About the Author vii Preface ix Chapter 1 Why Talk About Myths Instead of Facts? 1 Chapter 2 Bullying is usually about a big kid beating up a smaller kid 11 Chapter 3 Bullying causes suicide and homicide 21 Chapter 4 Bullying is a normal part of childhood 31 Chapter 5 Kids who are small and physically weak are targeted for bullying 41 Chapter 6 The most important thing is what they did to you 51 Chapter 7 Cyberbullying is just like bullying, only on the computer 57 Chapter 8 Bullying and cyberbullying are separate problems 63 Chapter 9 Most adults cannot help kids with computer or Internet issues, since kids typically know more than they do 69 Chapter 10 Bullying and cyberbullying stop after high school 75 Chapter 11 Cyberbullying is usually anonymous 81 Chapter 12 Cyberbullying is the most emotionally devastating form of bullying 87 Chapter 13 Bullies have emotional problems 95 Chapter 14 All children all equally vulnerable to bullying 99 Chapter 15 Bullies are raised in dysfunctional families by parents who are bullies themselves 105 Chapter 16 Revenge is an effective way to handle bullies 111 Chapter 17 Bullies don't understand how much they're hurting the target 117 Chapter 18 Schools don't do anything about bullying 123 Chapter 19 Schools can't take any action in cyberbullying cases 129 Chapter 20 Schools could absolutely stop bullying if they wanted to 135 Chapter 21 When kids shake hands and make up, the bullying stops 141 Chapter 22 There's no point in forcing kids to be nicer to each other, because they'll just be mean again when the adults aren't there 145 Chapter 23 If only kids would report to adults, the problem would be solved 151 Chapter 24 The best way to stop bullying is for bystanders to confront bullies and stop bullying episodes 155 Chapter 25 The best way to deal with cyberbullying is to keep kids off their phones and computers 159 Chapter 26 Just ignore them, and they'll leave you alone. That's the best strategy for dealing with bullies 163 Conclusion 171 Index 177.