Awareness and knowledge is necessary to understand the enemy, so that an effective strategy can be formed to eliminate the danger. Similarly, while fighting bullying, books can be an excellent resource of acquiring some useful information to add to our knowledge. Parents can build a resource center in their homes to encourage their kids to gain knowledge for one issue that they face every day.
Following is a list of books about bullying that will provide all the necessary information to parents and help them find out how to deal with bullying.

1. The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander by Barbara Coloroso

This is a comprehensive book, covering all-encompassing issues and topics related to bullying. Parents can use this as a great resource book for identifying the signs of bullying or being bullied in their kids. The writer has also discussed the role of bystanders to break the cycle of bullying.

2. Bullied by Carrie Goldman

This book is very useful for parents who would like to make an in-depth study of the issue. The author has focused on the sub-groups which are often targeted by bullies. If parents want to know how gender identities and other stereotypes play a role in bullying, then this is the book they shouldn’t miss.

3. Bullying in Schools: What You Need to Know by Paul Langan

This book makes a great resource for students, parents, and teachers. This book draws real life examples and situations of bullying and examines them. The new edition of the book includes an entire section on cyberbullying and ways to combat it. Bullying in Schools: What You Need to Know can be used by educators as a guidebook and resource for class text.

4. Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman

This book focuses on the pressures from the society, including peers, parents, teachers and community that influence bullying. The author has discussed the social pressures and given suggestions for parents to help their kids deal with them.

5. No Kidding about Bullying by Naomi Drew

This book can work as a resource for students to learn how to prevent bullying behaviors and stand-up for themselves and victims of bullying. Teachers can develop classroom lessons and activities from the material instructional available in the book. No Kidding about Bullying talks about different ways of bullying including name-calling, social exclusion, physical harm, gossiping among others.

6. A Smart Kid’s Guide to Online Bullying by David Jakubiak

This book’s sole emphasis is on cyberbullying. The writer has discussed this modern day issue in detail by answering several questions, like, why do people bully online, how to find out real identity of a cyberbully and build a case against them, getting legal and professional help for victims of cyberbullying. Parents can also find help in this book to keep their kids safe online.