The New Edition of Fostering Emotional Well-Being in the Classroom

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Promoting Health and Emotional Well-Being in Your Classroom, Fourth Edition

Randy M. Page, PhD, and Tana S. Page, MS

ISBN: 0-7637-4154-X~ Paperback ~ 362 Pages ~ © 2007

Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Table of Contents

Each Chapter is accompanied by Key Terms, Review Questions, and References

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Chapter 1: Teaching to Make a Difference

Cipher in the Snow

I.  You Can Make a Difference

II.  Modeling a Healthy Personality and Life Skills

III.  Interacting with Students

A. Expectations

B. Discipline

C. Dealing with Put Downs

D. Sensitivity to Multicultural Diversity

IV. Teaching with the Brain in Mind

A. Relaxed Alertness

B. “So What”

C. Active Learning

D. Other Considerations

V. Addressing the Six Categories of Risk Behavior

VI. Health Education and the Coordinated School Health Program

VII. Working with Children with Special Needs

A.  Children with Chronic Health Conditions

B. Children with Learning Disabilities

C. Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Chapter 2: Life Skills for Health and Emotional Well-Being

Teaching What Really Matters

I. Self Esteem
A. Ideal-self

B. Pygmalion-Self

C. Accurate Self-Evaluation

D. Self-Worth

II. Emotional Intelligence

A. Recognizing and Appropriately Expressing Your Emotions

B. Empathy

C. Impulse Control and Delayed Gratification

D. Calming Oneself

III. Being Proactive

IV. Communication Skills

A. "I" messages

B.  Listening skills

C.  Communication Styles

V. Relationship Building

VI. Goal Setting.

VII. Problem Solving and Decision Making

VIII. Additional Life Skills

A. Resilience

B. Asset Development

Chapter 3: Media Literacy

The Other Parent

I. Generation M

II. Concerns About Media Exposure

A. Limiting Media Exposure

III. Evaluating Media Messages

IV. The World of Advertising

A. Advertising Placement and Design

B. Ad Creep

C. Targeting Kids

D. School-based Advertising and Marketing

E. Internet Marketing and Kids

F. Vulnerability of Children to Ads

V. On-Line Kids

A. On-Line Safety Tips

VI. Questioning Media Messages – The Foundation for Media Literacy

Chapter 4: Dealing with Stress

What’s Eating Johnny?

I.  Understanding Stress

II.  Stress in Children and Youth

III.  Stress and the Community and World Environments

A. Natural Disasters

B. Immigration

C. The Media

IV.  Stress and the Home Environment

A. Seep Deprivation

B. Over Scheduling

C. Home Alone

D. Parental Conflict, Separation, and Divorce

E. Dysfunctional Families

F. Death of a Parent

V. Stress and the School Environment

VI. Managing Stress

A.  Coping Strategies

  1. Relaxation Techniques

Chapter 5: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Patterns

Shirlesia and Too Many Other Children

I. The Epidemic of Overweight and Obesity

A. Consequences of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents

B. Diabetes Epidemic

C. Why Are Kids Getting Fatter?

II. Dietary Patterns That Contribute to Disease

A.  Poor Eating Habits

B.  Availability of Junk Food in Schools

III. Television and Media Influence

A. Targeting Kids

B. Advertising Thinness as the Ideal

IV. Unsafe Weight-Loss Methods and Eating Disorders

A. Anorexia Nervosa

B. Bulimia

V. Physical Inactivity

VI. MyPyramid Food Guidance System

VII. Physical Activity Guidelines for Young People

VIII. Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

A. Health Education

B. Physical Education

C. Supportive School Environment

D. Collaboration and Teamwork within Schools

E. Parental Involvement

F. Community Involvement

Chapter 6: Sexual Activity

In Your Opinion

I. Sexual Activity of Teenagers

II. Pervasiveness of Sex in the Media

III. Understanding Adolescence and Sexual Development

IV. Surgeon General’s Call to Action

V. Helping Young People Make Responsible Decisions About Sexual Activity

A. Sex Education

B. Abstinence Education

C. HIV Prevention Education

D. Contraceptives

E. Peer-Led Prevention Programs

F. Teen Parenthood Programs

G. Programs for Out-of-School Youth

II. Problems Associated with Youth Sexual Activity

A.  Emotional Consequences

B.  Unintended Teen Pregnancy

C.  HIV-Infection

D.  Sexually Transmitted Disease

Chapter 7: Substance use and Abuse

Once Upon a Time…My Story

I.  Monitoring Substance use Trends

II.  Media Promotion of Alcohol and Tobacco Use

III.  Substance Abuse Prevention Education

A.  Information-Based Strategies

B.  Normative Education

C.  Resistance Strategies

D.  Personal and Social Skills Training and Enhancement Approaches

E.  Peer Approaches

F.  Drug Free Activities and Alternatives to Drugs

G.  Student Assistance Programs

H.  Parent Approaches

I.  Principles of Effective Substance Abuse Prevention

J. School-Based Programs that Work

IV.  Substance Abuse Prevention Curricula

A.  Developmental Considerations

B.  High-Risk Students

C.  Infusion of Substance Abuse Prevention Education into the Curricula

V.  Substance Abuse Problems

A. Tobacco Use

B. Alcohol

C. Addiction in the Family

D. Cocaine

E. Methamphetamine

F. Heroin

G. Oxycodone

H. Marijuana and Cannabis

I. Club Drugs

J. Date-Rape Drugs

K. Inhalants

L. Anabolic Steroids

M. Drug Injections and Blood-Borne Pathogen Risk

Chapter 8: Violence and Unintentional Injury

A Story Too Often Repeated

I.  Understanding Youth Violence

A. Family Factors

B. Exposure to Media Violence

C. Substance Use and Abuse

D. Immediate Access to Weapon

E. Personal and Peer Characteristics

F. Gang Involvement

G. Violence and Learning Potential

II.  Bullying in Schools

III.  Violence and Unintentional Injury Prevention

A. CDC’s School Health Guidelines to Prevent Unintentional Injuries and Violence

B. Safe and Violence-Free School Environment

C. Educational and Curricular Approaches to Violence Prevention

D. Responding to Crises, Disasters and Injuries That Affect the School Community

IV.  Child Abuse

A. Child Sexual Abuse

B. Recognizing and Reporting Child Sexual Abuse

C. Handling Disclosure

D. Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect

V. Rape Prevention

Chapter 9: Depression and Suicidal Behavior

Brooke

I.  Understanding Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents

A.  Types of Depressive Disorders

B.  Risk Factors

II.  Assisting Young People Who Are Depressed

III.  Self-Injury (self-mutilation)

IV.  Youth Suicide

A.  Causes of Youth Suicide

B.  Suicidal Ideation and Attempts

C.  Warning Signs of Suicide

D. Prevention and Intervention

Chapter 10: Death and Dying

When A Student Dies…

I.  Children’s Understanding About Death and Dying

A. Preschool-Age Children

B. Middle Childhood

C. Adolescence

II.  Childhood and Adolescent Bereavement

A.  Death of a Parent

B.  Death of a Sibling

C.  Death of a Pet

III.  Providing a Supportive Environment for the Terminally Ill Child
A. The Teacher’s Role

B. The Classmate’s Role

C. Understanding the Dying Child
IV.  Responding Appropriately to Death
A. Death of a Schoolmate
B. Sudden and Traumatic Death
C. When Tragedy Comes to School (an actual experience)

D. Cultural Perspectives on Death and Dying

V.  Death Education

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