By Dennis Lines (Jessica Kingsley, £16.99, ISBN 1843105780)
Reviewed by Jennie Lindon, chartered psychologist and early years specialist
This book offers different perspectives on behaviour described as bullying. The author explores a wide range of actions that distress children's peers and offers ideas about the origins of this behaviour. He views bullying as something that children do, and not as a statement about their personal characteristics. The book focuses on understanding and interpreting the behaviour as the best approach to taking the impact of bullying seriously.
Dennis Lines draws on his experience in secondary schools, often in a counselling role. He is writing mainly about adolescents, but this book definitely provides food for thought for readers working with a younger age group. His key point is that bullying is a problem of relationships and therefore needs solutions based on relationships. The book avoids unhelpful labelling of individuals as 'bullies' and 'victims' and explores the dynamics of how children move in and out of either role.
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