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Today, children are dealing with the threat of violence in their schools and online, food insecurity, environmental risks, and many other concerns that make them feel less safe. In this book, Gunzelmann discusses the ways we can respond to these threats in order to help our children feel safer and be able to focus on their school and lives.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why does violence occur? Why do we have these safety issues?
Part I: The Critical Need for Safer Schools and Communities for Our Children
Chapter 1: The Critical Need for Safer Climates for our Children
Chapter 2: The Interdisciplinary Necessity and Obligation
Chapter 3: The Crucial Research
Part II: What are these Safety Concerns?
Chapter 4: The Parent, School, and Agency Perspectives
Chapter 5: Man-Made Potential Disasters
Chapter 6: Natural Disasters
Part III: Understanding the Problems Underneath the Problems
Chapter 7: Sick Society Syndrome: The Psychology of the Darker Side of Our Ailing Society
Chapter 8: The Fallout in the Community
Chapter 9: The Fallout to the Individuals
Part IV: Working Together: Developing Safer Climates for Our Children
Chapter 10: So Now What?
References
About the author
Betsy Gunzelmann is Professor of Psychology at Southern New Hampshire University and author of several articles involved with improving our schools. She has worked in the field for over 30 years and is a psychologist, educator, and parent concerned with issues hindering our children's education.
Summary
Today, children are dealing with the threat of violence in their schools and online, food insecurity, environmental risks, and many other concerns that make them feel less safe. In this book, Gunzelmann discusses the ways we can respond to these threats in order to help our children feel safer and be able to focus on their school and lives.
