TITLE

Raising a Nonviolent Child

AUTHOR(S)

Feder-Feitel, Lisa; Perry, Bruce D.

PUB. DATE

September 2001

SOURCE

Scholastic Parent & Child;Sep2001, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p44

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

School shootings and the graphic violence seen in the media, change the way adults and children view the world, from bright and full of promise to a dark and potentially dangerous place. Even at the tender age of 2, a child may experience a bully's threat or imitate his favorite cartoon character and tackle a friend in the playground. Exposure to violence can change the way children feel, act, and behave. Yet some children are more resistant than others and a rare few are immune. Children are born with a remarkable range of potential. They are not born violent, nor are they naturally immune to the effects of violence.

ACCESSION #

12797744

Tags: SCHOOL shootings;  VIOLENCE in children;  CHILDREN & violence;  SCHOOL violence;  AGGRESSION (Psychology) in children;  CHILD psychology

 

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