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Bullying A Parent's Guide
Is your child being bullied? How do you deal with bullying? How do you talk to children about bullying?
Jennifer Thomson’s informative guide will give a whole new perspective on this age-old problem that blights children’s lives. The book offers answers to important questions like why are children bullied and how can parents can stop bullying from happening. It also provides proven methods to help a bullied child boost low self-esteem.
Whether you think that your child is being bullied or are worried by the horrifying stories of bullying in school and want to know what you can do, this practical guide will provide you with the facts and resources you need.
Jennifer Thomson’s informative guide will give a whole new perspective on this age-old problem that blights children’s lives. The book offers answers to important questions like why are children bullied and how can parents can stop bullying from happening. It also provides proven methods to help a bullied child boost low self-esteem.
Whether you think that your child is being bullied or are worried by the horrifying stories of bullying in school and want to know what you can do, this practical guide will provide you with the facts and resources you need.
98 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2005
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About the author
Jennifer Thomson
6 books33 followersJennifer Thomson (who also writes as Jennifer Lee Thomson and Jenny Thomson) is an award-winning crime writer who has been scribbling away all her life. She also writes as Jennifer Thomson.
Her latest book is crime thriller Vile City - Volume 1 in her Detective in a Coma series is out now from Diamond Books -
Meet DI Waddell: overworked and now his best pal who's in a coma is talking to him (and only him). Can he find missing Shelley before it's too late?
OTHER BOOKS
The Nancy Kerr and Tommy McIntyre mysteries-
Hell To Pay, Throwaways and Don't Come for Me.
Dead Bastards - Scottish zombie fiction with a female lead
]How Kirsty Gets Her Kicks, about a one legged Glasgow barmaid who goes on the run with a gun and a safe load of gangster's cash after killing one of his henchmen.
~NON-FICTION BOOKS~
Living Cruelty Free is aimed at helping people to live a more compassionate life. It's the book she wishes had been available when she became vegetarian 29 years ago. Read the companion blog at http://greatestguidetolivingcrueltyfr...
Bullying A Parent's Guide
Caring for Your Dog: The Essential Guide
She blogs about writing at http://ramblingsofafrustratedcrimewri... and about zombies at http://deidbastards.blogspot.co.uk
NON_FICTION BOOKS
Her self-help books are published under the name Jennifer Thomson -
Living Cruelty Free is aimed at helping people to live a more compassionate life. It's the book she wishes had been available when she became vegetarian 29 years ago. Read the companion blog at http://greatestguidetolivingcrueltyfr...
Twitter - @jenthom72
Her latest book is crime thriller Vile City - Volume 1 in her Detective in a Coma series is out now from Diamond Books -
Meet DI Waddell: overworked and now his best pal who's in a coma is talking to him (and only him). Can he find missing Shelley before it's too late?
OTHER BOOKS
The Nancy Kerr and Tommy McIntyre mysteries-
Hell To Pay, Throwaways and Don't Come for Me.
Dead Bastards - Scottish zombie fiction with a female lead
]How Kirsty Gets Her Kicks, about a one legged Glasgow barmaid who goes on the run with a gun and a safe load of gangster's cash after killing one of his henchmen.
~NON-FICTION BOOKS~
Living Cruelty Free is aimed at helping people to live a more compassionate life. It's the book she wishes had been available when she became vegetarian 29 years ago. Read the companion blog at http://greatestguidetolivingcrueltyfr...
Bullying A Parent's Guide
Caring for Your Dog: The Essential Guide
She blogs about writing at http://ramblingsofafrustratedcrimewri... and about zombies at http://deidbastards.blogspot.co.uk
NON_FICTION BOOKS
Her self-help books are published under the name Jennifer Thomson -
Living Cruelty Free is aimed at helping people to live a more compassionate life. It's the book she wishes had been available when she became vegetarian 29 years ago. Read the companion blog at http://greatestguidetolivingcrueltyfr...
