Bullying By Siblings Just as Damaging

USA Today, June 2013

ARTICLE SUMMARY:
With much press and discussion about schoolyard bullying, it's easy to forget that personal attacks on others don't just happen in K-12; co-workers, spouses, strangers, and even family members can be the source of stressful and damaging bullying. Bullying among siblings is often written off as being part of the normal sister or brother relationship, but a new study in the medical journal Pediatrics, the taking of a siblings property, name calling and its and kicks are just as, if not worse, for the mental health of the victim as abuse from peers or schoolmates. So maybe call your little brother or sister and apologize...

SITE: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/17/bullying-siblings-aggression/2421067/

 
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