The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander: Breaking the Silence of Violence Book

Drawing on her decades of work with troubled youth and her wide experience with conflict resolution and reconciliatory justice, bestselling parenting educator Barbara Coloroso offers a unique, practical, and compassionate book destined to become a groundbreaking guide to this escalating problem. Coloroso helps readers recognize the characteristic triad of bullying: the bully who perpetrates the harm; the bullied who is the target (and who may become a bully); and the bystander -- the peers, siblings, or adults who don't act to defuse the situation. Readers learn: What bullying is and what it isn't; the three kinds of bullying; and the differences and similarities between boy and girl bullies Why contempt, not anger, drives bullying Why hazing is a form of bullying and how cliques feed the problem The differences between teasing and taunting and between flirting and sexual bullying How to read the subtle clues that a child is being bullied Four abilities that protect your child from succumbing to a bully Seven steps to take if your child is a bully How to help the bullied child heal; effectively discipline rather than punish the bully; and increase a child's ability to take positive action Why teaching a "code of compassion" is a more powerful antidote to bullying than conflict resolution techniques Why zero tolerance policies can equal zero thinking How to evaluate a school's antibullying policy and much more Read More