Explainer: Kids learn to bully from adults’ threats, manipulation, criticism

Do what I say, or you’re not invited to my birthday party!” “I’m not going to be your partner on the project unless you give me the treat from your lunch!” These kinds of threats are tactics many school-age kids use to solve conflicts. Parents and teachers sometimes assume these common threats are basically harmless. After all, are they so different from comments kids might hear from grown-ups in their lives? It’s a small step...