Too Proud to Tell: What Immigrant Parents Need to Know When Their Child Is Bullied

Would you know if your child was being bullied?

Most children never tell. The children of immigrants tell even less. They have watched their parents sacrifice everything, and they don't want to add to the load. So they carry it alone: the jokes about their accent, their name, their food, their skin, the group chat that won't stop.

Too Proud to Tell is a book written for immigrant parents, especially African and Caribbean families, raising children in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. It begins with the story of Javits Frimpong, the 15-year-old Ghanaian boy killed on his way to school in the Bronx days after his father learned he was being bullied.

Inside the Parents' Side:

• Why our children stay silent, and how to break that silence
• The warning signs at home and on the phone
• How to ask so they answer, and what not to say
• How to report to the school in writing, with a ready-to-use letter
• Your rights in the US, UK and Canada, in plain words
• How to find help in your own community

Then turn to the Kids' Side, written directly to young people aged 10 to 16: telling is not snitching, who to tell, what to do online, how to stand up for others, and where to get help if they are hurting inside.

Includes a Help Directory with phone lines for the US, UK and Canada, and a Family Action Plan you can fill in tonight.

Instant PDF download. 46 pages. By Augustine Okrokene.