‘Harry the Bully Blocker’ is a wonderful resource for children struggling with bullying and those who want to help.” – Lori Kogan PhD, Professor of Clinical Sciences for the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University, Chair of the Human-Animal Interaction Section of the American Psychological Association. In addition to the lessons embedded in the story, follow-up exercises and notes for additional discussion are included to help stimulate further dialog. With wonderful illustrations, the book can be read alone by children 8 and older or read together with adults. The book, drawing from Evelyn’s research-based model, helps children learn how to deal with bullying in an effective and constructive manner. “’Harry the Bully Blocker’ is a delightful book, written by Evelyn Field OAM, based on her own dogs. Love some of the rhymes as well! I like the pace of the book and it reads quickly.” – Danielle Matthew, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, The Empowerment Space, USA. May this book bring hope and kindness to children who are suffering from bullying. I feel this is a sweet book that also gives practical and helpful tips along with guidance at the end with the questions organized from each chapter which can be great for discussions in classrooms, therapy offices or other organizations who work with children. I think the helpful questions are great at the end of each chapter. I really like the style and manner in which you created the entire story. “I had a moment to read your lovely children’s book. Harry The Bully Blocker can be purchased from Amazon via the following links: The audiobook can be used on its own, but is most effective when accompanied by one of the text editions (print or e-book). The story is primarily for children, but some adult targets of workplace bullying also wish they had read Harry years ago, when the initial impact of the bullying was so difficult to understand. For further information about evidence-based training for therapists to treat bullied children, please contact Evelyn. It includes discussion questions that can be used in class and with a parent or therapist. This book is a therapy tool in a nutshell. Harry’s story is written in the form of a poem – in rhyming four-line stanzas – to help children remember the words, which are meaningful and therapeutic. It is effective and empowering: even young children understand the concept of keeping their power, or giving it away and making the bully happy. It is based on the therapy model Evelyn developed to train psychologists, and on years of teaching bullied children how to manage their basic survival instinct. This book can empower anyone who feels like a bullied child to learn how to block bullies. Harry the Bully Blocker is based on Evelyn’s real dog, Harry. In learning how to block bullies and make new friends – skills he can use all his life – Harry has shed his fear, and now enjoys being with his peers. Harry puts these new skills into practice: they work immediately, and his life is transformed. Mia the meerkat tells him the best ways to respond to bullying Ollie the owl emphasises eye contact Gerry the giraffe explains the importance of good posture and so on. In a dream, he meets some friendly animals who teach him useful bully-blocking skills. Justin Patchin, associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire says the new laws are tough on bullies, but also "tough on school administrators and educators because of all it asks them to do without giving them any additional resources.Harry is a shy, bullied little dog. Some parents are applauding the new laws, but some administrators are wondering where the resources are to enforce them, and where to draw the line between on campus and off campus bullying. It requires officials in every public school in the state to designate an anti-bullying specialist and a safety team to review complaints, to file reports to a district anti-bullying coordinator and to investigate allegations of bullying within one school day.Ĭonnecticut and Massachusetts also passed anti-bullying laws in time for this school year. New Jersey's "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights" takes effect today and it's being called one of the toughest laws against bullying in the nation.
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