Twitter - @jenthom72
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November 7, 2011
From its cover you’d be forgiven if you thought Jennifer Thomson’s newly updated book Bullying, A Parents Guide was just another clinical self-help book. But what struck a chord with me was her use of personal experience. Jennifer was bullied as a child – but she doesn’t hang out for sympathy. What she demands from the reader is an understanding so they can help other children in similar situations.
The book is simply written, it shares information rather than instruct in a formal manner.
There are some excellent tips on how to spot a bullied child – the signs are there, it just takes a little time to join the dots.
Children are often bullied simply for being different – hair, clothes, wearing glasses. But how does a parent raise a child, nurturing that uniqueness without creating the perfect victim? Jennifer tackles that dilemma.
Even bullies have parents, so where did it all go wrong? When you understand what makes a child become a bully you can stop it, right there.
Although this book is aimed at parents, it offers an insight into a subject that just won’t go away. Cyber bullying is on the increase – gone are the days when the bully would just be in the playground – now they’re in your children’s sanctuary – their home.
Read the book and see if you recognise that inner child in you.
The book is simply written, it shares information rather than instruct in a formal manner.
There are some excellent tips on how to spot a bullied child – the signs are there, it just takes a little time to join the dots.
Children are often bullied simply for being different – hair, clothes, wearing glasses. But how does a parent raise a child, nurturing that uniqueness without creating the perfect victim? Jennifer tackles that dilemma.
Even bullies have parents, so where did it all go wrong? When you understand what makes a child become a bully you can stop it, right there.
Although this book is aimed at parents, it offers an insight into a subject that just won’t go away. Cyber bullying is on the increase – gone are the days when the bully would just be in the playground – now they’re in your children’s sanctuary – their home.
Read the book and see if you recognise that inner child in you.
October 25, 2011
Jennifer Thomson's 'Bullying, A Parent's Guide' is a fantastic book. We can all, I imagine, relate in one way or another. And it is the relating that makes it exceptionally difficult when your child is being bullied at school - you don't want them to feel like you were made to feel, why would you? And that's exactly where this healing, calming, no-nonsense book absolutely comes into its own.
You can take a deep breath and look at things in a more rational manner because of the way that the author has laid each topic out. It is eminently readable and exceptionally helpful. What's more, from personal experience and from having to learn as we went along, she has covered everything, and more.
I wish I had this book when I was a kid - and when our son was having his own hard time. I think everyone could benefit from this book, even though it is aimed at the parents of children who are being bullied. An excellent read.
You can take a deep breath and look at things in a more rational manner because of the way that the author has laid each topic out. It is eminently readable and exceptionally helpful. What's more, from personal experience and from having to learn as we went along, she has covered everything, and more.
I wish I had this book when I was a kid - and when our son was having his own hard time. I think everyone could benefit from this book, even though it is aimed at the parents of children who are being bullied. An excellent read.
July 26, 2011
'This is a book for parents – it gives space to the often difficult task of persuading a school to take the issue seriously – but it’s exactly this perspective that makes it so helpful to teachers.' - Gerald Haigh, The Times Educational Supplement
'This is a topic of huge concern to parents, teachers and children. Parents feel helpless when they think their child may be being bullied and this guide is full of useful and practical advice. It discusses the various forms bullying can take, including mobile phone bullying, and suggests things parents should look out for if they suspect bullying. I particularly liked the approach taken in the chapter on how to approach the school - always a tricky situation. The book then continues with a chapter on where to go after that. Practical scenarios are excellent and this book will be useful to teachers as well as parents.' - Parents In Touch
'This is a topic of huge concern to parents, teachers and children. Parents feel helpless when they think their child may be being bullied and this guide is full of useful and practical advice. It discusses the various forms bullying can take, including mobile phone bullying, and suggests things parents should look out for if they suspect bullying. I particularly liked the approach taken in the chapter on how to approach the school - always a tricky situation. The book then continues with a chapter on where to go after that. Practical scenarios are excellent and this book will be useful to teachers as well as parents.' - Parents In Touch
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