Bully Buster OC Parent Resource Guide

by Ryan Foland

Overview

An alarming percentage of young people encounter bullying at one time or another during their early school years. There are many research groups that publish the latest statistics, and estimates range from 10 percent who report being victims of severe acts to 75 percent who have reported at least one incident of bullying during the past year. The fact that bullying is so common does not change the fact that it can and does cause serious harm both physically and mentally to children across the nation. Media attention on bully related topics during the past decade, such as school shootings, youth violence, bullycides, and other acts of extreme violence by individuals who endured years of bullying, have highlighted the fact that bullying is NOT a harmless "rite of passage" that is part of growing up.

The tolls that bullying takes on our Nation's youth starts with loss of self-esteem and self-confidence, and can lead to low grades, depression, and withdrawal from social situations. The National Education Association estimates that 160,000 students are absent from school every day simply to avoid being bullied. The facts of the matter are that children are being victimized, and as a Nation, we need to aggressively look to educate ourselves on the matter, working together towards solutions.

This Bully Buster OC Parent Resource Guide is designed to provide straight forward advice for parents and children on how to handle various bullying situations. Information is the start of education, and through education and practice we can learn to stand up to and stop bullying. This Resource Guide is complete with a section just for kids, and a detailed breakdown of my Bully Buster form that I have developed and teach to thousands of kids through my Bully Buster Workshops!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014477239
Publisher:	Ryan Foland
Publication date:	04/30/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

A native of Huntington Beach, Ryan earned two bachelor degrees from the University of California Santa Barbara, and went on to earn his MBA from the University of Phoenix Arizona. As an entrepreneur, Ryan formed Foland Financial Corporation and has consulted for several small to mid-sized companies in the fields of Construction, Mortgage, Finance, and Life Insurance, and Martial Arts Studios. Currently a consultant, working as Program Director for Zen Dojos Martial Arts Academy in San Juan Capistrano, Ryan works with kids on a daily basis, and has formed his organization Bully Buster OC to tackle the "bullying" issue that so many children struggle with. Being bullied as a kid, and seeing the need for Bully Buster training in the community, he has been working closely with different community groups, schools, and organizations to push awareness of bullying in and out of schools. Using his experience as Black Belt in Taekwando, and veteran Black Belt Karate instructor, Ryan has developed a unique "Bully-Buster" Workshop for kids and parents of Orange County. The workshop is designed to arm kids with the knowhow to handle bullies in a non-violent way, learning how to avoid potentially harmful situations, resolve problems as they arise, and manage the conflict if it gets to the physical level. Ryan actively writes his "Bully Blog," and aside from this Parent Resource Guide, he is working on writing a children's book, and developing a piece of technology to combat cyberbullying. For more information of if you are interested in booking a Workshop or Ryan as a guest speaker, please visit www.BullyBusterOC.com.