Bullying and Young Children - Softcover

Macintyre, Christine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415484960 ISBN 13: 9780415484961

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

What is it that makes some children bully and some become victims?

What can you do if despite your best efforts, a child keeps on taunting another?

What steps can you take before communicating with parents and what will you say?

The practice of bullying endures in all schools today. Despite the implementation of bullying policies, parents and staff can be equally perplexed: not really understanding what they have or haven’t done to allow it to happen.

Christine Macintyre explores this highly emotive topic, asking why as many as one in 12 school children are bullying victims, and will show in a highly practical way, what can be done to support the children and help staff improve their own practice.

This book will provide help and guidance on:

• enhancing the self-esteem of the affected children, showing how new-found confidence will enable children to offset the effects of being bullied or indeed being a bully.
• how to tell parents their child is bullying or being bullied, and how to build up a meaningful and mutually supportive relationship with them.
• creating a learning environment that prevents the desire for children to bully.

Based on case studies giving first hand accounts of real-life situations, and evaluations of strategies that have been tried and tested, this book suggests fresh and inspiring ways of tackling a problem faced by many practitioners today.

About this title

About the Author

Christine Macintyre is an Educational Consultant and prolific author, formerly at the Moray House Institute, University of Edinburgh.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415484960
• ISBN 13: 9780415484961
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128