Article: Girl Bullying & Aggression: Tips for Parents and Teachers to Recognize the Signs and Help the Bullied, the Bullies, and the Bystanders.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- What's happening to girls today? According to the FBI, assault arrests for girls nationally jumped 40.9 percent between 1992-2003, while similar arrests for boys dropped by 16.4 percent. On other fronts, 1 in 4 American high school girls reports sparring at least once in a recent one-year period, and the century-old national children's crisis charity KidsPeace, which helps thousands of youngsters at 63 centers each day to overcome traumas and crises in their young lives, reports a significant uptick in helping girls deal with bullying and violence.

"One of the big problems about aggression and bullying among girls is that many of ...






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