Books in bullying series

Timothy Bottoms Rules When fifth grader Timothy Bottoms goes to school on the first day wearing his older brother’s red tie and gray vest , he endures a day full of insults by the school’s biggest bully, Devin. But Timothy is determined to wear the same tie and vest every day of fifth grade. If he does, maybe his older brother will come home safely from the Army. Eventually, the bullying gets to be too much, though, and Timothy is tempted to break his promise to himself and his brother. Can anything convince him to leave the tie and vest on? Check out Fifth Grade Monster School Fifth Grade Dragon Master

Experts refer to psychological bullying as relational aggression. In other words, the bully sets out to damage the victim’s relationships with others by affecting how peers view that person. Psychological bullying affects how the victim feels about himself or herself, as well. Readers learn that psychological bullying goes far beyond a one-time snub in the cafeteria or a single dirty look in the hallway. It is a relentless attack that leaves the victims crushed and confused. It can lead to lifelong problems for all involved: the victims, the bullies, and even those who are bystanders to these attacks. Readers examine how it feels to be psychologically bullied and why certain teens are more likely to be targets than others. The text analyzes why teens bully, as well as what victims can do when a bully singles them out for abuse. Additionally, the text discusses what is being done on the local and national level to combat psychological bullying. Although this type of bullying is a complex problem, there are positive steps to take that can make a world of difference to an individual or community.

All too often, adults shrug off bullying as just a normal part of childhood. Even teachers and parents who were quick to react to cases of physical bullying frequently saw verbal bullying as unavoidable and harmless. However, recent incidents, including the suicides of bullied teenagers Phoebe Prince in Massachusetts and Tyler Long in Georgia, have forced many Americans to reexamine their ideas about verbal bullying and its victims. In this insightful narrative, students understand and identify damaging verbal encounters, who gets targeted by verbal bullies and why, what makes someone a verbal bully, what to expect from an encounter with a verbal bully and ways to respond, who to ask for help, efforts that schools and communities are taking to destroy the bullying culture, anti-bullying legislation, and the federal Stop Bullying Now! Campaign.

Social alienation is a form of indirect bullying. In this penetrating narrative, teens learn about the effects of bullying, not only to the victim but also to the bully. They will learn how a sense of loneliness and frustration leave a victim vulnerable. Readers will also explore topics such as how bullies choose targets, how people who are socially isolated can develop a plan of defense, how to combat social alienation, what laws have been enacted to protect individuals from harassment, and which anti-bullying programs have led to success.

According to the National Crime Prevention Association, cyberbullying affects about half of the teens in the United States. Cyberbullies use electronic devices such as computers and cell phones to embarrass, harass, or threaten someone. They might attack over and over, day or night. They use words or pictures to scare or taunt their targets at home, school, and many other places. Victims feel threatened because they cannot escape the attacks and may not know their attacker. In this insightful book, teens can learn smart ways to protect themselves when they use electronic devices and how to stand up for themselves, friends, and others. They also explore cyberbullying and the law, and what schools are doing about cyberbullying prevention.

Many people who are now famous and successful, including singers Lady Gaga and Victoria Beckham—and actors such as Harrison Ford and Tom Cruise—were physically bullied as young people. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 27, 32 percent of students from twelve to eighteen years old reported having been bullied at school during the school year. Of those, 11 percent said that they were pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on; and 4 percent each said that someone tried to make them do things they did not want to do or that their property was destroyed on purpose. In this stirring narrative, teen readers learn about some of the causes of physical bullying, people who have struggled to cope with the problem, strategies for victims and bystanders on how to stop physical bullying, and how individuals and schools can reduce this grave injustice. Anti-bullying programs and state laws are also examined.

In this book, we will attempt to give you a foundation on bullying and how it pertains to today’s way of life. We will also talk to you about ways as a parent that you can change your ways of thinking and how not to pass what we have learned as children onto our children. Bullying is a huge problem in today’s society that just seems to be getting worse and worse. Back in the early 1900’s people used to worry more about survival and how to get through the day. In today’s society, it is more a matter of what can I get for myself and what can I take from you. As a result, the act of bullying has taken on a mind of its own. We all need to learn to live together in society. We need to reevaluate our core values and take a hard look at ourselves as a society. Why do we bully other people? Why is it when we see others being bullied we either turn the other way or worse yet we join in? It is the hopes of this book to be a handbook or guide to understanding bullying and how to act when we are presented with different situations. As adults, we need to set an example for our children and in turn our children will pass on the messages that they learn onto the next generation of society. It needs to stop here before it escalates into something that can’t be stopped at all. Take my words to heart and follow by example. Stop bullying and the world will change for the better.

In this book, we will be exploring the world of bullying as it pertains to the views of a child. We will explore the different types of bullying, why it occurs and what your child and the parent of a child can do to prevent it and help their child through this rough patch of growing up. Bullying has always been a way of life since the early caveman. It is human nature to find something to pick on someone else about. It can be as simple as a haircut, the way one walks, talks or dresses. The reason for being picked on or bullied is irrelevant. The true fact of the matter, the reason people pick on one another is because it makes them either feel better about themselves or as a way to be socially accepted among others. In other words, a way to make friends. Bullying is a learned behavior children pick up from their parents, friends and society as a way to become accepted among their social groups. It is believed that if they make someone else look small in someone Else's eyes it will make them look big and powerful compared to the other person. As a result, a power trip or superiority complex is created causing a euphoric effect similar to using drugs. Once someone gets that high from bullying it is hard to stop.

According to the National Crime Prevention Association, cyberbullying affects about half of the teens in the United States. Cyberbullies use electronic devices such as computers and cell phones to embarrass, harass, or threaten someone. They might attack over and over, day or night. They use words or pictures to scare or taunt their targets at home, school, and many other places. Victims feel threatened because they cannot escape the attacks and may not know their attacker. In this insightful book, teens can learn smart ways to protect themselves when they use electronic devices and how to stand up for themselves, friends, and others. They also explore cyberbullying and the law, and what schools are doing about cyberbullying prevention.

Why you bully me ? ebookBullying has become a common problem for everybody. Yet, many may not know what bullying actually is or what to do if it happens to them. Why You Bully me? Book gives you the information they need to identify bullying, followed by strategies for dealing with specific situations when they or someone they know is being bullied.Bullying can be done over the Internet in the form of cyber bullying, it can be physical bullying, mental bullying and verbal bullying.written by Haitham & Fati who previously suffered from the phenomenon of bullying

For many teenagers, bullying means beating someone up. Often times, teens don’t see name-calling, insults, spreading lies about someone, gossiping about someone with the intention of ruining that person’s reputation, or isolating someone from others so that the individual can be harmed in some way, as bullying tactics. These are all examples of bullying methods for targeting people to gain power over them and control them. Cyberbullying is also a growing concern today, where bullies choose to harass victims through electronic devices. Each volume in this insightful series examines a type of bullying—whether it be social alienation, physical, psychological, verbal, or cyberbullying—as well as specific steps targets can take to avoid bullying. Examples of specific bullying tactics, how people become bullies and victims, and proactive methods for handling and overcoming problem situations, including those for bystanders, are covered in each book.