The Bully Book
A workbook for kids coping with bullies
It’s Not About You: Understanding Adoptee Search, Reunion, & Open Adoption is a book written for adoptive and birth parents and their therapists. After repetitive conversations with adoptees (and sometimes their parents) about reactions to their search and reunion, I knew we needed a book to share with adoptive and birth parents on the topic.
About the Book
My first job after completing my master’s degree was at a community mental health center where I saw a variety of clients. I created The bulk of The Bully Book work with one young boy who was dealing with bullying at school. Working through it together and creating his very own book was fun and empowering and healing. In 2015, I stumbled across the old file in one of my backups. My publisher loved the idea, and rather than simply creating an e-book, insisted that we also make a paperback version.
The Bully Book: A workbook for kids coping with bullies (2016) is a simple therapeutic tool to help children process a personal experience with bullying. With about 77% of students reporting being bullied, this sorely needed self-help book is designed specifically for children to complete and make their own. Despite programs and policies designed to reduce bullying, incidences are only increasing.
Working through this book—with either professional guidance or a parent’s encouragement, can help a child move from feeling like a victim to feeling empowered, capable, and confident. Despite the simplicity of The Bully Book, the power of telling one’s story can make a profound impact on a child processing distressing or confusing events. The Bully Book is the first in a series of books to help kids cope with difficult situations and emotions, and it is available in both paperback and Kindle e-book versions.
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