Reclaiming Children and Youth articles from June 2001

Reclaiming Children and Youth archives from June 2001

Minding the Children in 1951: Who Is Minding Them in 2001.
June 22, 2001... Fifty years ago, Fritz Redl and David Wineman wrote Children Who Hate. In celebration of this anniversary, Reclaiming Children and Youth has dedicated this issue to reconsidering the state of troubled youth by applying Redl's view to their...

About Fritz Redl and David Wineman.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Fritz Redl (1902-1988) was born in Austria, where he received his early training in psychology and education. He worked with August Aichhorn, author of the classic 1925 book on treating troubled children, Wayward Youth. Redl also received...

Pioneer House: Reflections on Working with Redl and Wineman in 1947.
June 22, 2001... Reflecting on his early days in youth work, Dr. Henry Maier takes us back to his days on the "front lines" as a young colleague of Fritz Redl and David Wineman. One recollection perfectly describes a typical evening at Pioneer House: ...

A Half Century of Children Who Hate: Insights for Today From Fritz Redl.
June 22, 2001... The author, a renowned authority on the education and treatment of troubled children, worked closely with Fritz Redl. He concludes that the field has yet to absorb Redl's insights. In fact, except for the small but steadfast minority of...

What We Want You to Know About Being Angry.
June 22, 2001... The following excerpts were taken from transcriptions of four interviews with youth in a special education school in southwest Virginia. Each adolescent is 14 years old and has had a history of outbursts, uncontrolled anger, and aggressive...

Children in the American Gulag.(boot camps)
June 22, 2001... The author, a ninth-grade high school student, offers a chilling description of the conditions of a boot camp in her home state of South Dakota and discusses abuses in the juvenile justice system. On July 21, 1999, a 14-year-old girl, Gina...

What Adolescents Stir Up in Me.
June 22, 2001... Fritz Redl challenged professionals to examine situations in which adolescents stir up negative feelings in them. The author also applies Redl's concepts to his own work in administering a school for troubled students. "Why should we...

Will Kai Become a Skinhead? Cultures of Hate Germany the New Europe.
June 22, 2001... The current rise of hate crimes and the development of right-wing extremism in Europe will require a response involving a multitude of measures in different areas and at various levels. Combating this development will necessitate the...

Service-Learning and Character Education as "Antidotes" for Children with Egos That Cannot Perform.
June 22, 2001... The author describes an after-school service-learning and character education program for students with emotional, behavioral, and learning problems and their nondisabled peers. SO Prepared for Citizenship honors the memory and tradition of...

Developing Tools for Reflecting on Counteraggressive Responses to Troubling Behavior.
June 22, 2001... What is the difference between a professional who can adapt to changing classroom conditions, make helpful decisions, and support student learning and one who unknowingly escalates conflict? The authors believe the answer lies in the ability to...

Juvenile Justice Reform and Treatment for Children Who Hate.
June 22, 2001... This article challenges the prevailing political and public attitudes about locking up children who hate in juvenile justice facilities. It notes the piecemeal nature of caring professional treatment and the need for holistic approaches. Three...

Children Who Hate Themselves.
June 22, 2001... A youth blames himself for his mother's abandonment and sabotages relationships through self-defeating behavior. This interview identifies the precursor of his problems and helps him cope with the current reality without self-derogation. ...

Talking to One's Self About Violence: A Review of Work by and About Lonnie Athens.(Why They Kill by Richard Rhodes)(Review)
June 22, 2001... What do the most dangerous violent criminals think about, if anything, as they perpetrate violence on others? Perhaps, as has been argued for many years, no reasoning whatsoever is involved, with murderers flying into uncontrollable rages....

Promising Approaches for the Angry Child.
June 22, 2001... The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice features programs and practices that employ effective strategies to reduce youth anger and aggression. The five programs discussed in this article provide systematic, theoretically driven...