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Is there teasing going on in your classroom, home, or neighborhood? Or is it bullying? How can you tell the difference and know how to help youngsters who are upset or hurt by unwanted comments? Tease Monster explains it all in words and pictures for K-6 students. Kids learn why some teasing can have a negative bite if it’s meant to be hurtful and cause embarrassment. But they also learn why teasing can be friendly and nice if it tries to make someone feel better and is not done out of spite. Understanding the difference can help develop friendship skills and advance social emotional learning.
Youngsters will learn how to react to both types of teasing - when to laugh along with it, ignore it, or get help from a trusted adult when it becomes bullying. Kids also learn how their own words can be misunderstood or hurtful and to watch what they say.
Tease Monster is the latest release in the Building Relationships series by Julia Cook.
"Author Julia Cook has a phenomenal gift of writing books for children! Her books teach important life skills and are written through a child's view of the world. As an Elementary School Counselor, I have incorporated many of Julia's books into my curriculum and must say Tease Monster is a powerful relationship-building tool. Children will quickly learn the power of words, how people hear things in different ways, and the importance of laughing with someone not at them. Tease Monster should certainly find its way onto your bookshelf if you're a parent, school counselor, teacher, social worker, psychologist, or pediatrician."
- Erin E. Bowden, Elementary School Counselor
