In today's social life, bullying is not tolerated anywhere. The cause and effect of bullying are extremely harmful to a child. The impact on children is enormous. There are warning signs to look out for with a child who is being bullied. Sometimes they are difficult to notice. The consistency of bad behaviors, depression and lack of communication with the child is clear to understand. Bullying is bad behavior when others are mistreated and hurt physically or mentally. It doesn't just happen to young children but to everyone. A child is harmless when he is innocent and when he is not exposed to bad behavior. Therefore, when they are exposed to another child who is extremely harsh and mean, they become hurt and afraid. The cause of bullying others is low self-esteem. This behavior usually stems from a bad environment. Most likely this person has been mistreated and scolded the wrong way. Many people bully to get attention. Not just from parents but friends or strangers. Sometimes children are so afraid that they don't even want to go to school. In many homes, parents fail to see the warning signs that lead to children becoming bullies or being bullied. Feeling bullied must be a horrible feeling! Having such a person hurt the other. For a child who has not grown up in an unfavorable environment it is extremely difficult to understand why another child of his age is abusive. They will not understand that they are being bullied and will be afraid. The effect of being bullied or being the bully can be tragic. Sometimes children keep situations to themselves because they are afraid. The child becomes depressed. The depression becomes so intense. They make excuses for aches and pains to avoid going to… middle of the paper… and going a long way for a child. It may be challenging for those who were affected earlier in life. But positive affect can help them in the long term of their life. Parents, schools and communities should come together more often to discuss and share ways to stop bullying. We can also teach our children, nieces, nephews, and neighbors how to defend themselves from hurting someone. Teaching right from wrong and the truth about what is important. We are all different in colour, shape and size, but that doesn't mean we are any different. Everyone will have opinions, it's okay to disagree. We are role models and we need to show our children what our future will be like living the right way without being bullies or being bullied. It's okay to speak up, tell someone. We can all make a difference to decrease the word BULLY that we use too much today.