Publisher's Synopsis
Michele Paludi addresses the incidence, psychological dimensions, and explanations of bullying in addition to offering parents and teachers suggestions for raising non-violent children. Children who are bullied suffer various immediate and long-term consequences to their physical and mental health, social development, and academic achievement. Specifically, these can include abdominal pain, sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression, headaches, learning problems, lowered grades, avoidance of school and extracurricular activities, decreased self-esteem and withdrawal from family and friends. Included are techniques for parents, family, and friends of bullied children as well as tips for teachers, school administrators, counselors, and others who work with children.
