Rise Above Bullying (eBook)

Is your child experiencing emotional distress because they are being bullied?

Rise Above Bullying: Empower and Advocate for Your Child provides research-based and legally grounded guidance that will enable parents to gain greater insight into how to support their bullied child. This resource helps prepare parents on how to empower their child and advocate on how schools should take the necessary actions to get this harmful environment to stop. Professionals who are supporting young people through counseling or advocacy, as well as educators, will also benefit from the insight in this book.

In Rise Above Bullying, Nancy E. Willard, M.S., J.D., a respected voice in the field of bullying and youth trauma, provides valuable insight on:

• Why bullying occurs, who is involved, the immediate and long-lasting harms it can cause, and why current anti-bullying approaches implemented by schools are not achieving effective results
• Strategies to empower young people with greater resilience and effective relationship skills
• How to document what is happening, report these concerns to the appropriate authorities, and insist on an effective intervention

Nancy E. Willard, M.S., J.D., is the director of Embrace Civility, LLC. She specializes in translating research into practice and integrating insight from bullying prevention, trauma and resilience, and legal fields. Nancy is the author of several books on digital safety, including Cyberbullying and Cyber Threats, the first book ever published on the subject of cyberbullying. She also authored Cyber Safe Kids, Cyber Savvy Teens and Cyber Savvy: Embracing Digital Safety and Civility. Learn more about Nancy at https://embracecivility.org.