Bully, Bullying, Bullied By Dr. Julius Licata co-founded and has
been directing TeenCentral.Net since 1998. This website is free,
anonymous and very safe for all teens who log on to “work it
out.” Licata has seen a concerning rise in bullying incidents
and issues reported on TC.N recently, as well as the distress
and helplessness it causes victims. In this article, Licata
explores the dangers of bullying and the signs of bullying for
which parents should watch in their children. Social standing
and fitting in are very important to teenagers. All too often,
maintaining that comfortable role in a group can be ruined by
bullies. Bullies are typically bigger physically, but they may
also be bigger in terms of personality or viciousness. They
typically intimidate through physical or sexual means, but they
also can be more subtle and use verbal abuse to inflict pain and
intimidation on their victims. They target the weaker, shyer,
sensitive kids and usually repeat their hurtful behaviors over
time with one goal: to