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Nursery World,
13 December 2001
Understanding how children's capacity for empathy is obstructed can shed light on why they may become bullies, say psychologists from the Anna Freud Centre When we think of bullies, we imagine children in a school playground, or teenagers in the streets, picking on and tormenting someone. A bully abuses power, and gains satisfaction and indeed status from his ability to manipulate and intimidate others. The bully's self-esteem is enhanced by every successful attempt to dominate and control.
Understanding how children's capacity for empathy is obstructed can shed light on why they may become bullies, say psychologists from the Anna Freud...
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