What YOU Can Do About Bullying by Max and Zoey: Second Edition

This comic-style guide, for elementary and middle school students, teaches kids how to prevent and stop bullying on their own or with adult help. The guide covers: The forms of bullying most commonly used by both boys and girls: physical bullying, verbal bullying, and relational aggression (friendship harming) Why kids bully and how they do it How to respond to bullying behaviors to render them ineffective at causing harm Ways to get bullying to stop Bystander intervention – how to help someone who is being bullied How to get an adult to help the right way The title characters explain and demonstrate the concepts, providing students with easy-to-follow examples they can apply to their own bullying problems. The guide also contains a special section for the youngest elementary students, in grades K-2, designed to be read with an adult, that teaches basic skills that can help these students in their daily social interactions. Ages 9 – 13 for independent reading; ages 6 – 8 to read with an adult.

The guide is a core component of the CirclePoint Bullying Prevention Program (please see the program’s website for complimentary guidance for parents) and is used by healthcare organizations to teach students about bullying prevention. New for the second edition: easier terms and definitions; text updated for Plain Language compliance. Note: black and white interior illustrations.