Harassment has become an accepted part of the youth culture, accepted by youth as one of the major pressures they face in trying to fit into their culture.
Many parents are unaware of this problem because they never talk about it with their children. Children do not bring it up and parents don't think to ask about it because it is a "kind of underground activity that many children will not report" (Goldbloom, 1999, p. 2).
In addition to the previously discussed cultural codes, there are a number of other reasons for this. Conflicting advice from parents discourage children from confiding in them.
Often, one parent will tell a child to ignore bullying and the other tells the child to fight back, or to throw the first punch (Espelage, 1999).
Children are often afraid of retaliation from peers if they seek help from adults (Espelage, Banks, 2000).
Parents often do not recognize the warning signs and therefore are unaware of the severity of the problem.
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