Friendship and other weapons : group activities to help young girls aged 5-11 to cope with bullying / Signe Whitson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitson, Signe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Friendship in children.

Bullying--Prevention.

Bullying.

Group counseling for girls.

Girls--Psychology.

Girls.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bullying in girls aged 5-11 is a widespread yet under-recognized problem, and commonly relates to issues of friendship and peer pressure. This complete, ready-to-use curriculum of group sessions uses discussion, activities and role-play games to help girls learn to stand up to bullying and to develop constructive and fulfilling friendships.

Contents:

Friendship and Other Weapons: Group Activities to Help Young Girls Aged 5-11 to Cope with Bullying; Introduction; About this book; Who is Friendship and Other Weapons for?; Facilitator qualifications; Creating a positive group environment; Using the curriculum; Session 1 Words Matter! Establishing the Ground Rules for Real Friendship; Session objectives; Materials needed; Before beginning; Welcome to the group; Opening activity: Coming Together as a Group; Group ground rules; Shredders and Builders; Session conclusion; Friendship Journal; Customizing the curriculum; Friendship Journal

Letter to ParentsSession 2 Cast Your Vote! Identifying the Values of Real Friendship; Session objectives; Materials needed; Before beginning; Welcome back; Opening activity: Journal Sharing; Values Voting; Session conclusion; Friendship Journal; Customizing the curriculum; Activity: Friendship Values; Friendship Journal; Letter to Parents; Session 3 Silent Whispers: Two Rules for Stopping Gossip; Session objectives; Materials needed; Before beginning; Welcome back; Opening activity: Whisper Down the Alley; Stopping Rumors and Gossip; Session conclusion; Friendship Journal

Customizing the curriculumFriendship Journal; Letter to Parents; Session 4 The Red Flags of Girl Bullying: When Friendship Is Used as a Weapon; Session objectives; Materials needed; Before beginning; Welcome back; Opening activity: Friendship Charades; Introduction to girl bullying: How NOT to Be a Friend; Bully Bans; Using Bully Bans; Session conclusion; Friendship Journal; Customizing the curriculum; Activity: How NOT to Be a Friend; Handout: Behaviors that AreHurtful to Friendship; Handout: Bully Bans; Activity: Using Bully Bans; Friendship Journal; Letter to Parents

Session 5 Doing Hand STANds Four Rules for STANding up to Girl BullyingSession objectives; Materials needed; Before beginning; Welcome back; Opening activity: Wrong Way; The Four Rules for STANding up to Bullying; Putting it all together: Hand STANds; Storytime: My Secret Bully; Session conclusion; Friendship Journal; Customizing the curriculum; Handout: Hand STA Nd; Friendship Journal; Letter to Parents; Session 6 Who Am I? Exploring Personal Strengths; Session objectives; Materials needed; Before beginning; Welcome back; Opening activity: I Feel Proud; Self-Portraits; Session conclusion

Friendship JourCustomizing the curriculum; Friendship Journal; Letter to Parents; Session 7 I Feel Connected: Finding Common Ground and Celebrating Differences; Session objectives; Materials needed; Before beginning; Welcome back; Opening activity: Linking Arms; Differences: Chain Links; Storytime: The Sandwich Swap; Session conclusion; Friendship Journal; Customizing the curriculum; Friendship Journal; Letter to Parents; Session 8 Don't Just Stand There! Three Occasions for Becoming an Ally; Session objectives; Materials needed; Before beginning; Welcome back; Opening activity: Craft Sticks

Becoming an Ally

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613291592

9781283291590

1283291592

9780857005403

0857005405

OCLC:

758334153