Bullies to Business – Interactive Workbook for Tweens to Build Real Confidence & Start Their First Business (Ages 9–13)

Bullies run on borrowed power. Your kid can build the real thing.

Most anti-bullying advice stops at "ignore it" or "tell a teacher." Bullies to Business goes further. It shows tweens that bullies borrow their power from fear, secrecy, and an audience, then helps kids build real leverage: calm, confidence, a crew of friends, and money they earn themselves.

Guided by Ava from the picture book The Recess Rebel, kids work through 47 hands-on activities in two parts:

Part 1: The Power Lab

• Confidence exercises inspired by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Catch and flip "thinking traps" like "Everyone saw"
• Calm tools for a racing heart, plus power phrases to rehearse
• Online pressure, screenshots, and keeping receipts
• A clear guide to bullying vs. emergencies, so kids know when to get an adult right away

Part 2: Business Blueprints

• Six step-by-step kid businesses: Pet Care Pro, Yard Crew, Neighborhood Helper, Car & Bike Wash, Craft Shop, and Homework Helper
• Typical teen pricing charts, customer scripts, and flyer designs
• Customer lists, receipts, a job log, and a money tracker
• Save, spend, give, grow: a first money plan
• A 30-day business challenge

Kids finish with a Certificate of Real Leverage, plus a glossary, a guide for parents and educators, and a help and resources page.

Safety tips and grown-up checkpoints are built into every business. Written for ages 9–13, for home, homeschool, classrooms, and counselors.

Available as a paperback, a fillable PDF, and an interactive digital workbook.