Commentary

This Washington Post column, Family Almanac, is about girls and bullying. Bullying at any age is something to deal with promptly and effectively—- but bullying is especially difficult for parents when kids are in middle school. Teenager-time.

The “mean girls” problem has been getting more attention lately but bullying can go on whenever two people are in one place if one of them wants the upper hand badly enough.

Many people do not know there are tested, pretty reliable tactics for dealing with bullies.

Below are books recommended by the columnist, Marguerite Kelly, who writes for parents.

She’s wise and offers sound, practical advice.

If you are a parent, do check out her column.

Washington Post

Marguerite Kelly’s Recommended Books on Bullying

““Bullyville” by Francine Prose (HarperTeen, $6.99), which uses fiction to show the horror that a bully can cause, while you will profit by reading “The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander” by Barbara Coloroso (Collins Living, $13.95), “10 Days to a Bully-Proof Child” by Sherryll Kraizer (DaCapo, $14.95) and “Bully-Proofing Your Child” by Carla Garrity, Mitchell Baris and William Porter (Sopris West, $7).

Source:  Washington Post, September 29, 2008