Children and youth who bully may show signs that they are using power aggressively, such as:

? Little concern for the feelings of others

? Aggressive with siblings, parents, teachers, friends and animals

? Bossy and manipulative to get his/her own way

? Coming home with unexplained objects or extra money

? Secretive about possessions, activities or where they have been

? Easily frustrated and quickly angered

? Believe aggression is an acceptable way to resolve conflicts

? Abuse others physically or verbally

? Get into fights and blame others for starting them

? Have a need to dominate others

? Have two or three friends who are also aggressive

? Hang out with increasingly younger children

? Quick to interpret accidents or neutral events as deliberate hostile acts