... to eliminate. Victims generally turn out to be more unpopular, isolated, depressed, anxious, and fearful than their peers. Cyber bullying causes high risk of depression since it makes victims feel insecure about themselves. It can be so harsh especially over instant messaging because the bully would not feel any sympathy towards ... the victims. This contributes to depression and therefore can have long-term effects on the victim. At such a young age, kids do not know any better than to listen to what bullies have ... to say and believe that whatever they say must be true. This is why t...

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... as the systematic emotional tearing down of another human being. It is considered a pattern of behavior that can seriously interfere with a child's positive development. Emotional abuse is probably the least understood of all child abuse, yet it can be the cruelest and most destructive of all types of abuse. Sexual abuse is defined as the involvement of dependent, developmentally immature children in sexual ... has only begun to get the attention it deserves during this past decade. Studies conducted in recent years have also examined the long-term repercussions of physical, sexual and ...

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