Many issues contribute to mental health problems and one of it is bullying. This is a serious problem which can lead to anxiety and depression; even worse, it can lead to suicide.
Thus, it is very important for the parents to be aware of the risk factors that can increase a chance of being bullied. While showing weakness is the obvious risk factor of being bullied, there are other shocking factors that can put a child into a bullying target.
Premature birth can increase the child's risk of being bullied.
A recent study revealed premature kids are more likely to be bullied, compared to babies delivered at normal birthweight. The research also discovered those premature children who were constantly bullied by peers developed mental health issues like ADHD.
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Sending kids to a school with an anti- bullying program.
According to She Knows, schools that have implemented anti-bullying programs have higher percentages of bullying. Although the schools put into effect such program to curtail students' negative behavior, researchers discovered that there are more victims of bullying to school with an anti-bullying program than at schools without practicing such program. "One possible reason for this is that the students who are victimizing their peers have learned the language from these anti-bullying campaigns and programs," said Seokjin Jeong, lead author of the study, which was published in the Journal of Criminology.
Taking medication for ADHD can put a child at risk of being bullied.
Quyen Epstein-Ngo a research assistant professor at the University of Michigan Institute for Research on Women and Gender said their research discovered kids who take drugs to treat ADHD are twice likely to be bullied, compared to children who are not taking the certain drugs. Moreover, the risk of getting bullied is higher if the kids sell or trade their ADHD drugs.
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Overprotective parents can put their kids at risk of being bullied.
One study said children exposed to poor parenting including overprotective parents become an easy target to childhood bullying. Hence, parents should let their children develop socially.
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