Bullied

by Goldman, Carrie; Espelage, Dorothy L., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780062105073
• ISBN10: 0062105078
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-14
• Publisher: Harperone

Summary

The mother of a bullied first grader, popular blogger Carrie Goldman's inspiring true story triggered an outpouring of support from online communities around the world. In Bullied, she gives us a guide to the crucial lessons and actionable guidance she's learned about how to stop bullying before it starts. It is a book born from Goldman's post about the ridicule her daughter suffered for bringing a Star Wars thermos to school-a story that went viral on Facebook and Twitter before exploding everywhere, from CNN.com and Yahoo.com to sites all around the world. Written in Goldman's warm, engaging style, Bullied is an important and very necessary read for parents, educators, self-professed "Girl Geeks," or anyone who has ever felt victimized by a bully, online or in person.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
KatieÆs Story
Anti-Bullying Starts in the First Grade	p. 3
The Littlest Jedi	p. 10
Our Local Community Response	p. 19
Kids at High Risk for Peer Victimization
From Geek Girls to Sluts: What Does It Mean to Be a Girl?	p. 27
Princess Boys and Nonconforming Guys	p. 40
Quirky Kids and Kids with Hidden Disabilities	p. 51
Kids with Different Appearances or Physical Disabilities	p. 61
Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Bisexual Students	p. 72
Victims of Cyberbullying, Sexting, and Sexual Harassment	p. 86
The Harmful Effects of Bullying on the Brain	p. 103
Where Do We Go from Here? Prevention, Intervention, and Reconciliation
Create a Home Environment That Produces Neither Bullies nor Victims	p. 115
Set Out Family Guidelines for Responsible Uses of Technology, Media, and Music	p. 131
Changing Our Cultural Attitudes Toward Aggression and Cruelty	p. 157
Calling on Toy Retailers to Eliminate Gender-Based Marketing	p. 168
Stop Marketing Makeup and Sexy Clothes to Children	p. 179
Reassess the Role of Schools in Character Education	p. 193
Social and Emotional Learning	p. 205
Responding to the Bully	p. 214
Responding to the Victim	p. 222
Restorative Justice	p. 233
Strategies That Ease the Negative Effects of Taunting	p. 242
Creating Witnesses and Allies out of Bystanders	p. 251
Cybersupporting Instead of Cyberbullying: A Real-Life Happy Ending	p. 261
Conclusion	p. 269
Acknowledgments	p. 273
Bibliography	p. 275
Resources
Online Resources	p. 285
Reading Recommendations for Children	p. 287
Audiovisual Resources	p. 291
Overview of Several Promising Research-Based Bullying-Prevention and Character-Education Programs	p. 293
Two Examples of Bullying Surveys	p. 300
Examples of Sexual Harassment Surveys	p. 303
Notes	p. 311
Index	p. 327
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