Main Street Mom
Got Kids? This is a book to have on your shelves. I love the overall language and voice of this book. It is most certainly written for children, but it is done intelligently and with respect to where kids are in their lives today. The layout is smart; it makes logical sense, in terms of how the bully process starts, proceeds, and ends. “Taking the Bully by the Horns” could potentially restore the confidence of many children and arm others sufficiently to prevent trouble all by themselves. I recommend this one!
Angela Fubler – Educator & Child Advocate from Bermuda
Kathy, this is one of the easiest reads on bullying that I have come across!! Bravo! You have taken a very sensitive issue and made it bearable…even better…overcome-able! Excellent
work.
Your book connected with the child in me. I was very emotional reading it. I was reading it from a child’s perspective…at first. Then I really could identify with some of the potential bully behaviour that exists within my role as a
parent. It is effective and life changing! I will read “Taking the Bully by the Horns” with both of my
children. WELL DONE!! Thanks again for writing that fabulous book! I will do as much as I can to push it in the schools and the community at large.
Ginny’s Educational WebPages
Take time to read “Taking the Bully by the Horns.” It will give you an insight to bullies, victims, and reactions. It is written for ease in understanding; young people can tackle this book with success, learn why’s and how’s of bullying, and learn that people who are bullied don’t have to be “victims,” and actions–not reactions–can be taken to improve situations. This book can be an effective tool against bullying and at the same time provide an insight at to why young people turn to bullying.
Cyber Kids
This book contains very good advice and teaches you how to recognize different types of bullies and games they play.
The Family Corner
Noll does a wonderful job bolstering the self-respect of the victims. Children will certainly learn a lot from her.
Reading Times
Follow her hints and suggestions, and you will gain the power to eliminate the difficult bully worries in your life!
Bookends
Very important and perceptive book. This book should find a useful place in any school counselor’s office or school library.
Connect for Kids
Easily broken down into digestible chapters, this book addresses the seriousness of the issue, offering smart, empowering, proactive “bully” solutions.
Intellectual Capital – “When Father Doesn’t Know Best”
Kathy Noll addresses a particular question that emerged from the Columbine High School shooting in her book, “Taking the Bully by the Horns” – physical and emotional bullying. She says parents need to ponder that issue because more teens are acting on their aggressions and frustrations with guns.
GEMS
I believe in the saying, “Knowledge is power.” The information provided in this book will allow the reader to have a greater understanding of the bully cycle, thus providing a foundation for action.
Parent Soup
This original & inspiring style of writing, and her ability to talk with young people on their level, landed Kathy Noll the job of writing this children’s version of Dr. Jay Carter’s best-selling book, “Nasty People.”
Embracing the Child
Bullying is an epidemic. It did not begin with Littleton and will not end there. This is a serious issue depriving children of self-esteem, and in some cases, leading to violent crimes. I recommend you read “Taking the Bully by the Horns.”
Teachers Net
Researched with support from child psychologist/author Dr. Jay Carter, Kathy Noll’s book looks at the causes and cures for the bullying problem that plagues our school population.
Teen Center
I liked this book because it explains the “Bully Cycle:” When somebody gets bullied, after a while he tries to act tough and then even *he* begins to bully others when he is feeling very small inside and lacks respect for himself.
Healthy Place
Kathy Noll discusses what you, as a parent, can do to help your child deal with bullies and/or prevent them from becoming one.
Cyber Parent
Noll looks at bullies from both the stand point of the bully and the bullied. She discusses the “bully games” and how a bully becomes one. She also discusses the victim and gives kids concrete suggestions and help for dealing with the bully.
A reader / educator
“Your book will enable me to do something that just might save a child’s life, and for that, I thank you.”
A reader / educator
“Your book should be taught as a class in all schools!”
A reader / parent
“It is so well written and detailed and helpful.”
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One of the most rewarding aspects of my
work is when adults and
children write to me after studying my information and reading my book, “Taking the Bully by the Horns,” to share how much the book helped them and changed their lives. Here is a story and a few additional comments I’ve received that have touched and inspired me:
A sweet little boy with only one leg who gets teased at his school read my book. He opened it as a gift from his mother on Christmas morning, and didn’t put it down until he finished. He then said, “I feel a lot better about myself now; this is the best book I ever read.” When his mother told me this, with tears in my eyes I told her, “Now I know why I wrote the book.”
