The Crisis Manual for Early Childhood Teachers: How to Handle the Really Difficult Problems [Paperback]

Karen Miller (Author), Rebecca Jones (Illustrator), Nancy P. Alexander (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 1996

This is the book that covers the really tough problems teachers face: divorce, death, abuse, AIDS, violence, illness and more.

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From the Back Cover

The Crisis Manual for Early Childhood Teachers, is the only source book you'll need to help you face those really difficult issues in the classroom. Learn effective strategies that address the most challenging problems you may encounter as a teacher. From the author who brought you the popular books Ages and Stages, The Outside Play and Learning Book, Things to Do with Toddlers and Twos, and More Things to Do with Toddlers and Twos.

About the Author

Karen Miller, who has over 25 years experience in the early childhood field, is well known as a keynote speaker and consultant. She has worked as a teacher for Head Start, as national education director for Children's World Inc. and as a national training director for Min-Skools Ltd.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc.; Updated edition (January 2, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876591764
• ISBN-13: 978-0876591765
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A classic resource with good insoght!, January 18, 2012

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This review is from: The Crisis Manual for Early Childhood Teachers: How to Handle the Really Difficult Problems (Paperback)

I have used this book as a resource for 10 years and it still holds its value! There are brief chapters about a wide variety of painful/difficult events that can happen to young children, including things like sexual assault, death of a parent, Hiv/AIDS of child or family member, divorce, poverty, etc. Each chapter gives a brief summary of how the young child may be affected by the trauma, discusses possibloe systoms or behaviors you may observe, and then offers practical advice in how to support the child process the event and get support. Because it is an older text, some of the book and video recommendations to share with children are no longer available or are now out of print. However, many are classic books that you can still find, and the advice is sound and simple. It doesn't go deep--but is meant to offer quick insight and support for the parent, teacher, or caregiver who needs to support a child who has undergone some type of crisis, and it does it well!