The Bully Magnet

Book excerpt: School bullying is a growing problem in our society today. While the schools are attempting to control this age old problem, current research indicates that the best way to deal with bullying is for the child victim to change the way he is perceived by others. But how does a child do this when he has no idea about the concept of self image or skills for how to change this? This book is written from the perspective of a child who has become the target of many bullies, and feels helpless to make it stop. When given the opportunity to watch a friend handle bullying in a way that stops the negative behavior, the child victim has hope that his problem can be fixed. The book teaches skills for handling a bully from a child s perspective, and provides hope for a problem that is often devastating for a child.