{"id":627,"date":"2010-05-13T18:11:48","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T18:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/?p=627"},"modified":"2025-08-07T06:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:41:14","slug":"why-do-sports-kids-bully-dr-pickhardt-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/why-do-sports-kids-bully-dr-pickhardt-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullying Expert Dr. Pickhardt Explains Why Kids Bully"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Do_Sports_Kids_Bully\"><\/span>Why Do Sports Kids Bully?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/why-do-sports-kids-bully-dr-pickhardt-explains\/#Why_Do_Sports_Kids_Bully\" >Why Do Sports Kids Bully?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/why-do-sports-kids-bully-dr-pickhardt-explains\/#During_the_interview_Dr_Pickhardt_reveals\" >During the interview, Dr. Pickhardt reveals:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/why-do-sports-kids-bully-dr-pickhardt-explains\/#Related_Articles_on_Youth_Sports\" >Related Articles on Youth Sports:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/why-do-sports-kids-bully-dr-pickhardt-explains\/#Help_Young_Athletes_Boost_Confidence_in_Sports\" >Help Young Athletes Boost Confidence in Sports!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Judging from the many emails and comments we\u2019ve received from sports parents and coaches lately, <strong>bullying<\/strong> is an important topic to you. It should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bullying<\/strong> is rampant in sports&#8211;and kids don&#8217;t like to talk about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re sports parents concerned about how your kids are treated in sports, or coaches who want what\u2019s best for your young athletes, you need to watch our new video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, we\u2019re sharing an interview with Carl Pickhardt, Ph.D., a psychologist with 25 years experience and the author of, <em>\u201cWhy Good Kids Act Cruel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this interview\u2014conducted by Lisa Cohn\u2014Dr. Pickhardt explains<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B8PKLpQNPf4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" why kids bully and what issues make bullying worse.\"><strong> why kids bully and what issues make bullying worse.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"During_the_interview_Dr_Pickhardt_reveals\"><\/span>During the interview, Dr. Pickhardt reveals:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The five most typical bullying behaviors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The developmental issues that cause kids to treat each other badly\u2014even when they\u2019re good kids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What kids are looking for when they try to hurt each other.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When and how bullying behavior improves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The critical role of coaches in either preventing or exacerbating bullying in sports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video below based on Lisa&#8217;s interview with Dr. Pickhardt about why sports kids bully.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d585ce73\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Sports Kids Bully - According to Bullying Expert\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B8PKLpQNPf4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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