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Peacemaking for the New Generation: April 2014
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Peacemaking for the New Generation. Wednesday, April 2, 2014. An essential principle to peacemaking and one of the most difficult concepts to convey to children is that of forgiveness. Part of the difficulty lies in the fact that adults don’t seem to like to talk about it, so they tend to ignore it, or over-simplify it. “He said he’s sorry. Now you say okay.”. On the website, World of Psychology (. Forgiveness is a release of resentment. It involves naming the action and its painful consequences and ...
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Peacemaking for the New Generation
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Peacemaking for the New Generation. Wednesday, April 2, 2014. An essential principle to peacemaking and one of the most difficult concepts to convey to children is that of forgiveness. Part of the difficulty lies in the fact that adults don’t seem to like to talk about it, so they tend to ignore it, or over-simplify it. “He said he’s sorry. Now you say okay.”. On the website, World of Psychology (. Forgiveness is a release of resentment. It involves naming the action and its painful consequences and ...
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Peacemaking for the New Generation: September 2013
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Peacemaking for the New Generation. Sunday, September 29, 2013. Effective Communication Skills, Part I. No one can overestimate the value of learning the right words and the most effect methods for using those words to get needs met. When Ali Baba saw where the seven thieves had hidden their bounty, he had to find a way to retrieve it. Learning the words, “Open Sesame! 8221; gave him access to unimaginable treasure. 8220;Tell your teacher what you need,” the mother urged gently. 8221; This would be under...
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Peacemaking for the New Generation
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Peacemaking for the New Generation. Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Positive Self- Identity: Finding Purpose. Spending the day at the County Fair with our grandchildren, we stopped at the 4H tent. To get a bite to eat. Eight-year-old Sofi, feeling particularly hungry, ordered the steak sandwich. 8220;This is good! 8221; she said after the first bite. Then we didn’t hear from her again, until she was finished. “That steak sandwich was delicious! That grill all afternoon,” I suggested. Now I was grinning!
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Peacemaking for the New Generation: February 2014
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Peacemaking for the New Generation. Friday, February 14, 2014. Resilience: Helping the Bully Target. When we last talked about this puffer fish, we focused on the Bully, a child desperately in need of adult attention. This time I’d like to turn our attention to the Target, the child who is tormented by sometimes daily nastiness. How does a parent or other loving adult protect this child? Here are some suggestions:. What does it accomplish? What effect does it have on the Target? Does the Bully need help?
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Peacemaking for the New Generation: Respect Dignity: What's a Parent of a Bully to Do?
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Peacemaking for the New Generation. Wednesday, January 22, 2014. Respect Dignity: What's a Parent of a Bully to Do? Respect Dignity: What’s a Parent of a Bully to Do? Respond immediately, at the first indication of bullying behavior. Think of it as a potential crisis, like seeing your child walking out on thin ice. Resolve it before it becomes worse. Be firm but gentle with the child rather than tough. Discipline means to teach. Deal with the child privately. Facebook is not the place for discipline.
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Peacemaking for the New Generation: February 2013
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Peacemaking for the New Generation. Monday, February 4, 2013. Respect for Human Dignity. Respect for Human Dignity. A group of preschoolers had gathered to watch a cartoon, “Rudolph the Red –Nose Reindeer.” Suddenly Amelia burst out, “That’s wrong! I don’t like Santa! I was just beginning to question the story myself, so I was quick to ask, “What’s wrong, Amelia? What don’t you like? 8220;Santa made Rudolph cover up his nose. Now he can’t breathe right! Every person, by virtue of birth, has dignity. ...
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Peacemaking for the New Generation: October 2013
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Peacemaking for the New Generation. Thursday, October 3, 2013. Effective Communication Skills, Part II. As children grow older and become more verbal, we sometimes forget that they need reminders about the most effective way to use the thousands of words they’ve learned. Peacemakers: The New Generation. Books offer several activities to accent the various facets of effective communication. Following are three of the most foundational exercises. From Peacemakers: The New Generation, Grades 6-8. Be willing...
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Peacemaking for the New Generation: November 2013
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Peacemaking for the New Generation. Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Positive Self- Identity: Finding Purpose. Spending the day at the County Fair with our grandchildren, we stopped at the 4H tent. To get a bite to eat. Eight-year-old Sofi, feeling particularly hungry, ordered the steak sandwich. 8220;This is good! 8221; she said after the first bite. Then we didn’t hear from her again, until she was finished. “That steak sandwich was delicious! That grill all afternoon,” I suggested. Now I was grinning!
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Peacemaking for the New Generation
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Peacemaking for the New Generation. Friday, February 14, 2014. Resilience: Helping the Bully Target. When we last talked about this puffer fish, we focused on the Bully, a child desperately in need of adult attention. This time I’d like to turn our attention to the Target, the child who is tormented by sometimes daily nastiness. How does a parent or other loving adult protect this child? Here are some suggestions:. What does it accomplish? What effect does it have on the Target? Does the Bully need help?
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