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46 matches found, viewing page 2 of 3, goto page < 1 2 3 > next page Search Again| Growing Toward Peace: Stories from Teachers and Parents About Real Children Learning to Live Peacefully. Aschliman, Kathryn 1993 336 p. Ages: 18-Adult ISBN: 0836136020 | 
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- Chapers focus on different aspects of peacemaking, with many suggestions and examples.
| Hands Around the World: 365 Ways To Build Cultural Awareness and Global Respect Milord, Susan 1992 158 p. Ages: 16-Adult ISBN: 0913589659 |
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- Activities for kids 5-10: This book is an invitation to learn about the traditions of peoples all over the world. Each week of the year has a theme: great for teachers or families. The lists of additional books, periodicals, and organizations provide a gold mine of additional resources.
| How To Teach Peace to Children, 2nd ed. Byler, Anne Meyer 2002 72 p. Ages: 18-Adult ISBN: 0836192249 |
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- Gives brief background to the biblical topic of shalom. Chapters give specific ideas about discipline, conflict resolution, chores, living justly in a consumer society, addressing racism and sexism in history and contemporary life, connecting with neighbors near and far, and facing war. The book lists many relevant resources in the notes. Resource lists at the end include material for children and adults, along with a listing of many organizations, most with web sites. Companion website is located at: peace.mennolink.org/teachpeace.
| Just Family Nights: 60 Activities to Keep Your Family Together in a World Falling Apart Vogt, Susan, ed. 1994 230 p. Ages: 20-Adult ISBN: 0871784734 |
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- Ideas for different seasons, the format includes games, songs, reading and other activities to foster peace and global awareness.
| Keeping the Sabbath Wholly: Ceasing, Resting, Embracing, Feasting. Dawn, Marva J. 1989 217 p. Ages: 18-Adult ISBN: 0802804578 |
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- A wholistic perspective that embodies the biblical vision of shalom, this book is dedicated to people who need the Sabbath: "the busiest, who need to work from a cohesive, unfragmented self; the social activists, who need a cycle of worship and action; those who chase after fulfillment; those who have lost their ability to play..."
| Living More with Less Longacre, Doris 1980 294 p. Ages: 16-Adult ISBN: 0836119304 |
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- "A book for people who know something is wrong with the way North Americans live and are ready to talk about change..." Still a classic, this book challenges us to do justice, learn from the world community, nurture people, cherish the natural order, and nonconform freely. It has ideas and testimonies on money, clothes, transportation, celebrations, and more. .
| Parent Trek: Nurturing Creativity and Care in Our Children. Jantzi, Jeanne Zimmerly. 2001 188 p. Ages: 18-Adult ISBN: 0836191935 |
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- Chapters on sharing faith, connecting with others, spending time, caring for creation, managing money, shopping, television, toys, celebrations.
| Parenting for Peace and Justice / Ser Padres para la Paz y la Justicia McGinnis, Kathleen and James 1990 162 p. Ages: 20-Adult |
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- Addresses family conflict resolution, racial attitudes, consumerism, violence, sex-role stereotyping, family social action and family prayer. From the Institute for Peace and Justice. English revision is: Parenting for Peace and Justice: Ten Years Later.
| Peace Education Foundation www.PeaceEducation.com | 
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A variety of peace education resources, in English and other languages, for the school and group setting. Research to determine the effectiveness of the curricula found significant decreases in anti-social behavior, significant increases in social competence, and more positive classroom environments.
| Peace Education International http://www.peaceeducationintl.com Ages: 0-Adult |
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- "Our mission is to empower teachers, children and families with the values and skills necessary to create a culture of peace." Includes curriculum and resources for Kindergarten through teenage years.
| The Peaceful Parenting Handbook Berlowe, Burt, et al. 2001 146 p. Ages: 18-Adult ISBN: 0893905135 |
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- This book includes a lot of ideas for dealing with various types of behaviors that often lead to conflicts. These ideas can complement your own and suit a variety of child and parent personality styles. Topics include: getting up, getting dressed, mealtimes, sibling problems, public behavior, aggression and fighting, compliance in general, responsibility, bad habits (lying, swearing, temper tantrums, spitting), fears and phobias, sleep disturbance, and school-related problems.
| Pick up Your Socks: ...and Other Skills Growing Children Need!: A Practical Guide to Raising Responsible Children Crary, Elizabeth. 1990 110p. Ages: 18-Adult ISBN: 0943990521 |
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- Chapters focus on building skills, child guidance strategies, and ways to approach household jobs, schoolwork, responding to peer pressure, dealing with anger... Includes many useful exercises and worksheets to apply the content to your own setting.
| Positive Discipline A-Z, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition: From Toddlers to Teens, 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems. Nelsen, Jane, et al. 1999 329 p. Ages: 18-Adult ISBN: 0761514708 |
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- Positive Discipline is based on the theories of child development expert Rudolf Dreikurs, and uses communication, consistency, and specific techniques to help children develop the life skills they need to be "effective, happy, contributing, and respectful members of the family and society." The first part introduces positive discipline and its tools. The second part is an alphabetical breakdown of more than 100 child-rearing topics, from addiction to zits-- fairness, laundry, negative children, self-esteem, tattling, whining…
| Raising Peaceful Children in a Violent World Cecil, Nancy Lee with Patricia L. Roberts. 1995 251 p. Ages: 18-Adult ISBN: 188091316X |
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- This book looks at communication, conflict resolution, diversity, sex roles, media and toys, and global issues--with many specific family activities, information about family meetings, discipline strategies, and a chapter on literature with annotated book lists.
| Siblings without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too. Mazlish, Elaine and Adele Faber. 1998 272 p. Ages: 18-Adult ISBN: 0380799006 |
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- The authors talk you through umpteen different situations and outcomes to help you teach your brawling offspring a new set of responses. The informative text is punctuated with helpful summary/reminder boxes and cartoons illustrating key points.
| Starting Out Right: Nurturing Young Children as Peacemakers McGinnis, Kathleen and Barbara Oehlberg 1991 288 p. Ages: 18-Adult |
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- Offers parents and teachers of preschoolers concrete strategies for nurturing peacemaking attitudes, values, and skills.
| TIME OUT! Resolving Family Conflicts. Peace Education Foundation Ages: 3-Adult |
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- Conflict resolution guide for the whole family. It presents the skills to cool down, negotiate, mediate, and communicate effectively. Fully scripted, with separate lessons for adults and family groups. Comes with poster.
| TV Violence & Your Child Mennonite Media 30 min. Ages: 18-Adult | 
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- Media experts tell about the effects of TV violence on our behavior, emotions, and fears and what this means for our children. Divided into 5 different discussion segments. Companion to Beyond the News: TV Violence and You.
| Teaching Tolerance http://www.tolerance.org/ Ages: 0-Adult |
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- Sponsored by the Southern Law Poverty Center, this site is a treasure trove for educators and parents. Its free (to educators) semi-annual magazine (Teaching Tolerance) and excellent teaching resource packets offer the best in ideas to help us all get along. Check out their resource list of curricular materials for all grades. www.tolerance.org/teach/resources/index.jsp
| Treasury of Celebrations: Create Celebrations that Reflect Your Values and Don't Cost the Earth Pogue, Carolyn, comp 1997 288 p. Ages: 18-Adult |
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- Realistic ideas for bringing the soul back into family celebrations, national holidays, and other like occasions, making the necessary rites of passage more meaningful than expensive. Includes information about New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Purim, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, birthdays, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, graduations, weddings and other days. The ideas in the book are useful enough to be applicable to a wider range of days than those listed.
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