The Camps Book Title: Mom, They're Teasing Me Author: Michael Thompson, Lawrence J. Cohen and Catherine O'Neill Grace ISBN: 0345450108 Price: $16.75 Publisher: Ballantine Books Publication Date: 7/7/2002 Click Here to Buy This Book

Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems. Thompson and Laurence Cohen use their experiences as parents and child psychologists to unravel the complex dynamics of social interactions among children. (The third coauthor is writer Catherine Grace.) They note that parents and teachers approach conflicts between children from their own biased perspectives--parents generally viewing their own children as innocent victims, teachers inclined to identify with the underdog or top dog, and both bringing childhood memories to their evaluations. This book is aimed at helping parents put things in perspective, learn about what children often don't reveal, and find the balance between agonizing over every slight and overlooking significant problems. The book is divided into three sections: normal social pain, children at risk, and school and neighborhood problems. Using research and case studies, Thompson and Cohen help parents deal with a range of social problems, including teasing, rejection, fights, bullying, and cruelty. Just as important, they help parents distinguish between the kind of social antagonisms that can traumatize a child and the kind that are just part of growing up. A valuable resource. Vanessa Bush Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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