Focusing on the challenges faced by educators and caregivers, this guide offers practical strategies for addressing the needs of children experiencing abuse, neglect, or behavioral disorders. It emphasizes understanding and making informed decisions to support these vulnerable children effectively.
Focusing on critical issues surrounding school shootings, this book serves as a valuable resource for educators and parents. It delves into the identification of potential school shooters and explores preventative measures, aiming to enhance awareness and understanding of this pressing concern in educational settings. Through its insights, it seeks to foster a safer environment for students and staff alike.
Helping Children Succeed NOW for a Brighter Future
Focusing on the development of healthy behaviors and mindsets in children, this resource serves as a guide for educators and parents to promote positive lifestyle choices. It emphasizes the importance of nurturing children's mental and physical well-being to ensure their success in the present and future. The book is designed for anyone dedicated to supporting children's growth and development.
"The annual Calgary Stampede, Canada's largest Western heritage festival, and the City of Calgary's premier tourist attraction, is generally considered universally beneficial to the city and, by extension, those who live here. But development studies scholars have increasingly pointed to tourism as a key catalyst of the global sex industry, and scholars working in the area of critical tourism studies have demonstrated that the festival atmosphere generated around events like the Calgary Stampede often contributes to the reification of the exploitative ideologies that undergird rape culture, thus dramatically increasing rates of gender-based sexualized violence. Neither of these perspectives have yet been considered with regard to the Calgary Stampede--despite the fact that this annual event is infamous, too, for its seedy underside: each year, local media outlets report the increased rates of sexually transmitted infections, divorces, pregnancies, sexual harassment, and sexual assaults, and prostitution busts during and in the weeks immediately following the annual Stampede. Not surprisingly, these problems have been normalized in a city that is consistently ranked by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives as among the worst urban areas in Canada to be a woman--even without explicitly considering the role of the Calgary Stampede. Additionally, this appallingly low ranking does not take into account differential experiences among women in Calgary based on skin colour, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristics usually considered in an intersectional analysis. The absence of such an analysis is particularly troubling because Calgary, one of Canada's most prosperous and fastest-growing cities, 2 is located at the heart of the Blackfoot Confederacy, in the territory ceded in 1877's Treaty 7 between the British Crown and the five First Nations of Southern Alberta. Not only, then, is there no consideration of the particular social and economic precarity of Southern Alberta's Indigenous women, already vulnerable as a consequence of centuries' worth of ongoing colonial projects (including, I contend, the Calgary Stampede), there has been little concern among municipal policy makers for addressing the roots of the widespread gender-based problems that plague our city. And there has been no scholarly consideration of the Calgary Stampede's role in either creating or sustaining them. My book, Selling Sex: Gender Matters at the Calgary Stampede, will address these gaps by turning an intersectional feminist lens on the gendered, racialized dynamics of the contemporary Calgary Stampede. This analysis forces a reckoning with the long-standing assumption that the Calgary Stampede is a family-friendly event, universally beneficial to all Calgarians."-- Provided by publisher
Focusing on the rising incidence of depression among students, this guide equips educators with tools to foster awareness and sensitivity towards childhood and adolescent mental health issues. It includes practical tips for recognizing signs of depression, explores contributing factors, and outlines treatment options, including medications. Additionally, the book offers strategies to help readers cultivate empathy for those affected by depression, making it a valuable resource for educators aiming to support their students effectively.
Focusing on the safety and well-being of children, this guide offers adults—parents, teachers, and caregivers—practical strategies to protect kids from various dangers they may encounter. It addresses both visible threats, like bullying in schools, and hidden dangers, including cyber risks, self-harm, substance abuse, and mental health issues. The book emphasizes the importance of vigilance and proactive measures in creating a safe environment for children, ensuring they can thrive in all aspects of their lives.
Exploring the complexities of adolescence, this book delves into the lives of young individuals who have strayed into troubling behaviors and faced the juvenile justice system. It uncovers the psychological and social factors that contribute to their struggles, offering insights into their motivations and the challenges they encounter. Through real-life accounts, the narrative sheds light on the perils of youth and the societal influences that can lead to rebellion and conflict.
Focusing on the various types of stress that children and adolescents face, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of stressors and effective intervention strategies. Dr. Lebrun meticulously explains the individual components of stress, equipping readers with essential concepts and questions to facilitate meaningful interventions in both school and home environments. The insights provided aim to enhance understanding and support for young individuals dealing with stress.
Healthy Children, Healthy Minds: Helping Children Succeed NOW for a Brighter Future is an excellent resource for educators, parents, and anyone who is interested in and committed to fostering healthy patterns of behavior, thinking, and lifestyle choices in children.