Comments on: Why All The Bullying? http://www.arunningmom.com/archives/254 Everything's better after a good run Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:52:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Brian H http://www.arunningmom.com/archives/254#comment-213 Brian H Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:58:03 +0000 http://www.arunningmom.com/?p=254#comment-213 This is a big topic. Bullying is so pervasive in schools now, especially with girls. My daughter is a bit younger than yours and just now hitting the stage when this comes up. Fortunately, there appear to be many good books on the subject. Some books that are highly recommended (I just ordered them but haven't read them yet): -Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls -Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence One interesting article I saw online was unique (at least I thought so) because it focused more on the role of the bystanders than the victims, teaching the buystanders not to be passive: http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/1098?cpn=20080709pa1 This is a big topic. Bullying is so pervasive in schools now, especially with girls. My daughter is a bit younger than yours and just now hitting the stage when this comes up.

Fortunately, there appear to be many good books on the subject. Some books that are highly recommended (I just ordered them but haven’t read them yet):
-Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
-Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques,
Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence

One interesting article I saw online was unique (at least I thought so) because it focused more on the role of the bystanders than the victims, teaching the buystanders not to be passive: http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/1098?cpn=20080709pa1

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