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Nurturing Nonviolent Children A Guide for Parents, Educators, and Counselors
Elsie Jones-Smith
ISBN: 0-275-98403-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98403-8
336 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 5/30/2008
List Price: $39.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Nurturing Nonviolent Children: A Guide For Parents, Educators and Counselors offers parents and libraries catering to them a fine blend of social issues assessment, health and parenting skills by a longtime psychologist and counselor who is also a parent and past teacher. This volume focuses on research and case histories alike, discussing the growing problem of youth violence, its causes, and how adults can use specific strategies to nurture nonviolence as a lifestyle. The blend of social issues assessment, psychology and parenting techniques offers a satisfying blend of research-based self-help techniques perfect for both school and public libraries.
    —Midwest Book Review/California Bookwatch     11/1/2008
  • Jones-Smith (a clinical psychologist and counselor educator) offers an important, well-written account of how parents and educators can become more directly involved in the management of children's violent behavior--a strategy not as strongly addressed in national programs and policies. This eminently readable book is more than a simple how-to account for the nurturing of nonviolent behavior. It also introduces readers to the history of scientific studies of attachment behavior and other contemporary theories of anger and defiance in children. Jones-Smith's careful juxtaposition of theory and recommended actions results in a volume that is useful not only to parents and educators but also to college students interested in the application of development theory in family and social settings. The volume should also appeal to health professionals interested in updating their knowledge of developmental research in this area. Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; professionals; general readers.
    —Choice     12/1/2008
Description: 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.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Acknowledgement
    Introduction
    Chapter 1: Many Roots and Causes for Childrens Violence
    Chapter 2: Attachment
    Chapter 3: Understanding Childrens Needs, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks and Violence
    Chapter 4: Helping a Child Learn How to Deal with Anger
    Chapter 5: School Violence: The Role of the Family and Educators
    Chapter 6: Reducing the Impact of Television and Media Violence
    Chapter 7: Helping a Child Develop Responsible Behavior
    Chapter 8: The Resilient Child
    Chapter 9: It Takes a Village: Nurturing Nonviolent Children is a Process and a Journey
    List of Illustrations
About the Author: Elsie Jones-Smith is Clinical Psychologist, Counselor Educator, and President of the Strength-Based Institute, which provides consultation to organizations dealing with youth suffering from problems including drug and alcohol addiction. She is a fellow of two divisions of the American Psychological Association, Society of Counseling Psychology and the division on Ethnic Minority Issues. She has been a professor at Temple University, Michigan State University, University of Buffalo, and Boston University. Jones-Smith has served on numerous editorial boards, including the Journal of Counseling Psychology, The Counseling Psychologist, and Counselor Education and Supervision. She served 18 years as an Education Consultant for violence-prevention in New York schools. She holds dual PhDs - in Clinical Psychology and Counselor Education - and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology.
PDF Catalogs:
Psychology Catalog 2008.pdf
Praeger Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
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