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Post by fkawitchypea on Dec 28, 2014 13:46:21 GMT
I am looking for a creative punishment for my ds, who is 11. He was involved with being a jerk to some other kids and want to really get my point across. Since entering middle school, all I hear is he and his friends making fun of the other boys at school. Boys they were previously friends with and now for some reason, they have decided that they kids are no longer cool. It's getting out of hand because now they are all ganging up on sides and arguing over instagram and face time and I'm over it. I took the electronics away. Since grounding him previously has not gotten the point across, I was thinking of having him read a book about bullying and write an essay in order to gain use of his electronics again. Any recommendations on books that are appropriate for this age? |
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Post by *KAS* on Dec 28, 2014 15:24:51 GMT
My friend just published his first children's book on bullying. It's called 'You Never Know' by Billy Dawson and it's an Amazon Best Seller.
But it's too young for an 11 year old. It's more of a cartoon illustrated book. He could read it in 5 minutes. Aimed at age 6+. But if you can't find a better option for his age I thought I would mention it.
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Post by mjmone on Dec 28, 2014 15:26:00 GMT
Don't know of any book recommendations, but just wanted to say I am glad to hear you are stepping up as a parent. Too often, the parents of bullies make excuses and enable the behavior.
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Post by paigepea on Dec 28, 2014 16:08:29 GMT
Wonder? If he's going to write an essay it will need to be easy enough to understand. Wonder might work.
You could have him research cyber bullying and do an oral presentation on one or two occurrences. Include a rubric so he knows exactly what he has to do to get his electronics back. Like instead of an A it could be 'get back electronics'. Instead of a B it could be 'get back electronics for two weeks only'.
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Post by canadianscrappergirl on Dec 28, 2014 17:05:37 GMT
I commend you for taking action and not sticking your head in the sand like a lot of parents do when they know their child is being a bully or may be becoming a bully. Ugh if there were more parents like you bullying would not be such a huge issue in schools. Most parents seem to have the feeling that kids will be kids and they will grow out of it ugh. I don't have a book recommendation but I know a movie that was a very moving one for our family was The Bully Project. It follows several families whose children are being bullied. Sadly for a few of the families that are involved it shows the aftermath of their children's suicides because of the bullying they received at school. I did find a free version of it online: The Bully ProjectYour school may even have a copy of this movie. Your school resource person would also have access to books that could assist you. |
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Post by TankTop on Dec 28, 2014 17:11:31 GMT
I was going to suggest "Wonder" as well.
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