Words Will Never Hurt Me : Helping Kids Handle Teasing

Preface 1(6) Why Putdowns Happen 7(11) Scenario 15(3) Leveling 18(15) Scenario 29(4) Translating 33(7) Scenario 37(3) How Not to Respond to Putdowns 40(21) Scenario 55(6) Why Are You the Victim of a Putdown? 61(6) Scenario 64(3) Great Attitudes for Responding in a Powerful Way 67(8) Scenario 73(2) ``I'' Messages 75(19) Scenario 91(3) Negative Assertion 94(11) Scenario 103(2) Neutral Response 105(7) Scenario 110(2) Outcrazy the Crazies 112(8) Scenario 118(2) Broken Record and Tell Me More 120(9) Scenario 126(3) Other Effective Responses 129(6) Scenario 133(2) Conclusion 135(6) Appendix: Suggested Reading and Recommended Resources 141