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I have found that the best thing to do to try and stop bullying is to talk about it and to talk about strategies to try and prevent it happening.

The worst thing a teacher can do however is to talk about bullying in a "preachy" way because kids just switch off and think that the behaviours you are talking about do not belong to them.

That is why I decided to approach the subject in a more subtle way and I can tell you that I have met with a lot more success than beginning with "today I want to talk about bullying."

I have found a brilliant discussion starter resource. It is a story by a Professor Cecil Thistlethwaite called The Adventures of Hiram B. Bat and the story he has written is available online as an ebook published by eloquent books. I highly recommend it and would like to direct other educators toward this resource as well.

The story’s main character first of all has a positive “I will not be easily bullied", attitude. As the story unfolds he models some ways to handle the different types of bullying individuals he meets on his travels.

I honestly believe that one day this book may rank alongside great motivational stories such as “The Little Red Engine That Could.”

The web address if you want to check out what I’m raving about is http://www.eloquentbooks.com/TheAdventuresOfHiramBBat.html

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