The Bullying Problem: How to Deal with Difficult Children (Human Horizons)

Closely examining the problem of bullying, this guide offers fresh answers and practical solutions to school-age bullying. Explaining the underlying needs of both the bully and the bullied, and how they may be met in a less destructive way, this resource centers the problem on the child’s family dynamic, and proposes positive solutions that parents and teachers can adopt in order to tackle the problem. Discussing the needs of the children, this valuable study reveals the internal frustrations of bullies and identifies the act of violence as a manifestation of these emotions. With a resolve to eradicate bullying altogether, answers to a range of questions are provided, including why children become bullies, what motivates their behavior, and how they pick their victims.