Publisher's Synopsis
This comic-style guide teaches elementary and middle school students how to prevent and stop bullying on their own or with adult help. The guide explains:
- Physical bullying, verbal bullying, and relational aggression (friendship harming);
- Why kids bully and how they do it;
- How to respond to bullying behaviors to render them ineffective at causing harm;
- Ways to get bullying to stop;
- How to intervene as a bystander to help someone who is being bullied;
- How to get an adult to help the right way.
The title characters explain and demonstrate the concepts, providing students with easy-to-follow examples they can apply to their own bullying problems. The guide also contains a special section for the youngest elementary students, in grades K-2, designed to be read with an adult, that teaches basic skills that can help these students in their daily social interactions. Ages 8 - 12 for independent reading; ages 6 - 7 to read with an adult.
The guide is a core component of the CirclePoint Bullying Prevention Program (www.circlepointprogram.org) and Massachusetts General Hospital's Stay in Shape life skills program. Black and white illustrations. New for the second edition: easier terms and definitions; text updated for Plain Language compliance.
