Product Description: The statistics are pretty grim - young people face an ever increasing tide of poverty, alcohol and drug abuse, violence, suicide, and family dysfunction. Society's response has been slow. Too many young people do not receive consistent, positive, and realistic validation of themselves from those adults on whom they depend...read more

Product Description: Shows how to help children learn to grieve small losses during three developmental stages between birth and five years so they will become emotionally resilient.

Product Description: These games will be invaluable for those working with small groups of young people who find it difficult to behave and co-operate with their peers. They are progressive in terms of skill development and complexity and have a strong focus on early intervention (age range from 4 to 14)...read more

A few years ago, resiliency theory was relatively new to the fields of prevention and education. Today, it is at the heart of hundreds of school and community programs that recognize in all young people the capacity to lead healthy, successful lives. The key, as Benard reports in this synthesis of a decade and more of resiliency research, is the role that families, schools, and communities play in supporting, and not undermining, this biological drive for normal human development. Of special interest is the evidence that resiliency prevails in most cases by far -- even in extreme situations, such as those caused by poverty, troubled families, and violent neighborhoods. An understanding of this developmental wisdom and the supporting research, Benard argues, must be integrated into adults' vision for the youth they work with and communicated to young people themselves. Benard's analysis of how best to incorporate research findings to support young people is both realistic and inspirational. It is an easy-to-read discussion of what the research has found along with descriptions of what application of the research looks like in our most successful efforts to support young people.

Product Description: Tackling some of the most important ideas in child psychology and human development, Human Resilience presents key theories from Ann and Alan Clarke's pioneering work in this field. The Clarkes discuss major interacting influences on development, including genetic and environmental effects, chance events and the tendency for people to influence their environments in ways that reinforce their personal characteristics...read more

Provides sample problems dealing with force analysis, plane trusses, friction, centroids of plane areas, distribution of forces, and moments and products of inertia (view table of contents)

Product Description: TOP CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS OFFER EXPERT INSIGHT AND PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR RAISING STRONG KIDS IN TODAY'S COMPLICATED WORLD "Thoughtful and sound in its approach, practical and clear in its suggestions, direct and supportive in its tone, Raising Resilient Children is the perfect book for parents searching for a caring method to help their children grow into healthy, happy, loving, and mature adults...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This essential resource provides educators with proven and practical applications for building resiliency in even the most at-risk students. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product Description: This practical resource for work with vulnerable adolescents shows ways of promoting resilience and encouraging pro-social behaviour. Discussing concerns associated with adolescence such as peer pressure and moral responsibility and family and peer relationships, the authors suggest ways for practitioners to engage with and support young people who may have social or family problems...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: TOP CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS OFFER EXPERT INSIGHT AND PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR RAISING STRONG KIDS IN TODAY'S COMPLICATED WORLD In their critically acclaimed parenting bestseller, Raising Resilient Children, Drs. Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein introduced readers to their breakthrough parenting model for raising resilient, emotionally healthy children capable of confronting life's challenges and bouncing back from setbacks...read more

Product Description: Helping practitioners in their work with vulnerable children of a school-going age, this workbook explores ways of nurturing resilience in different aspects of everyday life. Focusing on specific areas such as home life, talents and interests, friendships and social competencies, the authors show how to make thorough assessments and intervene in constructive ways...read more

Product Description: This clear and practical workbook shows the importance of encouraging resilience in pre-school children who live in challenging circumstances. Focusing on assessment of need, Brigid Daniel and Sally Wassell show how to evaluate resilience using checklists and background information...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: How do parents raise children who are happy, successful, and able to thrive in our fast-paced society? This nine-session curriculum and 70-minute companion video provide parents with strategies they can use to ensure their children are emotionally prepared to face any challenges or setbacks life may throw at them...read more

Product Description: The media thrives on stories of children at risk, and conventional wisdom relegates such children to failure. Challenging these characterizations, the authors show how 12 traumatized children developed into productive, caring, and responsible adults. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: If you try to identify the basic qualities of a child "most likely to succeed" as an adult, what words might first come to mind? Independent? Likable? Creative? Disciplined? According to Dr. Joanne Joseph, the essence of a productive and healthy personality is a positive and secure self-image and a solid set of resilient attitudes and behaviors...read more

Product Description: In this book, the authors offer a set of principles and practical applications to help educators make a difference in their students' lives. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The Mental Immunity Phenomenon presents the new concept of 'mental immunity' - a child's natural capacity to grow and develop as a result of adversity and distress. It devises an alternative theory of child psychology that proposes that situations that cause a child difficulty may potentially benefit that child's future personality...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Tells how to identify one's strengths, use them to recover from emotional trauma, and develop one's self-confidence, and reaffirms the value of creativity, humor, and compassion

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Provides sample problems dealing with force analysis, plane trusses, friction, centroids of plane areas, distribution of forces, and moments and products of inertia (view table of contents)