Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7254 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
"Bullies, Bigmouths and So-Called Friends' demonstrates that building up your self-esteem can help prevent bullying.'- ChildLine

Review
Unique in teaching children how to boost their self-esteem and so prevent bullying from affecting their lives. (Independent )

This is an important book for youngsters who want to become bully-proof. (The Funday Times )

This brill book is full of tips on how to build up your confidence and look after yourself. We like! (Bubble )

At last, a book that really helps you to deal with the people in your life who are making you miserable. (Bookseller )

An ideal book to be used in schools. (ChildLine in Schools )

The ideal book for teachers or counsellors... as well as children themselves. (Education Today )

Offers simple strategies for building up confidence so that taunts and teasing have fewer insecurities to feed on. (Sainsbury's Magazine )

There is much in this book that children might find of real help. (Books for Keeps )

Back to School Bookseller, June 2003
after reading the book we felt that we would be able to offer effective support against bullies

Customer Reviews

I love this book!
Bullies, Bigmouths and So-called Friends should be on the school syllabus. Every child could benefit from reading it and doing the exercises. Not only is this book absolutely packed to the rafters with fantastic advice - it's also a great read. The language is down to earth, totally appealing and funny. It made me laugh out loud as well as examine my behaviour and attitudes. It's filled with great exercises and quizzes that make you feel more as though you're flicking through your favourite magazine. It's not only young people who can benefit from it either. I've already found myself putting some of the ideas into practice in my everyday life. Everything about this book makes you want to read it and take note - you can even choose your own cover! (Pink for girls, blue for boys!) Next step should be a cover for adults. EVERYONE can learn something from this book!

Bullies, Bigmouths and So-called Friends
This book is an invaluable resource both for 9 to 18-year-olds and for teachers. Its format of helpful advice, fictional case-histories, self-esteem strategies and useful phone numbers, web-sites and addresses, is written in a really accessible language.
Teenagers will find this strikes a chord for a multitude of commonly-met situations.
Teachers will find it a wealth of assembly content and advice.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

Must have

This is an excellent book. I bought it to work with 10-15 yr olds but would happily lend it to my adult friends. It was an easy read but had strong simple principles expressed in a fun memorable way that addressed unhelpful thinking, self esteem, taking responsibility for your own actions and managing anger amongst other issues. It is intended for kids to read by themselves but is adaptable for discussion in one to one sessions. Get a copy.