Young Children - May 2008 - (Page 57) must sit alone in the cafeteria, and several students make jokes at her expense. The girl feels angry and is frustrated with the other kids, who look on sympathetically but say nothing. The next day, she approaches a quiet girl who is often teased and finds a new friend. O’Neill, A. 2002. The Recess Queen. New York: Scholastic. 32 pp. Pre-K–2. All the children fear Mean Jean, the playground bully. Then a new student, Katie Sue, unknowingly does all the things Mean Jean forbids. When Mean Jean attempts to set the record straight, Katie Sue pulls out a jump rope and asks Mean Jean to play with her. She does, and the social environment of the playground improves for everyone. Thank You, Dan Guidance Matters, Dan Gartrell’s column about positive approaches to guiding young children’s behavior, first appeared in Young Children in November 2005. In every issue since then, Guidance Matters has offered readers practical ideas to help young children build the social and emotional skills needed to live and work in a democratic society. This is Dan’s last Guidance Matters column. On behalf of our readers, the Young Children editorial team offers our sincere thanks to Dan for his meaningful contributions. Although we will miss his stories and relevant suggestions, readers can continue to read and refer to the many Guidance Matters columns already online in Beyond the Journal—Young Children on the Web (www.journal.naeyc. org/btj/archive.asp). — Derry Koralek, Editor Anti-Defamation League Curriculum Connections focuses on Words That Heal, a tool to help educators find books and other resources to include in the curriculum to teach about bullying, stopping bullying, and so on. www.adl.org/education/curriculum_ connections/Default.asp Bullying—No Way! from Australia’s educational communities, creates learning environments where every student and school community member is safe, supported, respected, valued—and free from bullying, violence, harassment, and discrimination. www. bullyingnoway.com.au/who/default. shtml Connect for Kids gives action steps and tips for parents whose children are bullied. It explains cyber bullying, how it affects an individual, and how to prevent it. It also has a place for parents and students alike to share their comments and concerns and support one another. www.connect forkids.org/node/3116 PACER Kids Against Bullying, for elementary school children, focuses on children with disabilities. Informative and creative, it educates students about bullying prevention and suggests methods to respond in bullying situations. The site features animated characters, information, celebrity videos, Webisodes, interactive games, contests, and other activities. Parents and professionals will find helpful tips, intervention strategies, and resources for use at home or school. www. pacerkidsagainstbullying.org Steps you can take Learn more about bullying and the dynamics that lead to it. Consciously work with colleagues to build a classroom in which every child feels valued and accepted. Notice incidents of bullying that still may occur. Even as you intervene, study the situations. Work to make these conflicts into learning experiences for the children involved, the class, fellow staff, and families. Thomas, P. 2000. Stop Picking on Me (A First Look At series). Happauge, NY: Barron’s. 29 pp. Pre-K–3. Written by an experienced psychotherapist and counselor, this picture book examines bullying in simple terms—the fears, worries, and questions and the dynamics in young children’s relationships. The book encourages children to understand personal and social problems as a first step toward solving them. References Beane, A.L. 2005. The bully free classroom: Over 100 tips and strategies for teachers K–8. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing. Gartrell, D. 2007. A guidance approach for the encouraging classroom. 4th ed. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning. Hoover, J.H., & R. Oliver. 1996. The bullying prevention handbook. Bloomington, IN: National Education Service. Nansel, T.R., M. Overpeck, R.S. Pilla, W.J. Ruan, B. Simons-Morton, & P. Scheidt. 2001. Bullying behaviors among U.S. youth: Prevalence and association with psychosocial adjustment. Journal of the American Medical Association 285 (16): 2094–100. Paley, V.G. 1992. You can’t say you can’t play. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Sprung, B., M. Froschl, & B. Hinitz. 2005. The anti-bullying and teasing book for preschool classrooms. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House. Web sites About Bullying is part of the 15+ Make Time to Listen . . . Take Time to Talk initiative. It provides information about bullying and methods for communicating with children about the climate of fear created by bullying. The messages exchanged between children and their caregivers in just 15 minutes or more a day can be instrumental in building a healthier, safer environment. http://mentalhealth.samhsa. gov/15plus/aboutbullying.asp Copyright © 2008 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. See Permissions and Reprints online at www. journal.naeyc.org/about/permissions.asp. 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