Digital Smarts - Bullying and the Brain

Adding to years of psychological and psychiatric research, current studies by neuroscientists, using MRI imaging, show that bullying and other emotional abuse can leave permanent scars on the brain. Bearing that in mind, take a look at the 5 Bullying Myths in an article on how bullying by teachers and coaches also needs to be reported. Bullying by peers, online and off, is not the only kind of bullying that students often face. Parents and other adults in children’s and teen’s lives need to model positive behavior if bullying is to stop both online and off.