Dr. Elana Ashley’s Life Journey
SECTION IV
My recent book for adults, “Bullying and Prevention Strategies: Interview with Educator and Author Dr. Elana Ashley,” became a wonderful lead-in for “Big Bully Holly Howler” because I created my introduction to the subject of bullying. The issues I discussed included a definition of bullying, reasons why people bully others, how bullies choose their victims, detecting warning signs of victims and bullies, suggesting varied strategies for coping with abuse, and encouraging healthy, safe methods for raising children — building self-esteem, focusing on high, ethical values, and developing and putting into practice conflict resolution skills for better communication and behavioral interaction.
Understanding these key elements allows people to combine the best of their talents and efforts with the best skills and efforts of others in working together to truly create a better, safer, and healthier world in which friendship, love and peace reign supreme.
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Dr. Elana Ashley created the illustration featured on the front cover, as well as developed a black & white cartoon series to illustrate concepts talked about in the adult book.