Children should hit back at bullies, says expert Michael Carr-Gregg Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/children-should-hit-back-at-bullies-says-expert-michael-carr-gregg/story-e6frfkvr-1225944156075#ixzz13gKnwlVZ

The death of Phoebe Prince of South Hadley, Massachusetts showed how devastating the effect of bullying could be. Prince, 15 years old, committed suicide following months of bullying by her classmates. It was alleged that Prince had suffered social isolation, verbal abuse, and online harassment before she killed herself. The case of Prince may be an isolated one, but we should [...]

According to the Department of Justice: Bullying has two key components: repeated harmful acts and an imbalance of power. It involves repeated physical, verbal, or psychological attacks or intimidation directed against a victim who cannot properly defend him- or herself because of size or strength, or because the victim is outnumbered or less psychologically resilient. Bullying includes assault, tripping, intimidation, rumor-spreading and isolation, [...]