We Can Deal With Bullying

Bullying at School is the definitive book on bullying/victim problems in school and on effective ways of counteracting and preventing such problems.

Today show's Michele Borba's cures for difficult childhood behaviors In this down-to-earth guide, parenting expert Michele Borba offers advice for dealing with children's difficult behavior and hot button issues including biting, temper tantrums, cheating, bad friends, inappropriate clothing, sex, drugs, peer pressure, and much more. Written for parents of kids age 3-13, this book offers easy-to-implement advice for the most important challenges parents face with kids from toddlers to tweens. Includes immediate solutions to the most common childhood problems and challenges Written by Today Show's resident parenting expert Michele Borba Offers clear step-by-step guidance for solving difficult childhood behaviors and family conflicts Contains a wealth of advice that is easy-to-follow and gets quick results Author has written outstanding parenting books including Building Moral Intelligence, No More Misbehavin', Don't Give Me that Attitude, and more Each of the 101 issues includes clear questions, specific step-by-step solutions, and advice that is age appropriate.

The way children cope with the small things in life builds a foundation for dealing with the bigger problems later on. In ‘Everyday Resilience’, you can learn how to help kids deal with increasing challenges of friendship issues, academic pressure and self-doubt. With rising mental health issues amongst children and young people, it has never been more important to nurture resilience. By focusing on key traits, Michelle uncovers the answers to the age-old questions, such as how can I help my child be more confident? What do I say when my child is rejected by friends? And how do I help a child who is struggling academically? As a teacher, and founder of Youth Excel, she has witnessed first-hand what works. And it's now time for you to learn too. Packed with every day scenarios and practical steps, ‘Everyday Resilience’ provides every parent with tools to nurture strength in young lives. Michelle Mitchell is an educator, author and award-winning speaker with a passion for supporting families. Having left teaching in 2000, Mitchell founded Youth Excel, a charity supporting young people with life skills education, mentoring and psychological services. Bringing hands-on experience in the health and wellbeing sector, she is the author of the bestselling self-help books ‘Self Harm: Why Teens Do It And What Parents Can Do To Help’ and ‘Everyday Resilience: Helping Kids Handle Friendship Drama, Academic Pressure and the Self-Doubt of Growing Up’. She lives in Brisbane, Australia with her husband and two teenagers.

Bullying has long been tolerated as a rite of passage among children and adolescents. There is an implication that individuals who are bullied must have "asked for" this type of treatment, or deserved it. Sometimes, even the child who is bullied begins to internalize this idea. For many years, there has been a general acceptance and collective shrug when it comes to a child or adolescent with greater social capital or power pushing around a child perceived as subordinate. But bullying is not developmentally appropriate; it should not be considered a normal part of the typical social grouping that occurs throughout a child's life. Although bullying behavior endures through generations, the milieu is changing. Historically, bulling has occurred at school, the physical setting in which most of childhood is centered and the primary source for peer group formation. In recent years, however, the physical setting is not the only place bullying is occurring. Technology allows for an entirely new type of digital electronic aggression, cyberbullying, which takes place through chat rooms, instant messaging, social media, and other forms of digital electronic communication. Composition of peer groups, shifting demographics, changing societal norms, and modern technology are contextual factors that must be considered to understand and effectively react to bullying in the United States. Youth are embedded in multiple contexts and each of these contexts interacts with individual characteristics of youth in ways that either exacerbate or attenuate the association between these individual characteristics and bullying perpetration or victimization. Recognizing that bullying behavior is a major public health problem that demands the concerted and coordinated time and attention of parents, educators and school administrators, health care providers, policy makers, families, and others concerned with the care of children, this report evaluates the state of the science on biological and psychosocial consequences of peer victimization and the risk and protective factors that either increase or decrease peer victimization behavior and consequences.

Provides information on what makes bullies and teasers tick, how to handle bullies, how to deal with prejudice, and how to defend onesself when being teased or insulted.

`jargon-free and concise. This is a very readable, thorough and practical book of use to young people, parents and in particular to school staff in preventing and dealing with bullying' - Counselling Children and Young People (CCYP) '...the authors drive home the strong message that bullying 'should never be accepted' and how it can be life threatening. There is clear evidence that the training is based on current research. I found the format innovative, with the excellent add-on of being able to download PowerPoint training slides from the publisher's website' - Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties `Highly readable and practical, this is a book that provides details of specific ways in which members of the of the school community can collaborate to reduce the incidence of bullying in their school' - Teacher `This is a clearly written and well designed resource. It is likely to be of value to anyone wishing to develop active anti-bullying policies in schools and is designed for use as a staff development tool over a period of time, but is also focused on the needs of parents, children and young people themselves. It providers some excellent guidance on writing an anti-bullying policy, a useful overview of practical strategies to prevent and counter bullying, helpful advice for parents of children who are being bullied, or children who are involved in bullying others ' - SENCO Update `I like the book's message: Bullying is an activity rather than a stereotypical role. It's no blame approach aims to modify behaviour to avoid provoking a cycle of escalating violence' - The Psychologist `This excellent book begins by dispelling some myths, hoping to offer schools constructive ways to tackle this deep-seated problem. Clear courses of action are set out, including some for parents whose children are bullying others, and there are photocopiable training resources in the appendices' TES Special Needs `This is a carefully considered and road-tested book that could be an invaluable resource to staff seeking to develop their school's response to bullying'- Journal of In-Service Education `Dealing with Bullying in Schools is a very readable book and should be available in every school in the country. What the book emphasizes is that bullying is everyone's problem not merely teacher. This includes the Head of the school, parents and everyone who is part of the community within the school' - Dr L F Lowenstein, Educational, Clinical and Forensic Psychological Consultant `The book is strong on practical information, including handouts and overhead projector sheets, for training staff, students and parents'- Geoff Barton, Times Educational Supplement, Friday Magazine Developed from training courses run by the two authors on the subject of dealing with bullying in schools, this book is designed to work as a training manual. It is geared towards the needs of the class teacher, the school management team, the bullied, the bullies and the parents of both parties. Each chapter offers a set of resources with commentaries for these different groups, so that the reader is provided with a complete pack of advice, guidance and resources. The book includes: - a step-by-step guide to formulating an anti-bullying policy for your school; - suggested strategies for countering and preventing bullying; - detailed advice on working with parents; - clear guidance for parents on what to do if their child is being bullied or is doing the bullying; - tailor-made presentations to use with colleagues and parents. Anyone involved in this issue in a school setting should find this book invaluable. To download the PowerPoint slides from the Appendices, please click on 'Sample Chapters and Resources' to the left

