Teasing, bullying and children

DR. B. J. C. Perera

MBBS(Ceylon), DCH(Ceylon), DCH(England), MD(Paediatrics), FRCP(Edinburgh), FRCP(London), FRCPCH(United Kingdom), FSLCPaed, FCCP, FCGP(Sri Lanka) Consultant Paediatrician

The progression in development and growing up in children is fraught with of all kinds of challenges for many of them. In addition to the stresses imposed by the necessity to do well in studies, dealing with changes in body stature and the ever present need for personal achievements, there are quite a few other challenges that children may have to deal with during their childhood. One such issue that has come into prominence in the last few decades is teasing and bullying. It is certainly not something new but has come into the limelight more in modern times due to the many different ways in which it occurs and the amount of distress it causes. In some instances, it has assumed such grave proportions, that the situations has necessitated many authorities to specifically look at these as very special and complex problems in child rearing.

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