When you think of a child being bullied, you might envision a gang of boys surrounding a peer, taunting, teasing or even pushing and shoving — the Hollywood version. But what about when a group of ...

The core feature of the Research Conference on Relational Aggression is collaboration, both within the conference itself and fostering continued collaboration long after the conference. An important ...

Emotional bullying may not be something you knew about. But, if you have a young daughter, sister, or friend, have you ever experienced her coming home from school feeling both confused and upset?

Playdates, school pickups, and group chats are supposed to make parenting feel less lonely, yet many mothers describe those ...

(CNN) — A high school senior recounted the past few weeks to me, trying to find the point where everything went wrong. She read through old text messages and dissected all her social media posts as ...

Classroom management can be difficult, with students socializing in both positive and negative ways. Veteran teachers will tell you that students are very perceptive about peers who are causing ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misidentified Stephen S. Leff. He is a psychologist and director of the Friend to Friend and Preventing Relational Aggression in Schools Everyday (PRAISE) ...

If any of your loved ones are currently in middle school, relational aggression is a term you should familiarize yourself with. It is a form of bullying that begins to rear its ugly head in junior ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Bullying is typically portrayed in popular culture as either physical aggression, such as pushing and kicking, or verbal aggression, such as threats and derogatory insults. However, a ...

Our lives are always in flux. As humans, each day brings new experiences that require growth, adaptation, and transformation. It is the same with our relationships. They change, evolve, and eventually ...

Thirty-one percent of Americans have experienced adult bullying, according to a Harris Poll survey. Bullying is an attempt to feel powerful and to gain recognition/status at the expense of another.

School is back in full swing and some kids are loving it; reconnecting and building new friendships while others are being shunned and ostracized. I am getting many heartbreaking emails from parents ...