Peer Pressure
Bullying
You can take action against bullying, and you don't have to do it on your own. This book will give you the know-how to deal with bullying, whether you're a target, a bully, or a witness.
* Bullying 101 explains the many forms bullying can take, from name-calling to physical fights.
* Letters to the "Bully Counsellor" illustrate real-life examples of …
Bullying: Resource Guide
This guide is intended for teachers and others working with young people who are using Bullying: Deal with it before push comes to shove! as a resource. The guide is full of ideas about how to encourage understanding of bullying and the roles of bully, target and by-stander.
The full text of this guide is available for personal use as a pdf downlo …
Cliques
As long as there have been girls in schools, there have been cliques -- a particularly malicious and subtle form of bullying that isn't always recognized for what it is. And with the growing role of social media, their mean-spirited goals have only become easier to achieve.
Cliques: Deal with it using what you have inside, the latest book in the Dea …
It's just another day at school and all around you are the usual players.Each table in the lunchroom has a different bunch of kids sitting at it?the jocks, the music and arts kids, the emos, the science nerds. Every time people get together it can be called a group, but there seem to be definite rules about who belongs where and who does not.When people form groups with rules and expectations for members, the groups can be called cliques.Cliques have the power to include and exclude.That in-crowd of girls over there make up a clique. You know, they're not necessarily the prettiest, or the smartest, or the most athletic.Not all of them have important parents or families with money. But, somehow, every boy wants them to notice him, and every girl wants to belong to their clique. They're the ones who decide what it's cool to do, what to wear, and what to be interested in.So how does a clique decide who belongs and who doesn't?Why can clique members be nice to some kids while victimizing or completely ignoring others?Where exactly does that power come from?If you want to know the ins and outs of cliques, this book can help.
Gangs
One of the best approaches to keeping kids away from gangs is to inform them about the realities of gang involvement before they are offered the choice.
This book in the Deal With It series is designed to connect with any reader, whether they're already involved with a gang, considering join ing a gang, or have witnessed gang activity in their neigh …
