[onona]

Bullying is a learned behavior. What is the source ?

[Dr. Sivana]

Bullying is a learned behavior. What is the source ?

Not always. sometimes parents who go the “attachment parenting” route wind up with 2 year olds who are already effective bullies and are never dissuaded from it.

[outofsalt]

"Bullying is a learned behavior."

Actually, no. Many species exert dominance over others of their kind. Kindness is a learned behavior. Go to the beach and paint a seagull with a splotch of paint. The other seagulls will torment it ruthlessly, pecking it, screeching at it. Where do you think the term "pecking order" comes from? Your statement is progressive pablum.

[redfreedom]

“Bullying is a learned behavior. “

That’s progressive talk so the kid can blame her behavior on someone else.

[MrEdd]

Bullying is not a learned behavior, it is the natural default behavior. It requires civilizing to train out of children.

[Mrs. Don-o]

The bullying may very well have been learned from other kids. And I don't think it's *always* learned, either. Sometimes it pops up in a bold child's heart to push another kid around.

I've seen that.

[wardaddy]

I disagree

I’ve watched babies barely toddlers be very aggressive for what they want...like at 15 months

I’m not of the innocent tabula rasa viewpoint

I think good behavior is learned

Same as any animal

This is an old division of viewpoint no?

Inherent or learned.