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

Signe Whitson

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Description for Friendship and Other Weapons: Group Activities to Help Young Girls Aged 5-11 to Cope with Bullying Paperback. Bullying in girls aged 5-11 is a widespread yet under-recognized problem, and commonly relates to issues of friendship and peer pressure. This complete, ready-to-use curriculum of group sessions uses discussion, activities and role-play games to help girls learn to stand up to bullying and to develop constructive and fulfilling friendships. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.

Long before most school programs begin anti-bullying campaigns, young girls are getting a full education in social aggression. Girls as young as age five are experiencing acts of bullying, disguised as friendship, that shake the carefully laid foundations of their self-image, personal values, and beliefs about peer relationships.

Based on thought-provoking discussions, engaging games, strength-discovering exercises, and confidence-boosting fun, the hands-on activities in Friendship and Other Weapons build critical knowledge and friendship survival skills such as:

· Recognizing the Red Flags of Girl Bullying
· Responding Assertively to Bullying Behavior
· Realizing Personal Strengths
· Becoming an Ally to Others ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Number of pages

176

Format

Paperback

Publication date

2011

Condition

New

Weight

464g

Number of Pages

176

Place of Publication

London, United Kingdom

ISBN

9781849058759

SKU

V9781849058759

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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days

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99-99

About Signe Whitson

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 ... Read more

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Creative, accessible, and well sequenced, "Friendship and Other Weapons" is a good example of a curriculum that is easy to implement and to customize for a group (even for older girls). Ideas for customizing a session are included. The parent involvement expecatation is an effective practice that affirms the family's investment in the group. The use of activities, processing, and ... Read morejournaling are clear indicators that this is a solid group work program (what the author called a "real friendship" group)... "Friendship and Other Weapons" is one of the best curriculums I have encountered. It embodies the value of the group to enable members help themselves and one anoher. I highly recomment this book for any level practitioner. I can see it working especially well in a school or community center. It is adaptable for younger girls or middle schoolers.
Social Work with Groups Friendship and Other Weapons aims to help young girls cope with bullying... The book is based on thought-provoking discussions, engaging games, strength-discovering exercises, and confidence-boosting fun with hands-on activities.
Leadership Focus Signe Whitson's book Friendship and Other Weapons is a comprehensive skill-based curriculum of activities designed to teach young girls how to be confident, and proud of who they are... Whitson's book goes a step further as she has developed many thoughtful and dynamic skill-based group activities that support young girls.
Reclaiming Youth International Friendship and Other Weapons has a wealth of new activities that teach young girls how to navigate the dark side of friendship and stand up to bullying. With clear, simple instructions and powerful points to make about friendship and aggression, this curriculum is a must have for anyone working with young girls. I can't wait to try out some of the activities!
Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls Want a proven way to help girls feel powerful enough to stand up to friendship bullies? This is it. The variety of activities reaches girls with different learning styles. The positive approach equips both parents and teachers with the tools they need to help girls assertively call out and reject friendship bullying.
Nancy Gruver, Founder, New Moon Girls magazine and online community, www.newmoon.com Friendship and Other Weapons is a wonderful resource for educators, counseling professionals, parents, and group leaders who wish to address bullying and instil pro-social friendship skills in girls ages 5
11. I highly recommend it.
Trudy Ludwig, best-selling author of My Secret Bully This book is a very practical guide to the forms that bullying can take, and how to prepare girls to recognise and resist it... Organised as a 12 - step programme for a group, it is also enlightening for parents: I found the 'bully ban' assertive statement suggestions very helpful. A great resource.
Families Magazine What we liked about this book is that it not only gives a new perspective on bullying but also provides practical advice and coping strategies for parents of school-age girls. Moreover, if there are no group activities dedicated to bullying in your school or community, parents can adapt each activity for one-on-one discussion at home.
Mums Like You Blog. I like this book a lot. It gives the adults plenty of ideas for next steps and it even has sample letters to send home so that parents can understand and can join in at home. It is an honest, open method to promote individuality and negate bad, biased attitudes. Well worth having on the school and youth club book shelves.
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