Working with parents of bullies and victims /
Roberts, Walter B.,
Working with parents of bullies and victims / Walter B. Roberts, Jr. - xiii, 135 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-130) and index.
Every Parent's Nightmare - and Yours, Too! -- Who Will Benefit From This Book? -- The High Cost of Ignoring the Problem -- How Educators Have Overlooked Parents as Partners -- How to Use This Book With Parents -- What Bullying and Teasing Do to Everyone - Kids, Adults, and Communities -- Death Comes to Lake Wobegon -- When Intervention Stops Tragedy -- The Pain That Resonates to the Bone -- How Everyone Loses When Bullying Occurs -- Why Parents Complain About Schools' Responses to Bullying -- Parents' Attitudes Toward Public Schools: The Statistics -- About Those "They Didn't Do Anything" Claims -- Documenting the Facts on School Interventions -- How to Talk With Parents Whose Children Are Bullied -- Parents of Bullied Children: The Two Camps -- Working With the Actively Involved Parent -- Working With the Less Actively Involved Parent -- The "Inverted Curve" and Tension Cycle -- How to Work With Parents Whose Children Bully Others -- Some Things to Keep in Mind About the Families of Aggressive Children -- Television's Impact on Children and Bullying -- KISSing a Plan Increases the Chances of Success for Everyone -- The Parent Who Refuses to Cooperate -- Subverting the Dominant Paradigm -- Conflict Resolution With Parents Who Refuse to Cooperate -- Eleven Global Approaches Toward Conflict Resolution -- Types of Difficult Parents -- The Parent Bully -- The Silent Treatment -- The Staller -- The Negative -- The Complainer -- Know-It-Alls -- Angels -- What About Mediation and Negotiation? -- Helping Parents Talk at Home With Their Children About Misbehaviors -- Helping Parents Understand Punishment, Accountability, and Restitution -- Restorative Justice -- Helping Parents Help Their Child Think About Righting a Wrong -- What Happens After That First Step? -- Seven Talking Points for Helping Parents Talk to Children About Being Bullied -- Talking Point 1: Help Parents Understand the Importance of Listening to Their Child's Concerns About Bullying and Teasing -- Talking Point 2: Asking the Right Questions Will Likely Increase Parent-Child Communication -- Talking Point 3: Parents Want to Obtain as Many Details as Possible in an Understanding Fashion -- Talking Point 4: Parents Need to Assure Their Children That They Will Work With Them to Find a Solution to the Problem -- Talking Point 5: Parents Should Ask the Child's Opinions and Concerns About Discussing the Situation With School Personnel -- Talking Point 6: Encourage the Child Not to Respond to Provocation With Violence -- Talking Point 7: Parents Should Encourage Their Child to Ask Those in a Supervisory Capacity for Assistance -- Fair Expectations of Parents and Educators in Solving the Problem of Bullying -- Fair Expectation 1: Not All Bullying Behaviors Can Be Stopped or Prevented -- Fair Expectation 2: Once Bullying Has Been Reported, the Parent Has the Right to Expect the Supervisory Authority to Indicate Concern -- Fair Expectation 3: Parents Expect the Supervisory Authority to Investigate the Concern -- Fair Expectation 4: Appropriate Intervention Will Take Place If the Concerns Are Validated -- Fair Expectation 5: The Supervisory Authority Will Communicate With Parents as to the Outcome of the Intervention -- Fair Expectation 6: Never Forget Fair Expectation I - Not All Bullying Behaviors Can Be Stopped or Prevented -- The Courage to Act. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11.
Provides practical strategies for educators to expand their communication skills with parents of victims and bullies.
1412951038 1412951046 9781412951036 9781412951043
2007017362
Bullying in schools--Prevention
School management and organization--Parent participation
School violence--Prevention
LB3013.3 / .R635 2008
371.782
Working with parents of bullies and victims / Walter B. Roberts, Jr. - xiii, 135 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-130) and index.
Every Parent's Nightmare - and Yours, Too! -- Who Will Benefit From This Book? -- The High Cost of Ignoring the Problem -- How Educators Have Overlooked Parents as Partners -- How to Use This Book With Parents -- What Bullying and Teasing Do to Everyone - Kids, Adults, and Communities -- Death Comes to Lake Wobegon -- When Intervention Stops Tragedy -- The Pain That Resonates to the Bone -- How Everyone Loses When Bullying Occurs -- Why Parents Complain About Schools' Responses to Bullying -- Parents' Attitudes Toward Public Schools: The Statistics -- About Those "They Didn't Do Anything" Claims -- Documenting the Facts on School Interventions -- How to Talk With Parents Whose Children Are Bullied -- Parents of Bullied Children: The Two Camps -- Working With the Actively Involved Parent -- Working With the Less Actively Involved Parent -- The "Inverted Curve" and Tension Cycle -- How to Work With Parents Whose Children Bully Others -- Some Things to Keep in Mind About the Families of Aggressive Children -- Television's Impact on Children and Bullying -- KISSing a Plan Increases the Chances of Success for Everyone -- The Parent Who Refuses to Cooperate -- Subverting the Dominant Paradigm -- Conflict Resolution With Parents Who Refuse to Cooperate -- Eleven Global Approaches Toward Conflict Resolution -- Types of Difficult Parents -- The Parent Bully -- The Silent Treatment -- The Staller -- The Negative -- The Complainer -- Know-It-Alls -- Angels -- What About Mediation and Negotiation? -- Helping Parents Talk at Home With Their Children About Misbehaviors -- Helping Parents Understand Punishment, Accountability, and Restitution -- Restorative Justice -- Helping Parents Help Their Child Think About Righting a Wrong -- What Happens After That First Step? -- Seven Talking Points for Helping Parents Talk to Children About Being Bullied -- Talking Point 1: Help Parents Understand the Importance of Listening to Their Child's Concerns About Bullying and Teasing -- Talking Point 2: Asking the Right Questions Will Likely Increase Parent-Child Communication -- Talking Point 3: Parents Want to Obtain as Many Details as Possible in an Understanding Fashion -- Talking Point 4: Parents Need to Assure Their Children That They Will Work With Them to Find a Solution to the Problem -- Talking Point 5: Parents Should Ask the Child's Opinions and Concerns About Discussing the Situation With School Personnel -- Talking Point 6: Encourage the Child Not to Respond to Provocation With Violence -- Talking Point 7: Parents Should Encourage Their Child to Ask Those in a Supervisory Capacity for Assistance -- Fair Expectations of Parents and Educators in Solving the Problem of Bullying -- Fair Expectation 1: Not All Bullying Behaviors Can Be Stopped or Prevented -- Fair Expectation 2: Once Bullying Has Been Reported, the Parent Has the Right to Expect the Supervisory Authority to Indicate Concern -- Fair Expectation 3: Parents Expect the Supervisory Authority to Investigate the Concern -- Fair Expectation 4: Appropriate Intervention Will Take Place If the Concerns Are Validated -- Fair Expectation 5: The Supervisory Authority Will Communicate With Parents as to the Outcome of the Intervention -- Fair Expectation 6: Never Forget Fair Expectation I - Not All Bullying Behaviors Can Be Stopped or Prevented -- The Courage to Act. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11.
Provides practical strategies for educators to expand their communication skills with parents of victims and bullies.
1412951038 1412951046 9781412951036 9781412951043
2007017362
Bullying in schools--Prevention
School management and organization--Parent participation
School violence--Prevention
LB3013.3 / .R635 2008
371.782