Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The Top 25 Friendship Problems and How to Solve Them (Paperback)

by Michele Borba Ed.D. (Author) "I'm concerned about my nine-year-old son lately: he just doesn't seem happy for some reason..." (more)
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"Michele Borba has written the ultimate parent-friendly guide to kids and friendship."
--Ann Douglas, author, The Mother of All Parenting Books

Product Description

• Do you wish your kid had more friends or could keep the ones she has?
• Is teasing, gossiping, bullying, or cyber-bullying a problem?
• Is she often left out or rejected by other kids?
• Does he just follow the crowd? Are you concerned about his friends?
• Does she complain that she’s unpopular or that nobody likes her?
• Are you at a loss for how to help your child handle those play dates, sleepovers, being shy, too sensitive, too competitive, or having a bad reputation?

Look no further. The resource you need to solve these problems and boost your child’s social competence is in your hands Based on a survey of five thousand teachers and parents, Nobody Likes Me shows how to teach your child the 25 most essential friendship-building skills kids need to find, make, and keep friends, as well as survive that social pressure from peers.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (March 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787976628
• ISBN-13: 978-0787976620
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,948 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Useful Book, April 26, 2005

By	Jerry Zucki "Jerry - father of two kids" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

My son's teachers kept telling me my son was overly competitive and bossy -- They said he'd make a great CEO but right now it was really harming his relationship with other kids. They recommended Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me. I have to tell you that I had doubts -- I've tried these parenting books and if you can find one idea that is useful you're jumping up and down. This one really is helpful and simple to do. It's literally filled with ideas you can use to help your child. I read through the two chapters with my son's friendship issues and instantly saw what I was doing wrong. We're now working on the friendship skill builder for bossy and over competitive and the teachers say they've already seen changes with my kid. This is the one parenting book I'd recommend. It works!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful, October 4, 2006

By	A reader (Midwest) - See all my reviews

I thought this book was great and offered plenty of great advice (my children are 2-7 so I am reviewing it from that perspective). There are discussions on 25 friendship problems: argues, bad friends, bad reputation, bossy, bullied and harassed, cliques, clueless, different, does't share, fights, gossips, hot tempered, insensitive, jealous and resentful, left out, new kid, peer pressure, shy, siblings, sleepovers, tattletale, teased, tiffs and breakups, too competative, and too sensitive. No one child is going to have all these problems, but the sections are separate so you can read just the sections that apply to your child.

The reason I docked one star is because of the "shy child" section. I have a very quiet, or "shy" child so was particularily interested in this part. However, the author points out to never let anyone call your child "shy" but "SHY" is in the title of her chapter, in the title of all the suggested reading books for children and parents, and is the word of choice to talk about this personality trait. So, it's really confusing. Does she think the word shy is OK or not? It's not totally clear....Anyhow, I guess the main point is even if your child is "shy" don't let him/her use this as an excuse. Help him/her to work thru it.

Anyhow, I would recommend this book for your parenting library. It's easy to use and well organized.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not sorry, but not thrilled, March 7, 2006

By	K. L. Torres - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The advice in this book is easy to understand and follow, but sometimes falls into the realm of overly simplistic. I found myself searching vainly through the book for more depth, but I am not sorry that it got me started on the right track to tackling my issue with my daughter.