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Poor parenting — including overprotection — increases bullying risk

April 26, 2013 by

Children who are exposed to negative parenting -- including abuse, neglect but also overprotection -- are more likely to experience childhood bullying by their peers, according to a meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than 200,000 children.

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