Friendship and Other Weapons de Signe Whitson

Friendship and Other Weapons: Group Activities to Help Young Girls Aged 5-11 to Cope with Bullying

Signe Whitson

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2011

Group Activities to Help Young Girls Aged 511 to Cope with Bullying. Bullying is a widespread and significant problem among girls aged 5-11, and commonly arises from issues relating to friendships and peer pressure. Yet bullying in girls is often a hidden and under-recognized issue, and even when it is, those working with children can be unsure how to help.This book provides the educator or counsellor with a complete, ready-to-use curriculum of group sessions that will help young girls to navigate their way through the pressures and perils of young friendship. Through group discussion, activities and role-play games girls explore

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Signe Whitson is an author and internationally-recognized speaker with over 20 years of experience working with children, teens, and families. She is a licensed social worker, Dean of Students at a K-8 school in northeastern Massachusetts, and the Chief Operating Officer of the Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute, an international training and certification program for helping young people turn problem situations into learning opportunities. Signe is the author of eight books, including How to Be Angry: Strategies to Help Kids Express Anger Constructively (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). For more information, please visit www.signewhitson.com

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Introduction. About this Book. Session 1. Words Matter! Establishing the Ground Rules for Real Friendship. Session 2. Cast Your Vote: Identifying the Values of Real Friendship. Session 3. Silent Whispers: Two Rules for Stopping Gossip. Session 4. The Red Flags of Girl Bullying: When Friendship is Used as a Weapon. Session 5. No More Secrets: Four Rules for STANding Up to Girl Bullying. Session 6. Who Am I? Exploring Personal Strengths. Session 7. I Feel Connected: Finding Common Ground and Celebrating Differences. Session 8. Don't Just Stand There: Three Occasions for Becoming an Ally. Session 9. Standing in Your Shoes: Fostering Empathy and Cooperation in Girls. Session 10. Left Out in the Cold: Understanding the Power of Social Exclusion. Session 11. Sharing S.O.D.A.S. A Problem Solving Method for Girls. Session 12. Writing How-To Books: Ending the Group, Maintaining the Bonds. Supplementary Activities: Preparing Girls for a Social Media World. Session I. Tame that Tune: Evaluating Music Lyrics and Video Imagery. Session II. Is Seeing Really Believing? Evaluating Entertainment and Advertising Imagery. Session III. 24/7 Contact: Guidelines for Texting, IM'ing, and Facebook. References.