Foreword / Terrence Webster-Doyle -- Pt. 1. Conflict Education: The Process. Ch. 1. The Five Essential Components of a Conflict Education Program -- Pt. 2. Conflict Education for Different Ages. Ch. 2. The Preschool/Kindergarten Child. Ch. 3. The Lower Elementary School Child. Ch. 4. The Upper Elementary School Child. Ch. 5. The Junior High Adolescent. Ch. 6. The High School Adolescent. App. A. Developmental Stages and the Curriculum -- App. B. Corporal Punishment -- App. C. TV Violence -- App. D. Bullying
Summary
"Free the Children! offers a unique approach to helping ourselves and our children break free from negative cultural and media conditioning that creates aggression and conflict." "Covering ages pre-K through twelfth grade, this insightful resource presents five essential components necessary for an effective conflict education curriculum. In non-technical language, the author explores key issues including raising a peaceful male child in a violent world; how to encourage children's natural empathy; the effect of media violence on the chemistry of children's brains; building community; school bullies; dating violence; and empowering adolescent girls to refuse the role of the "victim" and embrace personal strength."--BOOK JACKET
