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Below you will find a variety of resources to help you better understand, cope with and/or support someone who is bullied.

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7 Ways to block a cyber bully: with section for parents and educators [DVD] / Learning Zone Express. 

This DVD shows children how to protect themselves against cyber bullies by following 7 steps. This also includes ways in which parents and educators can work to stop cyber bullying.

Blue cheese breath and stinky feet: how to deal with bullies / DePino, Catherine.

Washington, DC: Magination Press, 2004.

Steve doesn't know what to do about Gus who won't leave him alone. Once his parents find out, they set up a plan to send Gus on his way. Appropriate for ages: 6-12 years.

The bully, the bullied, and the bystander: from pre-school to high school - how parents and teachers can help break the cycle of violence / Coloroso, Barbara. 

Toronto: HarperCollins, 2002.

With this book, readers will learn: What bullying is and what it isn't; the three kinds of bullying; and the differences and similarities between boy and girl bullies; how to read the subtle clues that a child is being bullied; seven steps to take if your child is a bully; four abilities that protect your child from succumbing to a bully; why zero tolerance policies can equal zero thinking and why contempt, not anger, drives bullying, and how to confront this in bullies.

Bullying: deal with it before push comes to shove / Slavens, Elaine. 

Toronto, ON: James Lorimer and Company Ltd. 2003.

The guide is full of ideas about how to encourage understanding of bullying and the roles of bully, target and by-stander.

The bullying workbook for teens: activities to help you deal with social aggression and cyberbullying / Lohmann, Raychelle Cassada; Taylor, Julia V.

Oakland, CA: Instant Help Books, 2013.

A practical, skills-based teen self-help workbook that addresses both bullying and cyberbullying. Designed to help teens learn anti-bullying strategies, build constructive communication skills to help them express their feelings and manage their emotions, and gain confidence in themselves and their interactions with others.

Bye-bye, bully!: a kid's guide for dealing with bullies / Jackson, J. S. 

St. Meinrad, IN: One Caring Place, 2003.

This children's book looks at the who, what, and whys of bullying, and how to assert and protect themselves in non-violent ways. 

Chester Raccoon and the big bad bully / Penn, Audrey. 

Terre Haute, IN: Tanglewood Press, 2008.

When Chester tells his mother about the school bully, she asks him to gather his friends to hear a story about getting along with people who are prickly.

Cyberbullying: bullying in the digital age [2nd ed.] / Kowlaski, Robin M.; Limber, Susan P.; Agatson, Patricia W. 

Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub, 2012.

The authors have utilized vital studies involving over 3,500 middle school students, online research projects and the use of social network sites, and data from focus groups of victims and perpetrators and their parents to provides educators, parents, psychologists, and policy-makers with critical prevention techniques and strategies for effectively addressing electronic bullying.

Help! I'm being bullied / Lovegrove, Emily. 

Pembrokeshire, SA: Accent Press Ltd, 2006.

Ten practical strategies to stop bullying (with exclusive strategy reminder card) for kids and adults.

How to handle a bully / Richards, Nancy Wilcox; Sourwine, David (ill.). 

Toronto: Scholastic, 2010.

An early chapter book about what to do when bullies present themselves. Rilla and her friends are meeting at the park every day to practice for Bayfield's first annual Fitness Challenge. The winner gets a brand new bike! But can Rilla ace all the events, included the bicycle obstacle course - and handle the playground bullies too?

How to outplay a bully / Richards, Nancy Wilcox; Sourwine, David (ill.). 

Toronto: Scholastic, 2008.

An early chapter book about what to do when bullies present themselves. Tony's excited about signing up for hockey. He's starting late, but a lot of his friends are on the same team, the Bayfield Blazers. There's just one problem. There's a bully on the team, a bully who goes after him on and off the ice.

How to tame a bully / Richards, Nancy Wilcox; Drazen Kozjan (ill.). 

Toronto: Scholastic, 2006.

An early chapter book about what to do when bullies present themselves. Lauren picks a seat right next to Bethany, the worst bully at Bayfield Elementary. For weeks school is no fun at all. Can Lauren figure out what to do? 

Howard B. Wigglebottom learns about bullies / Binkow, Howard. 

Thunderbolt Publishing, 2008.

Howard B. Wigglebottom is a young rabbit who is bullied at school and finally decides to tell his teacher. Includes lessons and reflections about bullying.

Jay McGraw's life strategies for dealing with bullies / McGraw, Jay. 

New York: Aladdin, 2008.

This book provides information for kids on how to ask for help and how to ask the right people for help. 

Just kidding / Ludwig, Trudy. 

Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press, 2006.

With help from his father, older brother, and teacher, DJ learns how to handle a classmate who claims that his mean-spirited "teasing" is just a joke. 

Noni speaks up / Côté, Geneviève (ill.); Hartt-Sussman, Heather.

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2016.

Standing by silently in fear while her friend is routinely bullied, Noni realizes that doing nothing is making her feel worse and gathers the courage to take matters into her own hands.

 Say something / Moss, Peggy.

Gardiner, Maine: Tilbury House, 2004.

A child who never says anything when other children are being teased or bullied finds herself in their position one day when jokes are made at her expense and no one speaks up. 

 Shield up / Marino Craver, Marcella.

Washington, DC: Magination Press, 2015.

This book is about a group of children that transform their school environment to a place where kind actions take center stage. It includes a Note to readers with information about bullying, and practical strategies for standing up to bullying behavior and practicing kindness. 

Stand up for yourself & your friends: dealing with bullies and bossiness, and finding a better way / Criswell, Patti Kelley.

Middleton, WI: American Girl, 2009.

This book is full of tips, from clever comebacks to the best ways to ignore someone who bullies. Ages 8+.

Willow finds a way / Button, Lana; Howells, Tania. 

Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press, 2013.

Willow is thrilled the whole class (including her!) is invited to classmate Kristabelle's fantastic birthday party, until the bossy birthday girl starts crossing guests off the list when they dare cross her. This story offers a unique look at how to handle a bullying situation as a bystander.

Websites

  • Kids Health – For Kids, Teens and Parents from the Nemours Foundation
  • Bullying - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  • Bullying: We Can all Help Stop it – Ontario Ministry of Education

  • Kids Help Phone

  • Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center

  • Ottawa Bullying Prevention Coalition

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