Title: NAIS - Why Our Approach to Bullying is Bad for Kids
Headings: Why Our Approach to Bullying is Bad for Kids
Why Our Approach to Bullying is Bad for Kids
Winter 2013
By Susan Porter
A Shift in Definition
The Preadolescent and Adolescent Brains and Development
Fixed Mindsets and the Problem with Labels
An Alternative Approach

Content: • One in five kids is bullied. • Twenty-three percent of students say they been bullied several times. • One in four kids is bullied. • Fifty percent of kids are bullied, and 10 percent are bullied on a regular basis. • Seventy-four percent of 8- to 11-year-olds said teasing and bullying occurs at their schools. • Seventy-seven percent of students say they've been bullied recently. • It is estimated that more than half [emphasis added] of school bullying incidents are never reported. Despite the fact that the statistics are wildly inconsistent, even the lowest percentages are scary, and they suggest that our kids aren't safe in schools because they're hurting one another at alarmingly high rates. At best, the data suggest that we've got a serious problem on our hands. Or do we?