Nonviolent resistance : a new approach to violent and self-destructive children / Haim Omer ; translated from the Hebrew by Shoshannah London-Sapir and Haim Omer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Omer, Haim, author.

Contributor:

Sappir, Shoshana London, translator.

Omer, Haim, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children and violence.

Violence in children--Prevention.

Violence in children.

Child rearing.

Passive resistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 217 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book begins with an examination of Gandhi's 'nonviolent' resistance and its application to the family context. A model of escalation processes between parents and children is presented, as well as ways for overcoming escalation. The book includes a step-by-step instruction manual for parents. Special topics include: dealing with violence against siblings; dealing with children who take control of the house; building alliances between parents and teachers, and community uses of the approach.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword ; 1 Nonviolent Resistance: A New Approach to Violent and Self-Destructive Children ; NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE IS A WAY OF FIGHTING; NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE AS OPPOSEDTO VERBAL PERSUASION; NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE IN THE FACE OF VIOLENCE; EMERGING FROM ISOLATION AND THE NEEDFOR OPENNESS; BREAKING AUTOMATIC OBEDIENCE AND THEMONOLITH OF POWER; INTERNAL FORCES IN NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE; SELF-DISCIPLINE IN NONVIOLENCE; THE GOALS OF NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE; RESPECT FOR THE OPPONENT ANDRECONCILIATION GESTURES; 2 Escalation Processes ; SUBMISSION

"WHO'S THE BOSS?"EMOTIONAL AROUSAL; WORDINESS; POLARIZATION AND MUTUAL DETACHMENT; NARROWNESS AND RIGIDITY; RECONCILIATION GESTURES; ESCALATION: AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL; 3 The Parents' Instruction Manual ; NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE; WITHSTANDING PROVOCATIONS AND THE PRINCIPLE OFDELAYED REACTION; THE ANNOUNCEMENT; THE SIT-IN; BREAKING THE SEAL OF SECRECY: ENLISTINGSUPPORTERS, MEDIATORS, AND PUBLIC OPINION; THE TELEPHONE ROUND; TAILING; THE PROTRACTED SIT-DOWN STRIKE; "REFUSING ORDERS"; RECONCILIATION GESTURES; CONCLUSION; 4 Nonviolent Resistance in Action ; CASE 1: THE TORNADO

CASE 2: WHO CHANGES, THE CHILD OR THE PARENT?CASE 3: PRECOCIOUS INDEPENDENCE; 5 Violence toward Siblings ; CAUSES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST SIBLINGS; LACK OF PARENTAL PRESENCE; THE BIOLOGICAL FACTOR(THE CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS); PARENTAL VIOLENCE; VICTIM AVAILABILITY; KINDS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST SIBLINGS; DETECTING VIOLENCE AGAINST SIBLINGS; QUESTIONS ABOUT INTIMIDATION, COERCION,AND SILENCING; QUESTIONS ABOUT GUILT FEELINGS AND FEELINGSOF UNPROTECTEDNESS; QUESTIONS ABOUT HUMILIATION; QUESTIONS ON THE EXPERIENCE OF PARENTAL PRESENCE; QUESTIONS TO THE PARENTS

FIGHTING SIBLING VIOLENCE BY NONVIOLENT RESISTANCEPRACTICAL STEPS; 6 Children Who Take Control of the House ; CONTROLLING CHILDREN; CASE 4: RESISTING THE CHILD'S"IRRESISTIBLE" SYMPTOMS; SELF-IMMUREMENT; CASE 5: A GENTLE SIT-IN; 7 Parents and Teachers: The Vital Alliance ; FACTORS THAT WEAKEN THE AUTHORITY OF PARENTSAND TEACHERS; RESTORING THE PARENT-TEACHER ALLIANCE; CASE 6: LITTLE BIG MAN; CASE 7: THE "FUN PUNISHMENT"; CASE 8: THE SUPERVISION NETWORK; 8 Nonviolent Resistance in the Community ; THE FEATURES OF NONVIOLENT RESISTANCEIN THE COMMUNITY

A COMMUNITY PROJECT: ATVS AND ALCOHOL PARTIESTHE "NEIGHBORHOOD FATHERS"; NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE IN SCHOOLS; Afterword: Nonviolent Resistance as a Moral and Practical Doctrine for the Individual, the Family, and the Community ; References ; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-83866-2

1-316-17504-9

1-316-17072-1

0-521-53623-5

1-316-17625-8

1-316-17394-1

1-316-17246-5

1-316-17811-0

0-511-55065-0