About Judy Freedman

Judy S. Freedman, a licensed clinical social worker, has had therapeutic and educational experience with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings.  As a social worker in elementary schools for almost 20 years, she has repeatedly witnessed that teasing is a universal and widespread stressor for most children, and it can have damaging and lasting effects.  She created Easing the Teasing, a groundbreaking program to pro-actively address the issue of teasing, which empowers children with essential life-long coping skills to manage and overcome these painful incidents.  Easing the Teasing has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, and Ms. Freedman has had articles published in ERIC Digest and the Chicago Parent Magazine. She has appeared on NBC and other national and local media to comment on school violence.  Her book, Easing the Teasing - Helping Your Child Cope with Name-calling, Ridicule, and Verbal Bullying, was published by Contemporary Books/McGraw-Hill, in September 2002.  Her book was be published in Brazil in November, 2003.  She lectures and conduct workshops for parents, educators, mental health professionals, and kids throughout the country, while she continues to practice social work at Prairie Elementary School, District 96 in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

To contact Judy, please e-mail her at:
[email protected]

You also can write to Judy at:
Judy S. Freedman, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
1888 Patriot Blvd.
Glenview, IL 60026

Judy looks forward to hearing from you!

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