Non-physical agression vs physical

One of the debates that I started to think about was the effects of physical bullying verse non physical aggression. When I think about people saying that the non-physical aggression is just part of being a kid I would have to say yes but no. There is a point where its just what kids do and where some kids cross the line in non-physical aggression to where it actually could cause harm to a kid both mentally and physically. A kid that is suffering from numorous attacks of non-physical bullying can hurt themselves physically and mentally. I also believe that getting picked on mentally could drain a kid physically. It is not an easy thing for kids to just forget about if its something that continues to happen to them. I have seen kids who just break down from the bullying of anykind both mentally and physically. They start to get too tired to do anything because they don't feel they belong, or they are afraid that it might happen again.

I don't believe that we should only focus on the physical bullying because that is not where it starts. I can imagine that all forms of bullying start with non-physical activities and then progress and lead to physical bullying. They are both in need of help. I think that the way kids think about themselves is very important and if someone is bullying them in a non-physical way the kid is going to start thinking that something is wrong with themselves and that can lead to many different problems as child. I think in all of the fights that I have ever seen that were physical, there was also non-physical aggression shown as well. That is why I think that the leading cause of bullying should be prevented at the starting level of social/relational aggression before it leads to actual physical bullying.