A complete resource package to get you and your school system started on violence prevention, and to support system-wide implementation. A special focus of this manual is on violence in relationships.

A wonderful new book, dealing with that most difficult of issues--how to raise boys in our society to be powerful and loving agents of change.This book by Paul Kivel empowers boys to break the cycle of violence, injustice, racism and sexism. It challenges the "act like a man" attitude. A must-have teaching tool for parents, schools, and everyone working with and concerned about boys.

More and more children are expressing spiritual qualities, and parents, caregivers, pediatricians, teachers, and therapists are increasingly taking notice of children's spiritual lives.

Mollie Painton, Psy.D., a well-known child therapist, helps parents understand this phenomenon in the framework of spiritual intelligence. By understanding this concept, we can honor our children's gifts and develop our own spiritual intelligence along the way.

“The staff of Volcano Press has done a monumental job. Many of us are familiar with the topic, but the genius of this book is in its attention to multicultural religious tradition and diversity…one-stop pastor’s library of information, insight, and ministry tools. The collection is a bottom line race through the annals of treatment issues—will make the reader smart in a hurry.”

Relatively recent research has shown that birth to age three is a critical time in child brain development. Now that research is reaching back even farther, all the way to conception. Conception to birth is when the brain neurons are forming, so only will more research allow us to say what the effects of emotional health or other things that more subtly alter the mother's body chemistry will have on the developing child.

A kid's cartoon book about stopping violence, this new release includes topics about teasing and bullies, fights, gangs and weapons, anger, drugs and suicide, child abuse and domestic violence.

". . . tackles such complex but useful issues as why we need laws, who makes them and how, what happens when you break a law, what a trial is all about, children's rights, and the importance of the U.S. Constitution. Most pertinent is a chapter on juvenile justice--all about the most common crimes charged against juveniles and how they're treated. A must for civics classes and of interest to just about any kid."

A guide for kids 9-to-12, and their parents, this mandatory guide prepared by Planned Parenthood /MarMonte is superb.

"Dear Abby" says, "This book is an excellent bridge between preteens and parents who want their children to learn about sex the 'right way'. I recommend it highly.

This new curriculum for students in grades 6 through 9 integrates with the Making the Peace program but also stands on its own. More than 30 innovative classroom sessions address diversity and violence issues that middle-schoolers face, and can be adapted to many different school environments.

A school-based curriculum for teachers, administrators, and other adults who want to help young people break away from violence, develop self-esteem, and regain a sense of community. Drawing from years of experience in violence prevention training and community work, the authors outline a 15-session program (flexible enough to use during consecutive days or throughout a semester) to help young people.

Straightforward text and accurate pen and ink illustrations provide explicit information about the menstrual cycle and pelvic examinations in a manner designed to dispel confusion and misinformation. Over 200,000 copies in print!

A poignant and hilarious tour of the last frontier, the ultimate forbidden zone, The Vagina Monologues is a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery.

Help teens who are at risk of experiencing or perpetuating abuse with The Youth Relationships Manual. Designed to build strengths, resilience, and coping, this manual, field-tested with the Youth Relationships Project, presents proactive, competency-building approaches to promoting nonviolent relationships and preventing cycles of violence.

The first book to explore the issue of abuse in adolescents--both the residual effects of earlier child abuse and current or cumulative abuse--this volume provides a sensitive account of how to optimize the value of therapeutic contact with this challenging and compelling population. Illustrated with case examples from her own extensive work experience, the author shows when and how to address the abuse to help adolescents move ahead in their development.

This powerful novella reveals the impact of witnessing violence even as it affirms the luminous power of love. A moving, visceral dramatization of violence in the home, told not from the point of view of a victim, but as witnessed by a nine-year-old boy. Drawing on his mother's desperate strength, his own determination, and help from an unexpected friend, Jamie confronts his fear and anxiety--learning, adapting, and triumphing.

Domestic violence is a problem that confronts teenagers as well as adults. Studies estimate that one in four high-school and college-age students is a victim of dating violence. Often, parents suspect that violence is happening but do not know how to effectively comfort and counsel their teen to break free of the abuse.

Created for young men ages 14-19, this updated 26-session curriculum helps break the cycle of violence from generation to generation. -Essential resource for schools, community agencies, and juvenile corrections programs helps young men examine inner influences of anger, fear, and frustration that lead to aggressive behavior.

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