Reader's digest parenting guide: what to do when kids are mean to your c (Reader's Digest Parenting Guides) [Paperback]

Elin McCoy (Author)

Book Description

Series: Reader's Digest Parenting Guides | Publication Date: August 4, 1997

From teaching children how to deflect teasing with humor to how and when to involve school officials, a helpful parenting guide offers comprehensive, solid advice to help youngsters deal with teasing, name-calling, and other trials of growing up. Original."

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One of the more painful parental experiences is watching a child suffer at the hands of other kids and feeling unable to do anything about it. In What to Do ... When Kids Are Mean to Your Child, Elin McCoy helps empower parents to help their kids solve the "bully" problem. One of the book's strengths is the way McCoy consistently turns to the children--as well as parents and experts--for advice. McCoy includes six thoughtful and appropriate tactics for kids (guided, of course, by parents), as well as additional advice for what parents can effectively do. It's a short book, but it's packed with suggestions, including solutions for sibling problems, what to do when it is your child who is mean, how to help your child learn social skills, and where you can go for help.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest (August 4, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895779846
• ISBN-13: 978-0895779847
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,662,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best..., February 26, 2001

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I work in an school-based program on teaching children and adults about bullying. This is my new favorite book to recommend to people-particularly parents about this topic. Great advice-practical, straightforward and right on in terms of the latest research on this very important topic. Parents of children who are being bullied are often in a lot of pain themselves and don't know how to help their children. This book takes a non-judgemental approach (It's not your fault!) and gives lots of great strategies-some suggested by children themselves. We use lots of their tips in our workshops. A definite purchase for any parent or teacher who wants to help children to understand this often traumatic experience.