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No Room for Bullies: From the Classroom to Cyberspace shatters popular myths about bullying to reveal its stark realities. You'll learn who's playing the intimidation game, and how they play it. From social exclusion, physical violence, and emotional backstabbing to sexual sleaze and cyberbullying. But this book takes you beyond problem recognition to proven solutions.Parents will find:*How to advocate for a child and work with the school when school bullying is a problem*Safe Internet-Surfing Contract for kids that lays down the law on Internet use at home*Helpful strategies on what to do when a child acts like a bully, is a bullying victim, or suffers from "bystander silence"School adminis...
Dating relationships can make you happy or bring you down. Healthy, happy relationships aren't random. It all comes down to skills, knowledge and choinces. This book helps you think about your own experiences and answer important questions about how to recognize a good relationship and if you're in the relationship for the right reasons.
A century after Boys Towns' founding, this first-of-its-kind book for children channels the defining principles of Father Flanagan, encouraging children to reflect on their blessings and challenging them to find their purpose as they lead lives of compassion.
Using Your Head as Well as Your Heart to Raise School-Aged Children This 4th edition of Common Sense Parenting® offers parents of children ages 6-16 a menu of proven techniques to use while facing family challenges: a teen who’s defiant; siblings who constantly bicker; a child having trouble in school; and parents and kids who don’t communicate or have fun together anymore. Step-by-step strategies aid parents in building good family relationships, preventing and correcting misbehavior, using consequences to improve behavior, teaching self-control, and staying calm. This updated edition shows parents how to approach discipline as positive teaching rather than punishment. As each new parenting technique is introduced, the authors explain each step, provide many clear examples, and give you an action plan for implementing it in your home. Also addressed are topics of special interest - how to deal with school problems, computer misuse, and Internet and social media dangers.
This book gives readers a balanced look at the issue of advertising to children and its surrounding arguments. Advertising to Children familiarizes readers with the basics of marketing and selling products, the history of children as consumers, current marketing strategies, food marketing, branding, and overconsumption. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-follow text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index.
Women between the ages of sixteen and twenty-four experience the highest rate of dating violence—almost triple the national average. Understanding what dating violence is can help would-be victims—whether male or female—avoid getting involved with someone who could become violent, or provide readers much-needed guidance if they are already in a potentially violent relationship. Resources are provided to help victims end an unhealthy relationship and recover both emotionally and physically. Warning signs, causes, statistics, and options for legal recourse are also included.
"Read about the history of fashion, current fashion trends, and dress codes"--Provided by publisher.
Breaking up hurts, and it can be hard to cope. A breakup is something almost everyone must go through, especially when staying together is unhealthy. Teen readers will not only learn how to survive and move on after a breakup, but how to grow stronger along the way. From discovering what went wrong to avoiding common break-up mistakes, this book offers everything a teen needs to survive the end of a relationship, including one ended via text message. Both sides, the dumper and the dumpee, are supported, helping teens learn how to handle things with compassion and sensitivity.