Violence is all around us-war, terrorism, street crime, child abuse. Children are bombarded by violent TV shows, movies, and music. Parents fear for the safety of their families, and are alarmed when they see their own children acting out in aggressive ways. They wonder, "How can we raise our children to live according to our best spiritual values?" As a family counselor and leader of workshops on raising nonviolent children, Michael Obsatz has identified twenty-one skills that parents and children can learn together for self-protection and for relating to others in loving ways. Each short chapter includes advice for parents, a word to children, and a variety of interactive activities by which families can practice these important skills and learn to live as peacemakers in God's world.
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1999 Winner of the Minnesota Book Award!
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"What can we do to reverse the trend of increasing violence among kids? All families should be finishing the conversations Michael Obsatz starts in Raising Nonviolent Children in a Violent World. That would be a good first step." ---David Walsh, Ph.D. author, Selling Out America's Children President, National Institute on Media and the Family
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Dr. Michael Obsatz is a family counselor and professor at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. He leads parenting workshops across the country.
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While written from a Christian perspective, Dr. Obsatz's21universal priciples transcend the boundaries of religion, race andsocio-economics-as does this issue. His practical advice gives those of us desiring healthy children, families and relationships an easy to follow framework.
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- Fighting Fair for Families (Illustrated Guide) by Fran Schmidt on page 100, and Back Matter
- On Grieving the Death of a Father by Harold Ivan Smith in Back Matter
- Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence by Myriam Miedzian in Back Matter
- Violence And The Media (Issue and Debate) by Victoria Sherrow in Back Matter
- Words That Heal : Affirmations and Meditations for Daily Living by Douglas Bloch in Back Matter
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