Your Child-Bully or Victim? Understanding and Ending School Yard Tyranny

While high profile cases of school violence have drawn attention to the scope of the bullying problem, the truth is that parents don't need more information about those worst-scenario cases. What parents do want to know is what to do about bullying before it becomes life-threatening. Your Child, Bully or Victim takes the discussion of bullying out of the realm of institutional policy and into the home with hands-on help for parents, including how to: . Recognize the many forms abuse can take--from playground name calling to chat room cyber slamming . Combat such common (and dangerous) myths as "Boys will be boys" and "Just ignore them and they'll go away" . Know when it's time to step in and talk to other parents or teachers in order to protect your child--what to say and how to say it . Find out about current school programs that effectively combat bullying and help introduce them into your school's curriculum We all understand there's a problem. This powerful book provides a plan for what every parent can do about it.Sheras, Peter is the author of 'Your Child-Bully or Victim? Understanding and Ending School Yard Tyranny', published 2002 under ISBN 9780743229234 and ISBN 0743229231.