Bullying among children in Thailand is on the rise with a world ranking second only to Japan, Mental Health Department director-general Boonruang Triruangworawat said Sunday. Dr Boonruang said bullying in schools happens as early as kindergarten level as children imitate violence from online media. Studies following the conditions of youth and children in every province of Thailand found about 600,000 children are bullied at school, accounting for about 40%, he said. "Bullying is the beginning of the cultivation of violent behaviour, both those who bully others and those who were bullied. Meanwhile, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Rajanagarindra Institute director Maturada Suwannapo said her institute is developing a bullying-prevention programme for children aged between six and 13.

Source: Bangkok Post January 28, 2018 23:37 UTC