Aggressive parenting and teaching is turning children into 'schoolyard bullies'

By Amy McNeilage
Updated August 23 2014 - 10:13am, first published August 5 2014 - 4:18pm
Behaviour: Children copy adults and authoritarian behaviour at home may contribute to children becoming bullies, says researcher. Photo: Janie Barrett
Behaviour: Children copy adults and authoritarian behaviour at home may contribute to children becoming bullies, says researcher. Photo: Janie Barrett

Aggressive parenting and teaching is turning children into schoolyard bullies, a parenting researcher will warn a national bullying conference on Thursday.