Reclaiming Children and Youth articles from June 2004

Reclaiming Children and Youth archives from June 2004

When my teachers were not anonymous: a student proposes that conflicts with authority are best addressed by forging stronger bonds with teachers and administrators.(voices of youth)
June 22, 2004... Today, post four hours of homework, an SAT prep class, and more homework, my father and I went for a walk along our usual route (around my elementary, middle, and junior high schools). Along the way, we bumped into my first grade teacher. It...

Mentoring: my outstanding teacher of the year: a prominent educator and therapist for troubled children reflects on how a mentor changed the pathway of his own troubled young life.(David Monahan)
June 22, 2004... No system of control that relies exclusively or primarily on punishment can produce a socialized individual. Socialization cannot be based primarily on fear. It depends upon the experience of being accepted, loved, and cared for, which leads to...

Resiliency and the mentoring factor: many resiliency experts draw on their own autobiographical experiences of surmounting adversity. A common thread in these works is the power of mentors.
June 22, 2004... That even those young people most at risk of continuing a life of dysfunction can and do overcome incredible odds is becoming increasingly evident. Children are wondrously resilient creatures capable of surviving harsh experiences and...

Positive youth development: if schools were like baseball teams!
June 22, 2004... Teachers and other school staff are overwhelmed with myriad concerns. As a result, many view positive youth development as just "one more thing" to add to an already full plate. This article assists educators in understanding how positive youth...

Unlocking hidden potential through mentoring.
June 22, 2004... This model program demonstrates the challenges and power of mentoring relationships between educators and students at risk. ********** One of the many legacies left to us through ancient Greek literature is the concept of mentoring...

Adults are still needed! Intergenerational and mentoring activities.
June 22, 2004... This article describes the rationale for activities that connect youth and older non-familial adults together in meaningful and productive relationships. Mentoring and intergenerational programs address specific developmental needs of at-risk...

The special needs of girls in trouble.(research into practice)
June 22, 2004... This study compared the characteristics of girls in the juvenile justice system with their male counterparts in selected Texas counties. A relatively higher proportion of girls who are in trouble with the law experienced ineffective parental...

Strengthening controls from within: manipulated by peers.(life space crisis intervention)
June 22, 2004... This article describes interventions to teach self-control to a youth who was easily manipulated and "set tip" by peers. Since friendship and peer relationships are particularly important to teenagers, students with passive aggressive...

Planting seeds - growing values.(crisis prevention briefs)
June 22, 2004... Recognizing there was really no faith-based resource for a community in need, Greg Van Dunk ignited the spark that has fired a church with a neighborhood-focused ministry, where children are the first priority. In examining relevant ways to be...

Troubled children and youth.(book by Larry Brendtro and Mary Shahbazian)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... Troubled Children and Youth Larry Brendtro and Mary Shahbazian We despair at times of the overall tone of the national discussion of youth problems; some policy makers write as if it were natural that adults feared and loathed the young....

Sustaining the soul that serves: healing from within.
June 22, 2004... Those who work with children of trauma need to nurture their own well-being. The authors describe Project Renewal, a program involving 2000 New York teachers who have worked with survivors of 9/11. "In that instant I felt like I understood...

Calendar.(Calendar)
June 22, 2004... Reclaiming Youth Seminars Black Hills Seminars Restoring Respect [RAP] Outlaw Ranch Custer, South Dakota October 1-4, 2004 Life Space Therapy [LSCI] Spearfish Canyon Lodge Spearfish Canyon June 19-24,...