Violence Proof Your Kids Now : How to Recognize the 8 Warning Signs and What to Do About Them, For Parents, Teachers, and Other Concerned Caregivers

according To Erika Karres, All It Would Have Taken To Prevent The Columbine Massacre Was One Person - One Parent, Coach, Or Neighbor Who Recognized The Signs. In This Book, Karres Distills 30 Years' Experience Working With Students As An Antiviolence Expert Into A Sensible Guide For Adults Dealing With The Current Youth Crisis. She Explains The Indicators Of Potential Violence - Including Weak Human Connections, Emotional Difficulties, Weapons Access, And School Alienation - And Recommends Ways Adults Can Help Troubled Kids. parent Council Reviews a Great Book About A Grim Topic—violence And Youth. Dr. Karres Gives Practical And Thoughtful Suggestions That Parents, Teachers, And Caregivers Can Use To Help Children Who Display Some Of The Eight Warning Signs For Potential Violence. Get It And Look It Over Often. Every Person Can Help Prevent The Escalating Violence In Our Schools And Communities. 2000, Conari Press, $14.95. Ages Adult. Reviewer: S. Palmer Source: Parent Council Volume 8 With images from the Columbine tragedy etched in our minds, America is facing a crisis of epidemic proportion. Disaffected youth are rapidly becoming the norm, while grades and self-esteem plummet and violence in our schools escalates. We all want to keep our kids safe, but what can we do? We can't lock them in the house forever. In Violence Proof Your Kids Now , an award-winning, nationally recognized school violence expert shows every parent and teacher how to identify and deal with the current youth crisis. Erika V. Shearin Karres, a survivor of the twentieth century's single most violent episode, the Holocaust, consciously chose to become an "antiviolence expert." She has distilled her thirty-plus years of research into eight tell-tale signs of a violent child and offers seventy-seven successful strategies to keep our kids safe. Offers parents guidelines on identifying and preventing violent behavior in children, emphasizing the need to provide children with love and attention, limit exposure to violence on television, and encourage hobbies The era of World War II was the most violent time known to modern man.