From Children:
“I’ve learned a lot from your book.”
“I was scared but your book helped me a lot.”
“It explains why some people act the way they do.”
“Thank You!”
“I like the part where you tell me how to handle the bully.”
“There’s a lot of information in one book.”
“I understand people better now.”
From a Reformed Bully:
“Your book made me realize that how I was acting was hurting others. You helped me to stop – THANKS!”
Full Review from the Children’s Television Workshop:
Taking the Bully by the Horns — reviewed by Laura Gallagher
Break out of the Bully Cycle!
Abstract: In this
children’s version of Dr. Jay Carter’s best-selling book, Nasty People, Kathy Noll helps her readers examine, identify, and solve bullying problems. “Taking the Bully by the Horns” tackles the seriousness of bullying and school violence while offering intelligent, proactive alternatives to the “bully cycle.”
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Bullying can be a serious issue for
children, with potentially devastating
consequences. “Taking The Bully By The Horns” teaches
children to effectively deal with bullying and helps them diffuse potentially explosive situations. Kathy Noll uses kid-friendly language to shed light on how cowardly bullies really are, and offers empowering and helpful solutions for their victims.
Chapter I begins with descriptions of the kinds of bullies
children typically encounter – leading into Chapter II, which describes the types of games these bullies play. Noll breaks down the reasons why bullies become mean, frequently reminding the reader not to let anyone take advantage of him or her.
Important topics touched on throughout the rest of the book include:
A quiz to see if you are a victim of bullying. How to identify if you are a bully. What to do when the bully is a family member. What to do when the bully is a “friend.” Proactive ideas to stop bullies in their tracks. Solutions to solving the bully problem in your life. Peer pressure bullying (drinking, smoking, drugs).
Noll cites a study that found 76.8 percent of students say they have been bullied. This book is a down-to-earth way to broach this often hurtful and embarrassing subject. The situations are true-to-life, and anyone who reads this book will learn a lot from her positive writing and upbeat approaches to difficult situations, including specific tips on how to handle the many different types of bullying.
As a former teacher who recognized and struggled with the effects of bullying in the classroom, I saw firsthand that there is most definitely a need for “Taking The Bully By The Horns.” In addition to being a terrific tool for
children, this book is a great
parent resource for helping kids navigate their way through the often rocky waters of adolescent relationships, and teachers can use the lessons learned in it to maintain safe environments in their classrooms. The bullying examples in each chapter can easily be used in classroom role play, and teachers can use the information to teach and model specific appropriate behaviors.
Perhaps the best words Kathy Noll has to offer are, “Be good to each other.” This simple advice, along with the mantra, “I’m
special and proud of who I am,” truly sum up the message she impresses upon her readers throughout the book.
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“The Bullying Workbook,” as requested by educators and parents, has also been created by Kathy and is available to order.
Educators requested this follow-up to “Taking the Bully by the Horns.” After each story in this Workbook, students take notes to discuss bullying and other serious issues while examining the actions and behaviors of the characters — including how certain situations could have been handled better. Kids are asked to compare these situations to their own lives and decide what they’ve learned. There is a Q & A section at the end of each chapter and pages for note taking.
Each chapter shows examples of
someone doing good or helping
someone else out who is being bullied or in a difficult situation. This is what Kathy Noll is encouraging the bystanders of bullying to do. The book encourages kids to care enough to get involved in stopping negative behavior and preventing people from getting hurt.
This workbook helps kids build positive character traits, conquer fears, make the right choices, and improve self-esteem. The book also helps bullies lessen their anger, understand how their behavior affects others, and give them something positive to aspire to. The stories are motivational, inspiring, adventurous, and sometimes humorous to keep the readers attention so they don’t miss the “lesson.”
Children (& adults!) enjoy this book &
benefit from it. Teachers & Parents successfully use this book with their kids in the classroom and at home. For All Ages.
Kathy was also recently published, along with a collaboration of other top self-help experts, in the successful book for adults — “How to Improve Your Life.” It is recommended for all adults who are either experiencing adult bullying now – or the lasting effects from childhood bullying. The chapters hit on all emotional aspects of bullying and what needs to be healed… anger, grief, guilt, self-esteem, emotional release, forgiveness…
