Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear [Hardcover]

Carrie Goldman (Author)

Book Description

Release date: August 14, 2012

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.

Editorial Reviews

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“This is an important book on an important subject. We are glad to see such a broad and considered approach taken on the complex subject of bullying.”
(Ben Cohen, MBE, Chairman, Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation )


“Bullied is an excellent how-to guide for addressing bullying and creating a culture of acceptance and respect. I can’t recommend this book enough to parents and educators.”
(Trudy Ludwig, Children's Advocate & Best-selling Author of Confessions of a Former Bully )


“Bullied is a captivating blend of stories, research and guidance. Goldman’s odyssey as a blogger mom at the epicenter makes her a powerful voice for positive change. Her insights make this a comprehensive and indispensable bullying prevention resource.”
(Judy S. Freedman, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., author of Easing the Teasing-Helping Your Child Cope with Name-Calling, Ridicule, and Verbal Bullying )


“A well-researched guide to combating bullying…This book is a must-read for parents with children of any gender. Valuable support, resources and concrete actions for safely navigating the social wilderness of adolescence.”
(Kirkus )

“Carrie Goldman has written a compelling, well-organized book providing a depth of knowledge about a national crisis and deftly showing how people working together in schools and communities can eradicate bullying.” (New York Journal of Books )

From the Back Cover

Carrie Goldman became an unexpected voice for the antibullying movement after her blog post about her daughter Katie's bullying experience went viral and an online community of support generated international attention. In Bullied, Goldman brings together the expertise of leading authorities with the candid accounts of families dealing firsthand with peer victimization to present proven strategies and concrete tools for teaching children how to speak up and carry themselves with confidence; call each other out on cruelty; resolve conflict; cope with teasing, taunting, physical abuse, and cyberbullying; and be smart consumers of technology and media. As a mother, she calls on us all—families, schools, communities, retailers, celebrities, and media—to fiercely examine our own stereotypes and embrace our joint responsibility for creating a culture of acceptance and respect.

For parents, educators, and anyone still wrestling with past experiences of victimization and fear, Bullied is an eye-opening, prescriptive, and ultimately uplifting guide to raising diverse, empathetic, tolerant kids in a caring and safe world.

At least 25 percent of kids have been bullied online. One in five teens has been bullied at school. More than half of bullying behaviors will stop in less than ten seconds when another student intervenes.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne (August 14, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062105078
• ISBN-13: 978-0062105073
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Carrie Goldman is the author of Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear (Harper Collins, 2012). Goldman is a regular blogger for The Huffington Post, ChicagoNow, and Psychology Today, and her work on parenting has been featured by NPR, CNN Headline News, MSNBC, WGN TV and WGN Radio, ABC Radio, CNN.com, Yahoo.com, and many other international news sites.

Goldman received her B.S. from Northwestern University and her M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management. She lives in Illinois with her husband and three young daughters.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Goldman scores a bulls-eye August 14, 2012

By Goody

Format:Hardcover

Carrie Goldman has clearly done tons of research. Her writing style is both enjoyable and thought-provoking. What a great resource for such a hot current topic.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Parent/ Professional Review August 17, 2012

By Nikki Knepper

Format:Hardcover

As a clinical professional, I often find it difficult to find resources for parents that contain information presented in a way that speaks to their experience without being bogged down with blathering academia. Carrie's book aims to bridge the gap between the objective attempts to analyze the complex issues related to bullying and the subjective experience of those who have experienced it first hand. This is no small task, yet she nails it. "Bullied - What every parent, teacher and kid needs to know about ending the cycle of fear," is a comprehensive work that explores this very complex and often controversial topic in a thought provoking, practical way. It's a must have resource for professionals working on the front lines with children and families. Also, as a parent of two, I found the book to be full of conversation starters and realistic ideas for talking to my own kids about bullying.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and Well-Researched Book August 21, 2012

By Melissa Wardy

Format:Hardcover

Carrie Goldman's "Bullied" is an excellent example of what happens when parents are forced to become activists, and Goldman's knowledge, passion, and understanding of the topic of bullying shines in this book. "Bullied" hits the target when it comes to what causes so much of this behavior: rigid rules on how boy and girls can look or act. When we break down stereotypes, we find that we are more alike than different, and "Bullied" offers practical advice on how to turn around a bullying situation with your child.
I highly recommend this book to parents and educators.