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A new study says that children who are [bullied / bullying] by other kids could have mental health problems when they are adults. The study [find / found] that bullied children are more [liked / likely] to suffer from depression and [anxiety / anxious] in adulthood than children who suffered child [abusive / abuse] . Researchers found that the children who [experience / experienced] only bullying were 1.6 times more likely than [those / them] who experienced only child abuse to have [mental / mentally] health problems or to have tried to harm themselves. Researcher Dr Dieter Wolke said society often [think / thinks] bullying is a normal part of childhood. He said: "Being bullied is not a harmless rite of passage or an inevitable part of growing [down / up] ; it has serious long-term consequences."

Bullying is a big problem [around / about] the world. In Britain, about 16,000 children stay at home and do not go to school because [them / they] are often bullied. Their exam [results / result] suffer and so [do / have] their chances of going to university or getting good jobs. Bullied children may also suffer from [another / other] problems. They can have serious [illnesses / ills] , an inability to focus on one thing for a long time, poor [socially / social] skills, and have trouble [holding / held] down a job or staying in a relationship. Catherine Bradshaw, an expert [in / on] youth violence, said parents and schools needed to do more about recognising and preventing bullying. She said parents needed to teach their children how to communicate [well / good] with other children.