Paula Gregory wrote:

Parents are requesting information to help them with increasing problems of bullying going on in their schools and after school programs. Specifically they want to know:

1. How to help their children who are victims?
2. How to help the teachers and after school program staff address the problem with all children (victims, bullies, others)?
3. What positive discipline policies and practices are most effective?

Cathann A. Kress-Ph.D. Violence Prevention Specialist from the Iowa State University Extension ISU Outreach Center at P.O. Box 2068, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-responded with the following list of resources:

Books

Bullying Prevention Handbook: A Guide for Principals, Teachers, and Counselors. John Hoover and Ronald Oliver (1996) National Educational Service.

Curricula & Guides

Bully on the Bus: A Decision is Yours Book. Carol Bosch (1988). Parenting Press, Inc.

Bullyproofing Your School: A comprehensive approach for Elementary Schools. Carla Garrity, Kathryn Jens, William Porter, Nancy Sager, Cam Short-Camilli (1994) Sopris West Publishers (telephone 303/651-2829).

Daniel the Dinosaur Learns to Stand Tall Against Bullies. Teresa Schmidt (1996) Johnson Institute.

How I Learned Not to Be Bullied (Gr. 2-4). (1996) Sunburst Communications.

Let's Work It Out: A Conflict Resolution Tool Kit. Hennie Shore (1995) Childswork. Includes techniques for home and school-- with accompanying 60 minute video.

No-Bullying Program. James Bitney & Beverly Title (1996) Johnson Institute. Program Director and Teacher Manuals.

Respect & Protect: A Practical Step-by-Step Violence Prevention and Intervention Program for Schools and Communities. Carole Remboldt & Richard Zimman (1996) Johnson Institute.

Teaching Children to Care: Management in the Responsive Classroom. Ruth Sidney Charney (1992) Educators for Social Responsibility.

Trevor & Tiffany, the Tyrannosaurus Twins, Learn to Stop Bullying Grades K-6. Teresa Schmidt (1996) Johnson Institute.

Videos

Let's Work It Out: A Conflict Resolution Tool Kit. Hennie Shore (1995) Childswork. Includes techniques for home and school-- with accompanying 60 minute video.

Set Straight on Bullies. National School Safety Center (1988). Includes leader's guide.

Articles

Hoover, J. & Juul, K. (1993). Bullying in Europe and the United States. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, Spring 1993.

Olweus, D. (1994). Annotation: Bullying at School: Basic Facts and Effects of a School Based Intervention Program. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 35, 1171-1190.

Olweus, D. (1994). Bullying: too little love, too much freedom. School Safety Update, May 1994, National School Safety Center News Service.

Schnittjer, M. (1992). Preventing Bully Behavior: How Adults Can Help. Family Information Services, Youth Development Edition, FI-YD-55, September 1992.

School Bullying and Victimization NSSC Resource Paper, January 1993. National School Safety Center, Pepperdine University.

Fact Sheets

The American Academy of Pediatrics has prepared the following fact sheets:

What if your child is being bullied?

When your child is a bully: What parents can do.

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