Why do you think some children become bullies...

and how can we help them and their victims?

Kids become bullies for many different reasons. They might get abused at home, or they were just born mean. Every bully has their own backstory. Getting other people to feel their pain might make them feel better. Victims have their own problems. Being a bully might make their life ten times worse. For example, they can be getting abused at home, at school, and have no friends to hang out with. Because they get bullied, no one would want to be their friend because they are afraid of getting bullied themselves. You can tell if a kid is getting bullied by cuts and bruises, damaged belongings, such as clothes, school books, etc. If you are the bully, knock it off! Imagine if you kept getting bullied over and over and over again, you can even end someone's life. If you are a student whose friends with someone who keeps getting bullied, you need to take immediate action, report to an adult you trust, avoid talking about it in front of other students, and offer the victim support. Find the victim a mentor, or an adult they can trust to help solve the problem.