interpersonal relations in children

Provides helpful information to understand and deal with cliques during the middle school years.

A collection of writings in which girls discuss their own experiences of being bullied or bullying other girls.

Explains why strong family and friendship relationships are important and presents guidance for keeping them healthy, covering such topics as peer pressure, bullying, gangs, family changes, and grief and providing tips for difficult situations such as arguments or feeling left out.

Presents activities to promote sharing and teamwork.

Clinical psychologists offer professional advice on relationship building for parents of young children.

Explains what causes kids to be "picked on," ostracized, or physically bullied, describes passive and aggressive victims, and provides guidance for parents in instilling confidence--and, thereby, social competence--in their kids.

Offers advice to children on how to handle problems that might arise with friends or with other students on the playground, features true stories about bullying, jealousy, exclusion, and lies, and includes insights on how young people feel about these types of troubles.

Provides advice for children on friendship, covering how to make friends, how to handle fights, what to do if someone is being mistreated, and other related topics.

Penny tries to hang with the Coin Clique, but she usually feels left out. Then one day Penny lands in a pocket with the beautiful, gold Sacagawea dollar coin, who starts to teach her how special and valuable she really is. Included in the book are tips for parents, teachers, and counselors on how to help young people, espcially girls, who feel excluded and left out by others.

Describes seven verbal strategies parents can teach to their children to help them counter verbal assaults, such as teasing, name calling, peer pressure, and arguments.