Kids who outwit adults
By: John R. Seita and Larry K. Brendtro ; foreword by Matt Damon.
Contributors: Brendtro, Larry K.
Publisher: National Educational Service; Solution Tree
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Problem youth -- United States.; Youth -- United States -- Psychology.; Emotional problems of teenagers.; Social work with youth.; Problem youth -- Behavior modification.
Description: In Kids Who Outwit Adults, the authors disclose the "private logic" behind kids' troubled and defiant acts. Weaving together an effective, rewarding approach based on successful and proven resilience models, insights from their years of experience, and youths' own heart wrenching accounts, the authors illuminate the internal strengths and external supports kids need in order to break out of negative behavior patterns ...
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-169).