Nurturing nonviolent children
Subtitle: a guide for parents, educators, and counselors
By: Elsie Jones-Smith.
Series: Contributions in psychology -- no. 50
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780275984038
Subjects: Violence in children -- Prevention; Nonviolence -- Study and teaching; Children and violence
Description: From the Publisher: This book empowers parents, educators, and counselors to prevent youth violence by teaching the thinking skills necessary for children and teens to deal with anger and frustration in healthy, productive ways. A longtime psychologist and counselor-as well as parent and past teacher-Jones-Smith offers research and vignettes to recognize the growing problem of youth violence, understand its causes, and help adults closest to children know techniques to nurture non-violence as a way of life. She offers practical information like why a child may try to harm another and what to do when a child is angry. And, she also presents tips for parents, teachers, and counselors, including teaching children impulse control and anger management, teaching natural consequences, and instilling empathy, the antidote to violence.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Many roots and causes for children's violence; title: Attachment; title: Understanding children's needs, developmental stages, developmental tasks and violence; title: Helping a child learn how to deal with anger; title: School violence: the role of the family and educators; title: Reducing the impact of television and media violence; title: Helping a child develop responsible behavior; title: The resilient child; title: It takes a village: nurturing nonviolent children is a process and a journey.