CTV Toronto - Many children refuse to talk about bullying: experts - CTV News
Incidents of bullying, while decreasing, remain a problem because many students refuse to talk about the experience, experts said Monday.
"We have to stand up and talk about it," Education Minister Leona Dombrowski told a Toronto Coalition for the Awareness and Prevention of Bullying event.
This week is Bullying Awareness Week.
"I think it's a really big monster and hard to tackle," said Nan Milabinovic of the Children's Aid Society.
The first step for parents is to let their children know they should open up if they are being bullied -- and to look for signs their kids are being tormented.
Those signs include:
* becoming withdrawn
* anxiety about going to school
* unexplained crying or anger
* a sudden drop in grades
Resources to help you survive and fight bullying
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