There are lots of different reasons as to why people become bullies. Possibilities include…

• having family problems
  
• being bullied themselves
  
• being selfish or spoilt and always want to get their own way
  
• having no friends and feel lonely
  
• feeling bad about themselves and want to make other feel bad too
  
• taking out their own frustration on others
  
• feeling insecure and unimportant - bullying gives them power
  
• bullied into joining a bully gang and have gone along with things just to keep on the bully's good side
  
• not understanding how bad victims feel

Bullies use 'differences' e.g. 'wearing glasses', 'too good at exams' and 'too creative' as an excuse for their bad behaviour. It's not the 'difference' in the victim that's the problem - it's the bullies who have the problem because they are:

Afraid
Jealous
Envious
Cruel
Angry
Insecure
Unhappy

Remember differences make people interesting and unique