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Summary: Bully or Victim
Review: Dr. Webster-Doyle's short stories at the beginning of each chapter were interesting and helpful, but I would have appreciated more direct advice on dealing with bullies. His definition of bullies and why they do what they do, provided me insight into some of these behaviors, but I felt that for a book subtitled,"A Guide to Handling Bullies", there was too much information FOR bullies and not enough for victims.
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Summary: I would recommend this book to anyone.
Review: I felt this book was excellent in laying out clear specific techniques that one could use to help them creatively deal with bullies and bullying. Getting out of a bully situation is so hard for so many people and this book makes it easy to see how one can do it. It took away the feeling of helplessness, and empowered me with skills I could use all of the time. I was intrigued by each of the techniques, like the trickery technique. I realized this is something that all of nature does for survival. Just like the moth that makes itself look like a leaf so as not to be eaten. Brilliant! But not only does this book gives you tools to defeat bullying, it also explores the root of bullying and conflict so that it can be prevented before it starts. Often, we may not realize how each of us may bully at times, because of our conditioning. This book showed me how to look at that conditioned behavior and to be aware of it. The problem is not just being bullied, but bullying. And this book does an excellent job of dealing with both. I suggest any parent buying this book for their child whether they are bullied or not.
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Summary: A powerful, direct and meaningful book for children.
Review: I have been using the Education for Peace Series in school settings and in my martial arts program for the past 11 years. The book and accompanying curriculum (sold separately)is powerful, direct and meaningful for children. It helps them to understand bullying at its core thereby teaching students not only to understand conflict but to successfully navigate through it using the Twelve Ways to Walk Away with Confidence. The Twelve Ways provide options for children: they choose which one feels more comfortable for them in a threatening situation. All children are different and have varying levels of comfort with specific strategies. What I like best about this book is that it provides understanding about bullying without casting blame AND provides youth with several means to deal with it. Imagine your child is cornered and alone and is physically or even verbally threatened. What tools does your child have to get out of the situation? If their life is endangered, should they "reason with the bully", "use trickery", "shout", try to "make friends", or "use humor"? Are there other tools in the toolbox for them to pull out to save their life or avoid a verbal or physical beating? Tools and understanding is what this program provides. Hopefully, a child will be spared if s/he has some skills. Without skills, s/he is more likely to become another victim.
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Summary: This book does not teach young people about lying!
Review: The review that this book teaches young people to lie is not true. The book, among other very important things, teaches the "12 Ways to Walk Away with Confidence." The use of "trickery" has been changed to "Creative Imagination." But the word "trickery" was not meaning that a person should lie. It is meant only to help a young person think of someway to get out of conflict by creative means. The reviewer has taken offense at one very, very small part of this internationally acclaimes, award winning book.
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Summary: "Dad, this book tells you to lie!"
Review: There are some useful insights in this book. The back cover says it aims to help young people learn that fighting is not an honorable solution to conflict. However, as my 12-year old daughter was reading the sub-section titled "Trickery" she looked at me with disbelief, and said, "Dad, this book tells you to lie!"My 10-year old son replied, "Well, what are you reading it for, then?" My kids grasped a point that the author seems to avoid: lying is also dishonorable, even to those who threaten us. This book lost its credibility with my kids right there. It is published in the "Education for Peace Series". How unfortunate! Peace cannot be bought at the price of integrity.
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Summary: This book was very informative and fun to read.
Review: This book tells about bullies and victims and teaches how to be neither one. It explains how bullies may become that way because they are bullied or are hurt inside. It helped me to look at bullies in a different way and made me feel sorry for them. The book also talks about different types of bullies and how some bullying is seen as "successful". Victims are sometimes attacked by bullies because they act like "poor me" and the bullies see that as a sign of weakness. The books tells how not to act like a victim and to not BE a victim. I really liked the role-playing and questions that helped me think of ways to avoid a fight. I also liked the stories. This book was very informative and fun to read. I learned a lot of things that will help me to become the best person I can be. Thank you, Dr. T!
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Summary: I would recommend this book to anyone.
Review: This book was based on solving a conflict nonviolently. It helps victims defend themselves from the bully nonviolently; physically and verbally. It helps bullies recognize that they are bullying and to stop. And it teaches you how to help somebody you know, to stop bullying. It teaches you how to recognize your feelings and to help control yourself. It helps you to control the bully or victim inside of you. I liked this book because it taught me that without even trying, you can bully. It's made me see the bully and victim inside of me, and in a way I've been nicer and have not "bullied" people as much as I have been in the past. My mother has also seen a very big difference since I've read this book. It has helped me a lot. I don't think that there was anything I didn't like about this book. I think it had some very moral values. I would recommend this book to anyone. Now I want to read the others. Caitlin (Age 15)
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