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Why Good Kids Act Cruel: The Hidden Truth about the Pre-Teen Years

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I've been a teacher and education consultant for over half a century. No problem more perplexes school counselors than informing functional, concerned parents that their son or daughter engages in bullying behaviors. Most assume bullying to indicate family dysfunction. Pickhardt's newest book knocks this notion into a cocked hat. Other works deal with bullying in schools, but nothing I've encountered comes close to presenting crucial understandings and insights in so focused, usable a fashion. Every school in the nation should have a supply on hand so that any counselor can simply quietly hand a copy to a parent who needs to be aware of what constitutes often shocking and disturbing information to them. Every school should include at least one in-service a year built around this book.

David Weiner, Austin, Texas

I read this book last spring as my 13 year old daughter was struggling with friendships (I also read Queen Bee's and Wanna Be's and highly recommend that book as well). The book gave me insight into what and why these kids act that way. I used it to help my daughter understand why some of her so called friends could be so cruel. Like the other reviewer said, I think all teachers of middle school kids should read it and I did recommend it to the middle school counselor last year.