This is an important and vital read for those who work with or have kids. The bullying issue is prevalent and this book offers practical tips to help those being affected by bullying.

As a mom of adult children, I may not be the target audience for this book, but I am certainly glad that I read it. I wish that this book had been available during my parenting years and my teaching career. This is an honest, forthright look at the subject of bullying from every angle; especially at school and in the youth group at church. The author shares from his own personal experiences of being bullied and the situation he faced with his own son’s being bullied at school. He shares examples from those who have experienced bullying. He also interviewed those who now recognized that they themselves were bullies and their insight into their behavior.

Jonathan McKee uses this research to give some valuable advice to parents, teachers, and school administrators as to how to recognize bullying. His suggestions will give greater understanding and awareness to all three mentioned above. He gives good advice on how to help your child if they are experiencing bullying. His suggestions on how a parent can prepare to effectively ask for intervention at school is excellent. Every parent needs to read his advice on controlling each child’s social media.

Don’t hesitate to add this book to your parenting library. You’ll be glad you read it and may be able to use the information in the future to help someone else.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

The Bullying Breakthrough
Real Help for Parents and Teachers of the Bullied, Bystanders, and Bullies
by Jonathan McKee
Barbour Publishing, Inc.

Shiloh Run Press
Christian , Nonfiction (Adult)
Pub Date 01 Nov 2018


I am reviewing a copy of The Bullying Breakthrough through Barbour Publishing and Netgalley:

This book is a must read for those who have been bullied or have school aged children.


This book reminds us that when kids are bullied it doesn't just stay in the school yard, but follows them home, on Social Media.


This book goes on to talk about the effect of Cyberbullying on young people.


We are reminded too that kids live in a world where popularity is represented by a number and almost every post that they create is critiqued, judged and measured.


The author goes on to remind us that delaying social media can delay a lot of grief.


I give The Bullying Breakthrough five out of five stars!


Happy Reading!

It's great for youth leaders and parents. Every book by Jonathan Mickey is worth reading. He really knows how to work with youth and what are exposed to and what they are thinking.

This was a powerful read. Bullying has reached epidemic proportions. Parents, educators, youth pastors and those who care for youth see its effects almost daily. We see it on the news, know someone who has experienced it, or worse, watched our own children deal with it. This problem isn't going away. Why has it grown into such a big issue?

Jonathan McKee shares his personal struggles with bullying, from being a child who was bullied to seeing his son suffer the same childhood experience. As a mom whose child has dealt with bullying at school, I was moved by the sincere way Jonathan dealt with such a hot topic. He has been there, both as the bullied and as a parent trying to help his child. He shares statistics, studies, real life application of possible long term solutions and personal experience to offer help and hope.

He breaks down the groups to three different types: 1. The Bullied 2. The Bystander 3. The Bully.
This is a helpful guide that explains what each motivation or issue is behind the problem facing them all-bullying. There are suggestions parents and kids can walk through together to deal with the issue head on and with support.

I also appreciated the chapter devoted to helping teachers, social workers, administrators and school systems, with many easily reached goals for improvement. Having a written "anti-bullying" policy does nothing in our schools if there are no resources given to all three of the types of those dealing with this issue. We can't say one thing then do another.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who is troubled by the plague of bullying. It's not what it was years ago..sadly, it's much worse. If finances allowed, I would gift one of these to every teacher in the school systems. It's that good.

I read an advanced reader copy through #NetGalley and chose to review. All opinions are my own.