These are some of the signs to watch out for as an indication of bullying, a child might:

• Not want to go to school
• Suddenly become ill when it's time to go to school
• Be frightened to walk to and from school
• Start truanting or go missing from home
• Lag behind in their school work
• Ask for money or begin stealing money
• Stop talking to parents particularly after school
• Lose their appetite
• Have problems sleeping, nightmares or start wetting the bed
• Lose their things at school
• Become aggressive, anxious or withdrawn
• Self harm or even attempt suicide