5 common phrases that can make parents sound like a bully

Bullying can be divided into several types. Four common types of bullying include:

Verbal Bullying – This type of bullying occurs in a verbal form where a person indulges in name-calling, verbal intimitation, making threats and passing disrespectful comments.

Physical Bullying – Physical bullying involves repeated behaviours of agression including kicking, slapping, pushing, tripping and touching in inappropriate ways.

Relational Bullying – Relational bullying is a more indirect form of bullying where a person tries to exclude someone from the pack. For instance boycotting them from certain activities, preventing them from joining groups etc.

Cyberbullying – Cyberbullying is bullying in the digital realm. This includes troubling people by spreading lies, rumours about them through emails, texts and posts of different social media platforms.