Before she was a grown-up and an advocate for victims of bullying, Brenda E. Koch was a bullying victim. In the years since, she has sought to improve the scene for children who might suffer a similar fate.
Koch has worked with kids-the bullies, the bullied, and every- one in these circles-for more than thirty-five years. With Bullying: It Hurts, Brenda is keen to eradicate bullying by empowering victims with the conviction that there are ways to successfully de-escalate potentially explosive scenes. They can be assertive, demand different behaviour, talk about what's happen- ing with anyone who will listen. There is no call for these children to ever live with this in silence.
Koch has written two other books-LET'S PLAY and LET'S GO-for each of which she's won a Purple Dragonfly Award. She lives in Welland, Ontario, with her family and dog, Kilo. Koch has been an active foster parent for the last fifteen years.
