Bullying and Young Children - Understanding the Issues and Tackling the Problem

Oct 4, 2026

Bullying is examined through the experiences of young children and the perspectives of practitioners working in schools. Root causes are explored alongside the emotional and social impacts that can persist well beyond leaving school. Evidence drawn from case studies describes what works in preventing and responding to bullying, including communicating with parents and developing prosocial behaviour. Practical strategies and fresh approaches are offered to help children offset effects and reduce the desire to bully.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages132

Reading Time5 h 33 min

AccessFree to download

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Twenty questions about bullying

2. Prime targets: children with learning differences

3. Some important questions about communicating with parents

4. Developing prosocial behaviour: understanding friendships

5. Understanding and enhancing self-esteem: reforming the bullies and the victims

6. Ideas and strategies to stop bullying

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

# Bullying and Young Children nderstanding the issues and tackling Christine Macintyre ## Bullying and Young Children nd some become victims?efforts,one child keeps on unicating with parents and schools today.Despite theents and staff can be equallyhey have or haven't done to aAnWithdrronanstockRenewglsWww.bromley.gov.Uk/librariesTHE LONDON BOROUGHwww.bromleygov.uk y emotive topic,answeringring why as many as one ining.She examines the rootse earliest ages. tioners what can be done tonprove their own practice, :ed children,showing howdren to offset the effects of Please return/renew this itemby the last date shown.Books maV also be renewed bphone and Internet g or being bullied,and howupportive relationship with vents the desire for children to bully. Based on case studies giving first-hand accounts of real-life situations,and evaluations of strategies that have been tried and tested,this booksuggests fresh and inspiring ways of tackling a problem faced by manypractitioners today. Christine Macintyre is an Educational Consultant and prolific author,formerly at the Moray House Institute,University of Edinburgh. Bromley Libraries 30128800440623 Bullying and YoungChildren ## Understanding the issues andtackling the problem Christine Macintyre First published 2009by Routledge2 Park Square,Milton Park,Abingdon,Oxon OX144RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canadaby Routledge 270Madison Avenue,New York,NY 10016 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor &Francis Group Text ◎2009 Christine MacintyreIllustrations in text C2009 David Barrington Typeset in Palatino by Keystroke,28 High Street,Tettenhall,WolverhamptonPrinted and bound in Great Britain byMPG Books Group,UK All rights reserved.The purchase of this copyright material confersthe right on the purchasing institution to photocopy pages whichbear the photocopy icon and copyright line at the bottom of the page.No other part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilisedin any form or by any electronic,mechanical,or other means,nowknown or hereafter invented,including photocopying and recording,or in any information storage or retrieval system,without permissionin writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication DataA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication DataMacIntyre,Christine,1938- Bullying &young children:understanding the issues and tackling theproblem/Christine Macintyre.p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1.Bullying in schools.I.Title.II.Title:Bullying and young children.LB3013.3.M2432009371.5′8—dc222008047538 ISBN 10:0-415-48496-0(pbk) ISBN 13:978-0-415-48496-1(pbk) Contents Acknowledgementsvi Introduction 工 1. Twenty questions about bullying5 2. Prime targets: children with learning differences 29 3. Some important questions about communicating withparents48 4. Developing prosocial behaviour:understanding friendships 67 5. Understanding and enhancing self-esteem: reforming thebullies and the victims83 6. Ideas and strategies to stop bullying101 117 Appendix 118 Bibliography 121 Index Acknowledgements There are many people who have made this book possible and I shouldlike to thank them all.First,my thanks to the children who brought theirrole-playing activities to fruition through writing the poems that appearthroughout the text.These youngsters developed them in a creativewriting lesson to heighten their awareness of bullying issues.Thishad begun as an activity to develop empathy through understandingthe feelings of both bullies and victims.In the process they came toappreciate the very different reasons that influenced them to behave inthis way.Thank you too to their teacher for leading them in this creativeendeavour.Another group of young people designed the posters toillustrate the points they had learned during their anti

FAQs

What causes bullying to affect children in early ages, according to the book?

The book links bullying to root causes and examines how it can damage children’s schooldays and life chances, with negative effects that may endure for many years.

How does the book suggest practitioners and schools respond to bullying incidents?

It provides case-study-based strategies that have been tried and tested, offering fresh and inspiring ways to tackle a problem faced by many practitioners today.

Why is communication with parents considered important in preventing bullying?

The text includes guidance on key questions about communicating with parents, aiming to support children and coordinate responses when bullying occurs.

Oct 4, 2026

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