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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two books for parents to consider:

--[i]Odd Girl Out:  The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls[/i] (Rachel Simmons)

--[i]Queen Bees and Wannabes[/i] (Rosalind Wiseman)

Both are available from most book retailers.  Both are excellent.  [i]Queen Bees[/i] is a book that can be read with a tween; [i]Odd Girl Out[/i] is more appropriate for an older girl to read. [/quote]

Not sure why these are directed only at girls. Boys have these issues too.[/quote]

Because for a long time bullying research and literature focused on the traditional, physical, typically male bully.  These books were written in response to and as part of increased attention on the issue of relational aggression as a form of bullying, and certainly the form of bullying in which girls are more likely to engage.[/quote]

Disagree that girls engage in relational bullying more than boys. Boys do it just as much. This is an incorrect stereotype. Boys can be worse because they are outwardly rude about it. [/quote]

Oh, for goodness sake.  These books are directed at girls.  There are other books directed at boys.  I didn't include those because the issue for this thread has been a problem with girls.

If you want books for boys, then look at these:

- [i]Masterminds and Wingmen[/i] (Rosalind Wiseman)

- [i]Real Boys:  Rescuing Our Boys from the Myth of Boyhood[/i] (William Pollack)

[i]Real Boys[/i] examines why we raise our boys to be "tough" and drive their emotions underground.  [i]Masterminds[/i] is about how boys think and how we can help them cope with the social hierachies in the world of boys, as well as pressures of conformity, masculinity, growing up, etc.  Other books would be [i]Raising Cain[/i] or [i]Strong Mothers, Strong Sons[/i].

You're welcome.[/quote]

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