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Boys To Men: Media Messages About Masculinity

by Children Now

 

Highly publicized acts of violence by young males have captured the concern of the country as child experts nationwide search to understand the difficulties boys face today. While there is a considerable amount of finger pointing at the media, there is a dearth of research on the messages the media sends boys and girls about what it means to be a man in America. Boys to Men: Media Messages About Masculinity, released today by Children Now, a national child advocacy organization, begins to fill in the picture. Forum Discussion

 

 

Decreasing Violence Through Conflict Resolution Education In Schools

by Jeanne Asherman

 

In an effort to address the fear of parents, “Zero Tolerance Policies” are being applied in schools in such a way as to penalize minor conflicts. Research has consistently shown conflict resolution training to be a far more effective means of decreasing violence. This article concludes that schools can not avoid being involved in teaching children methods of conflict resolution and have a responsibility to consciously insure that appropriate methods are being taught.

 

 

Talking With Kids About Violence

by Talking with Kids

 

Research shows that children, especially those between the ages of 8 and 12, want their parents to talk with them about today's toughest issues, including violence. Even when they reach adolescence, they want to have a caring adult in their lives to talk about these issues. Forum Discussion

 

 

School Violence Reduced When Students Participate in Problem Solving

by Les Kozaczek

 

Overcoming failures in communications and understanding the depth of adolescent passions are keys to reducing the incidence of violence in schools, says a report to be published soon by an organization of progressive police professionals. Making students equal partners in identifying and solving the roots of conflict is a main recommendation. webboard.mediate.com/~conres


 

Conflict Resolution Presented to Children as Bullyproofing

by American News Service

 

The BullyProofing program seeks to demonstrate to young people in entertainment form that there are alternatives to violence. One Principal noticed that some of the school bullies weren't being sent to his office quite so often, and he credits the change to an anti-violence, anti-bullying program his school invited in. webboard.mediate.com/~conres   1 Comment

 

Juvenile Peer Mediation Expands Beyond Schools

by American News Service

 

While schools nationwide are adopting peer mediation programs -- 8,500 schools currently use youth-led mediation to resolve conflict, teenagers in Troy, Michigan have initiated a program that confronts conflicts that occur outside the confines of school.

 

Students Say Shooting Response Should Be Dialogue, Not Lockdown

by Mieke Bomann

 

As schools across the country consider purchasing new security equipment, increasing their police presence, updating crisis handbooks and banning dark trench coats, student representatives caution against adopting a siege mentality in the wake of the recent murders at Columbine High School.

 

Students Reject Violence After Learning Value of Conflict Resolution

by American News Service

 

A study by Columbia University into the effectiveness of a widely taught conflict resolution program has found that when students examine the concept seriously, they come to see violence as unacceptable and will choose nonviolent strategies to resolve conflict.   1 Comment

 

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

by Richard Riley and Janet Reno

 

Earlier this summer, President Clinton and Secretary Riley directed the Department of Education and Department of Justice to develop a guide to help school personnel, parents, community members and others identify early indicators of troubling and potentially dangerous student behavior. The Guide offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify these warning signs early and develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans.


 

Conflict Resolution Skills Taught to Children Before Attitudes Harden

by Mieke Bomann

 

While conflict resolution programs are introduced in high school to teach alternatives to violence, research increasingly points to the first five years in a child's life as the critical period for influencing social and emotional development.

 

Student Mediators Step in When Trouble Brews

by American News Service

 

Rumor, gossip or a dirty look may be all that's needed to provoke a physical confrontation in school, said eighth-grader Amy Ortiz, but the practice at her school of mediating differences as they arise has brought what she believes is a significant decrease in the number of violent altercations.

 

Talking With Kids

by The Kaiser Family Foundation and Children Now

 

Kids are ready to talk about today's tough issues before their parents are: sex, aids, violence, and drugs/alcohol. New national survey finds kids in families who talk openly about sex and relationships more likely to say they would turn to a parent first if faced with a crisis.

 

School Violence Reduced When Students Participate in Problem Solving

by Les Kozaczek

 

Overcoming failures in communications and understanding the depth of adolescent passions are keys to reducing the incidence of violence in schools, says a report to be published soon by an organization of progressive police professionals.

 

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