JUST KNOW COALITION

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

BULLYING

BOOK TITLES

Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less is More to Raise Calmer, Happier and

More Secure Kids. Kim John Payne, M. ED. w/Lisa M. Ross

BOOK Titles Supplied by Bainbridge Youth Services:

Odd Girl Out: The hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls. Rachel Simmons

Queen Bees and Wannabees: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and

Other Realities of Adolescence. Rosalind Wiseman

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls. Mary Pipher

Our Last Best Shot: Guiding Our Children Through Early Adolescence. Laura Sessions Stepp

The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation

of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids. Madeline Levine, Ph.D.

The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids.

Barbara Strauch

ONLINE RESOURCES:

VIDEOS:

Finding Kind

DYSLEXIA and LEARNING DIFFERENCES

Gifts and Challenges Parent Network- giftsandchallenges@gmail.com

Recommended Books listed under “What We’ve Dug Up” on Life’s a Poodle Website above.

VIDEOS:

Journey Into Dyslexia - An HBO Documentary Film This moving documentary by Academy-Award

winning filmmakers, Susan and Alan Raymond, presents profiles of dyslexic students and adults who

share their experiences of struggling in school and then succeeding in life.

Read Me Differently - A shock of recognition in social work school leads first-time filmmaker Sarah

Entine to explore how undiagnosed dyslexia and ADHA have impacted three generations in her family,

starting with her own struggles.

MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY

The Media: How It Encourages and Discourages Empathy & Emotion In Our Boys (Feb. 2012)

Power Point Presentation by Guest Presenters: Thomas Weber, Hyla Head of School and

Kris Van Gieson, Hyla Human Relations

Talk to Teachers, Counselors, Bainbridge Youth Services, Church Youth Groups, Just Know Coalition....

Books: Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Lives of Boys

The Minds of Boys: Saving our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life

More about gaming. Visit the websites for each of the games.