BULLIED by Carrie Goldman

Bullied By Carrie Goldman

Facts:

* At least 25 percent of kids have been bullied online 

*One in five teens has been bullied at school 

*More than half of bullying behaviors will stop in less than ten seconds 

when another student intervenes

In November 2010, first grader Katie Goldman became an unlikely Internet heroine, and the new face for the bullied. Her mother, a popular blogger, wrote a post describing the teasing Katie had faced over her Star Wars thermos ( an item, she was told, that was meant for boys.) That was, as her mother now writes, " the post that launched a thousand geeks." The twitter hashtag #MayTheForceBeWithKatie

was trending within days, comments flooded Goldman's blog and Facebook page, and Katie's story appeared through out media internationally.

Suddenly finding herself a voice for the anti-bullying movement, Katie's mother, Carrie Goldman set about investigating what has become an epidemic. Bullied is a smart, practical guide from a parent who's seen the insidious effects of bullying firsthand, and a researcher who has consulted the top experts in the field. Most importantly, Goldman offers specific advice on how to help children respond to bullies.

In Bullied, Goldman Recognizes the power of community, and a part of her mission is to underscore the role that retailers, media members, and average citizens play in this story, with simple and powerful messages: Respect and empathy must be taught, people of all ages must take responsibilities for their online lives, and kindness can be enormously healing.

As a mother, she calls on us all- families, schools, communities, celebrities- to examine our own stereotypes and embrace our joint responsibility for creating a culture of acceptance and respect. For parents, educators, and anyone still wrestling with past experience of victimization and fear, Bullied is an eye-opening, prescriptive, and ultimately uplifting guide to reversing the national bullying trend and raising diverse, empathetic, tolerant kids in a caring, safe world.

About the Author

Carrie Goldman's popular blog "Portrait of an Adoption" tackles issues related to parenting, bullying, and adoption for chicagonow.com, the online community of the Chicago Tribune. She writes regularly for top parenting sites such as the HuffPost Parents, Circle of Moms, babble.com and mamapedia.com. Her blog was voted sixth in babble.com's 2010 Top 50 Mom blogs. Goldman received her B.S. from Northwestern University and her M.B.A from the Kellogg School of Management. She lives in Illinois with her husband and three young daughters. 

My Review:

As a parent, grandparent I was astounded how often this is happening.  As an adoptive parent, this was insightful on a whole different level.  There were so many different issues that honestly never entered my mind.  

I have taken this book to heart....this should be in EVERY families libraries, and NOT on Kindle.  IN PURE BOOK form, that can be reached for, often, and that can be lent out, sparingly, you will want it back!  Better yet? BUY the book for your children who have children, your friends...GREAT holiday gift, AND, Baby showers....Hey, we used to give Dr. Spock's books , but this is a fabulous read for new moms too...ok, we can wait for them to get the babies home for a few weeks....BUT...the point....Bullying starts as EARLY as WE allow it to start.  

My son will be reading this and has decided to do an English paper on it, and yes will be using this book as a reference.  This book is THAT good!   

Please, pick it up, read it, share it, whether by book clubs, just talking or blogging about it, but share....Our children need us , our grandchildren need us, Hell, our neighborhood kids need us....We need to be the kind of adults that help our young ones stop this atrocity.....   

And of course...........5 STARS!!!!

Happy Reading......

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