Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain (Laugh And Learn),   ISBN:9781575420233

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It can be toughest for parents to help kids cope with bullies and bullying in grade school, and this book particularly helped us deal with all sorts. Name-calling is probably the most common variety (indeed, even adults in public office commonly resort to this base tactic, when they lack substantive counters to valid criticism). But the potential barrage of bad behavior can also include exclusion and outright punching or worse.

This book helped our kids keep perspective during the worst of the playground battle years. Bullies can have a terrible effect, a message this book brings home in spades. It also has the potential to help not only the victims of bullying, but also those children so insecure that they become bullies to aggrandize their own weak self-images.

The end result is more respect for kids at both ends of the bully spectrum. this book helps teach children how to behave respectfully, and respond to those who do not. This is a great book, especially in grades two, three and four.

---Alyssa A. Lappen

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This is a book a child can read, and will gain comfort that he/she isn't alone in being bullied. I don't feel it fully addresses bullying or gives practical step - by - step advice. It doesn't provide several - step senarios. As in, if you've tried our advice and it didn't work, go on to do this next, if that doesn't work, do this next. I was hoping for a book that would address the issue comprehensively.

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This book was just what my 7 year old needed. No matter what advice I tried to give her, she was still filled with anxiety. This book spoke to her and really sunk in. Last night, she was crying. Tonight, after we read the book together, she was feeling stronger, practicing what she could say back to the mean girl, and had a confident smile on her face. I ordered 3 bullying books and this was by far her favorite.

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This is a great mini book about bullying and, most importantly, how to deal with it. Great for educators and parents alike!

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Bullying can range from the insidious, verbal cruelty and exclusion which girls are notorious for to full scale violence, which occurs among both sexes.

This book is a tool of empowerment for parents, educators and anybody involved with children on any level. One thing that is VITAL to keep in mind is NEVER make light of bullies and their cruelty. That will only make the child being bullied feel that the bullying behavior is being sanctioned and that recourse is out of the question. Making excuses for bullies also compromises respect; children are hard put to feel respect for an adult who exercises such poor judgment and appears to be taken in by bullies.

Condoning bullying behavior and mouthing platitudes to the bullied, such as "can't you take a joke/s/he's only kidding/work it out for yourself/you're too sensitive" is just as harmful as the bullying behavior. Platitudes of that ilk send out a "blame the victim" message and suggest that the bullying is not a serious matter when in fact it is. Recent events and relevant studies have shown that many school shooters were bullied.

Turning the other cheek means, I believe not responding to cruelty with cruelty. Self defense is an entirely different matter. Bullies will step up their abuse if they are not kept in check. They will continue to harass their targeted victims until they get the desired response. That is why telling children to ignore bullies does not work. Bullies don't let that one work.

Trevor Romain is a genius who clearly understands a myriad of dynamics among children. His clever cartoon pictures and his question and answer section open the doors to discourse and problem solving. I like the way he encourages readers to think of what they would do if they were being bullied and also to see if they are acting as bullies towards anyone else.

An excellent book to read with children and one they are sure to come back to enjoy.