Raising Nonviolent Children in a Violent World: A Family Handbook
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1999 Winner of the Minnesota Book Award!
Violence is all around us-war, terrorism, street crime, child abuse. Children are bombarded by violent TV shows, movies, and music. Parents fear for the safety of their families, and are alarmed when they see their own children acting out in aggressive ways. They wonder, "How can we raise our children to live according to our best spiritual values?" As a family counselor and leader of workshops on raising nonviolent children, Michael Obsatz has identified twenty-one skills that parents and children can learn together for self-protection and for relating to others in loving ways. Each short chapter includes advice for parents, a word to children, and a variety of interactive activities by which families can practice these important skills and learn to live as peacemakers in God's world.
From the Back Cover
"What can we do to reverse the trend of increasing violence among kids? All families should be finishing the conversations Michael Obsatz starts in Raising Nonviolent Children in a Violent World. That would be a good first step." ---David Walsh, Ph.D. author, Selling Out America's Children President, National Institute on Media and the Family
Raising Nonviolent Children in a Violent World: A Family Handbook
Raising Nonviolent Children in a Violent World: A Family Handbook,Michael, Ph.D. Obsatz,Augsburg Fortress Publishers,0806637005,Child Care/Parenting,Child rearing,Children and violence,Christianity - Christian Life - Parenting,Interpersonal relations in chi,Interpersonal relations in children,Parenting - General,Religion - Marriage & Family,Self-defense for children,Social interaction in children,Child care & upbringing,Christian spirituality,Violence in society
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