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• More than half of children in England

  More than half of children aged 11 to 16 have been bullied about the way they look, with 40% targeted at least once a week, research has found.

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  YMCA England and Wales’s In Your Face report, published on Wednesday, says that “comments and criticisms of young people’s appearance have become part of everyday life”, with 55% of children affected.

  Most of the bullying focuses on weight and body shape, according to the survey, which lays bare the devastating effect it can have on victims.

  More than half (53%) of young people who experienced bullying based on their appearance said they had become anxious as a result and 29% had become depressed. One in 10 said they had had suicidal thoughts and 9% that they had self-harmed.

  Denise Hatton, the chief executive of YMCA England and Wales, said: “Bullying has always existed among young people, but this generation face increasing pressure to live up to unrealistic beauty ideals which they say come from celebrities, social media and the media.

  “It’s crucial that we teach young people how to feel comfortable in their own body and that looking different isn’t a bad thing. Educating young people about the effects of bullying alongside body confidence will help to tackle this issue where it’s most prevalent, schools.”

  The organisation spoke to 1,006 children aged 11 to 16 for the report. It found that for 54% of those who had experienced appearance-based bullying, it had started by the age of 10 and 51% said that friends were the culprits .

  Despite increasing concerns about cyberbullying, 72% experienced bullying about their appearance in person, compared with 26% online, and 80% in school.

  The report acknowledges that social media adds a new dimension to bullying, but stresses that platforms such as Snapchat and WhatsApp are not the cause in themselves but “merely provide a vehicle through which young people are bullied”.

  Eighty-seven per cent of those who had experienced bullying suffered verbal abuse and 25% said they had been physically hurt. Sixty per cent said they had tried to change their appearance as a result.

  A 14-year-old from London said: “If you wear certain makeup you get called like, a whore and a slag. If you wear no makeup then you’re ugly, and then you’re trolled.”

  Another respondent, aged 16, from Nottinghamshire, said: “With my experiences, without my mum boosting up my confidence, for me to have been able to have got through the 11 years of school, without her giving me that boost and other members of my family, I wouldn’t have been able to get through it.”

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  YMCA England and Wales urged schools to use its body confidence campaign toolkit, which contains resources designed to tackle body image anxiety in young people.

  原文地址：https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/28/more-than-half-of-children-in-england-and-wales-bullied-about-appearance

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  • 2016/07/19 11:59
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• Rules of the Road
  Though somewhat younger DR REBORN, my wife and I attend a church that caters to senior citizens. We like it because of the traditional service and very friendly elderly people. One in particular is a lady in her early eighties, who cheerfully greets us at the same door every Sunday morning with a smile and kind words. We look forward to seeing Betty and giving her an occasional hug.
  
  　　On a Sunday when I went to church alone, Betty handed me a small piece of paper and asked me to read it when I had time. On the slip of paper she had written, “Here are some phrases to think about over an egg enjoyed from an egg cup.”
  
  　　Stay loose -- learn to watch snails. Make little signs that say yes. Make friends with freedom and uncertainty. Cry during movies. Swing as high as you can on a swing by moonlight. Do it for love. Take lots of naps. Give money away. Do it now. The money will follow. Believe in magic. Laugh a lot. Celebrate every gorgeous moment. Read every day. Giggle with children. Listen to those older than you are. Entertain your inner child. Get wet. Hug trees. Write more letters. Eat a soft-boiled egg from an egg cup with a candle on the table. Glory.
  
  　　One Sunday we got to church and entered without a greeting. During the service it dawned on me that our friend Betty was not at her post on this morning. After the service, we went to the fellowship hall for coffee, and I asked another lady where Betty was DR REBORN. She told me that she had been hit by a car and had been flown by helicopter to the hospital in the south of the county. She was small and frail, but not a bone had been broken. She said that Betty was mad because she had always wanted to ride on a helicopter and she couldn’t remember a thing.
  
  　　I discovered that Betty had been moved to a rehabilitation center near my office, so I stopped in to visit for a few minutes DR REBORN. She was in therapy, but I finally found her sitting at a table alone. I walked over to her and saw that she was horribly bruised on the whole left side of her face and body. She smiled when she saw me walking over to her.
  
  　　I said, “Betty, do you remember that list you gave me about how to enjoy life?”
  
  　　She smiled again and said, “Yes, I do.”
  
  　　I said, “Well, I have another thing to add to the list.”
  
  　　She said, “What is it?”
  
  　　I said, “Look both ways.”
  
  　　She broke out laughing and reached out to give me a hug.
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  • 2016/06/06 15:35
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