in children of kindergarten age. The tricky thing is that bullying always starts with seemingly harmless teasing and is rarely obvious. You should therefore be sensitive to it.

This is the only way children can cope with the increasingly complex and stressful challenges. This is the only way they can cope with difficult and traumatic life experiences.