Resource Information
Books for Parents and School Personnel
Beane, Allan L. (1999). The Bully-Free Classroom. Free Spirit.
Bonds, M., & Stoker, S. (2000). Bully-Proofing Your School. A Comprehensive Approach for Middle Schools. Sopris West.
Coloroso, Barbara, (2003). The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander. From Preschool to High School-How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence. Harper Resource.
Fried, S. & Fried, P. ((1996). Bullies and Victims: Helping Your Child Through the Schoolyard Battle. M. Evans and Company.
Garritty, Carla, Porter, William, Sager, Nancy, and Short-Camilli, Cam. (2000). Bully-Proofing Your school: A Comprehensive Approach for Elementary Schools (Second Edition). Sopris West.
Greenbaum, S., Turner, B., & Stephens, R. (1989). Set straight on bullies. Malibu, CA: Pepperdine University, National school Safety Foundation.
Hoover, John H., and Ronald Oliver. (1996). The Bullying Prevention Handbook: A Guide for Principals, teachers, and Counselors. Bloomington, Ind. : National Educational. Contact: National Educational Service, 1252 Loesch Rd., Bloomington, IN 47402; (812) 336-7700 or (800) 733-6786.
Kaufman, G., & Raphael, L. (1990). Stick up for yourself: teacher's guide. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.
McCoy, Elin. (1997). What to do when kids are mean to your child. Readers Digest Parenting Guide Services.
Olweus, Dan (1993). Bullying at school: What We know and What We Can Do. Oxford, England: Blackwell Publishers. Contact: Blackwell Publishers, P.O. Box 20, Williston, VT 05495; (800) 216-2522.
Ross, Dorothea M. (1996). Childhood Bullying and Teasing: What School Personnel, Other Professionals, and Parents Can Do. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Sheras, Peter (2002). Your Child: Bully or Victim? Understanding and Ending School Yard Tyranny. New York : Skylight Press.
Slaby, R., Roedell, W., Arezzo, D., & Hendrix, K. (1995). Early Violence Prevention. Tools for Teachers of Young Children. National Association for the Education of Young Children: Washington, D.C.
Books for Children and Adolescents
Berenstain, Stan, and Jan Berenstain. (1993). The Berenstain Bears and the Bully. New York : Random House.
Bosch, Carl. (1988). Bully on the Bus. Parenting Press.
Brown, Marc (1983). Arthur’s April Fool. Boston: Little, Brown & Company.
Burnett, Karen (1999). Simon's Hook. Felton, California: GR Publishing.
Cohen-Posey, Kate. (1995). How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and Other Meanies. Rainbow Books.
Romain, Trevor. (1997). Bullies are a Pain in the Brain. Free Spirit.
Romain, Trevor. (1998). Cliques, Phonies and other Baloney. Free Spirit.
Shriver, Maria (2001). What’s Wrong with Timmy? New York: Warner Books.
Walker, Alice (1991). Finding the Green Stone. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Webster-Doyle, Terrence (1991). Why is Everybody Always Picking on me? A Guide to Understanding Bullies for Young People. Middlebury, Vt.: Atrium Society Publications.
Zeier, Joan. (1993). Stick Boy. New York: Atheneum.
Online Support
http://bullies2buddies.com
A supportive and informative web site for young victims of bullying
www.bullybeware.com
Bully B'ware: Take Action Against Bullying. An excellent meeting place for parents, children and educators concerned about bullying and its effects. Provides current research on bullying, information on school programs and other resources and opportunities for victims and bullies to discuss their own experience with peer violence.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/se/documents/bullyfull1.pdf
Helpful information on all aspects of parenting, including managing aggression in children through the California Department of Education
www.GLSEN.org
GLSEN is the leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools.
www.home-school.com
A source of information on home schooling programs and curricula, along with support and information for parents considering or continuing with home schooling their children.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/report.html
Web site for the report Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General. Created in response to the shooting at Colorado's Columbine High School, this comprehensive report on the state of bullying in American today includes evaluations of current anti-bullying programs, therapeutic approaches for violent and victimized youths, and many other resources for parents and children interested in learning more about bullying in the United Sates.
http://www.vpc.org/
The Violence Police Center is a national organization working to reduce gun death and injury in the U.S.
Support Organizations and Hotlines
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention www.afsp.org (888) 333-2377
Covenant House Youth Crisis Hotline covenanthouse.org (800) 999-9999
Focus Adolescent services www.focusas.com (877) 362-8727
National Center for Victims of Crime www.ncvc.org (703) 276-2880
National Mental Health Association www.nmha.org (800) 969-6642
National Referral Network for Kids in Crisis www.kidspeace.org (800) 543-7283
Trevor Helpline for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual youth thetrevorproject.org (800) 850-8078