This book includes 101 tried-and-tested strategies to deal with bullying. This is a practical workbook full of information and ideas on how to stop being bullied. It contains 101 ideas grouped into five sections: practical and everyday ideas; longer term ideas; cyberbullying; fun ideas; and advanced techniques. In addition, there is information on creating and updating an anti-bullying policy, warm-up games and activities for groupwork, as well as stories of bullying and their resolutions. This is an extremely useful resource for people who get bullied, teachers, health care professionals and parents. Suitable for all ages. Andy Hickson is Director of Actionwork UK. Andy is a theatre Director and has had shows performed at the Globe, Sadlers Wells, Norwich Playhouse and many venues abroad. Andy specialises in using creative action methods to explore violence and other issues. Andy is also a filmmaker and was a runner-up in the 2008 Motorola film competition. Writing credits include Creative Action Methods in Groupwork which is translated into Polish and Japanese, and The Groupwork Manual (also published by Speechmark) and numerous articles and chapters. Andy is currently finishing off his PhD in education.

Here is a Proven System That Gives Parents Control Over Bullying. Bullying is just like a fire in your home. If you do not deal with it quickly, it grows and consumes your family. Bullying is not going away so How to Stop a Bully shows families how to recognize, avoid, and deal with bullies at school, work, and online with cyber bullies. In this book, you will learn a "real-world" approach to dealing with bullies. This book is not full of statistics. Who cares? Bullying exists and will not go away. Get prepared with this book.This book is not full of theory-based strategies like making the bully your friend. All we care about is the safety of your child.This book will not "Bully-Proof" your child. NO ONE is bully-proof. Anyone can be bullied. We will make your child bully-resistant.Is This You?1. Are you or your child the victim of bullying?2. Are you tired of empty promises from school officials to "do something" and never do anything?3. Are you looking for a proven solution to bring your bullying nightmare to a quick end? This book is your answer.Our Law Enforcement-Based Protocol Covers All Bases Like an InvestigationYou'll discover how to create evidence logs, chain of custody, and how to keep your children out of Shark Infested Waters.We Shift Control to Parents So They Know What to DoMore often than not, parents feel powerless to help their child deal with bullies. They are either busy at work or simply don't have the experience or resources to help. This program gives you that resource. We show parents how to take control of a bullying situation. This is a Step-by-Step, Easy to Follow ProgramWe provide you with letter templates, scripts, and strategies so you never have to face the bully's pLearn How to Recognize, Avoid, and Stop Bullying Every TimeHere is a Proven System That Gives Parents Control Over BullyingIf a small fire started in the corner of your living room, would you wait to put it out? Would you sit on your couch until the fire got bigger? Bullying is just like that fire. If you do not deal with it quickly, it grows and consumes your family.In this book, you will learn a "real-world" approach to dealing with bullies. This book is not full of statistics. Who cares about percentages? We need a plan to stop bullying and this book shows you how. Bullying exists and will not go away. Get prepared with this book.This book is not full of theory-based strategies like making the bully your friend. All we care about is the safety of your child.This book will not "Bully-Proof" your child. NO ONE is bully-proof. Anyone can be bullied. We will make your child bully-resistant.Is This You?1. Are you or your child the victim of bullying?2. Are you tired of empty promises from school officials to "do something" and never do anything?3. Are you looking for a proven solution to bring your bullying nightmare to a quick end?This book is your answer.Our Law Enforcement-Based Protocol Covers All Bases Like an InvestigationYou'll discover how to create evidence logs, chain of custody, and how to keep your children out of Shark Infested Waters.We Shift Control to Parents So They Know What to DoMore often than not, parents feel powerless to help their child deal with bullies. They are either busy at work or simply don't have the experience or resources to help. This program gives you that resource. We show parents how to take control of a bullying situation. This is a Step-by-Step, Easy to Follow ProgramWe provide you with letter templates, scripts, and strategies so you never have to face the bully's parents or school authorities. We show you what to do and how to do.We provide you with letter templates, scripts, and strategies so you never have to face the bully's parents or school authorities. We show you what to do and how to do.

If your child is being bullied and you want to understand why it's happening, how you can prevent it, and what specific actions you can take to help, this book is for you!As parents, it's our job to make sure that our children don't suffer physical, emotional, and psychological damage from the trauma that being bullied brings about. The consequences of being bullied last well beyond just the period of bullying, sometimes even into adulthood. You're about to discover what bullying is all about, what causes it, how bullies choose their victims and how you can help your child avoid being a victim. There's lots of useful information here about how to recognize bullying and then best equip your child to be assertive and/or take other approaches to stopping the bullying, and exactly what you can do to help.