Working With Parents of Bullies and Victims

Informationen zum Autor Walter B. Roberts, Jr., is a professor of counselor education at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He began his career in education as a classroom teacher in 1978 and later served as a school counselor before moving to higher education in 1993. In addition to being licensed for private practice, he has extensive public policy experience in mental health and school safety issues, consults and testifies with legislators and the judicial system, and is a frequent source with the media on counseling-related issues. Bullying from Both Sides , his first book published by Corwin Press in 2006, continues to be a bestseller. Klappentext The author explores common concerns about bullying, provides sample dialogues with parents of bullies and victims, and presents an eight-point plan for communicating with parents. Zusammenfassung The author explores common concerns about bullying! provides sample dialogues with parents of bullies and victims! and presents an eight-point plan for communicating with parents. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. 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 2. 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 3. 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 Interventions 4. How to Talk to 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 5. 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 6. The Parent Who Refuses to Cooperate Subverting the Dominant Paradigm Conflict Resolution With Parents Who Refuse to Cooperate Eleven Global Approaches Toward Conflict Resolution 7. 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? 8. Helping Parents Talk at Home With Their Children About Misbehaviors Helping Parents Understand Punishment, Accountability, and Restitution Restorative Justice Helping Parents Help Their Child to Think About Righting a Wrong What Happens After That First Step? 9. 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 the Supervisory Capacity for Assistance 10. Fair Expectations of Parents and Educators in Solving the Problem of Bullying Fair Exp...

Product details

• Authors: Jr. Walter B. Roberts, Walter B. Roberts
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.01.2008
• EAN: 9781412951036
• ISBN: 978-1-4129-5103-6
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; EDUCATION / Administration / General, Education / Teaching