Gives recommended steps in facing and grieving the loss of dreams and other losses. The authors offer research on the psychological and developmental effects of trauma in early life. The authors interviews with children in war zones around the world provide new insight into how the young cope and how an amazing number triumph against all odds. The authors offer moving testimony about the effects of war and violence on the innocent. Narrators give ideas about talking with children about changes in the family after a natural disaster.
Actors present dramatized vignettes of the suggestions.
Purpose is to promote positive coping skills for stress reduction in the lives of young children. Provides school-based intervention involving teachers and other school personnel. Techniques used involve an outreach component for families to practice positive coping skills for stress management in the home. A Preschool Stress Relief Project. Use with Stress Management Education for Adults and Children curriculum.