 Nonviolent Resistance: A New Approach to Violent and Self-Destructive Childrenreviewed by Martha M. Boshart - 2004  Title: Nonviolent Resistance: A New Approach to Violent and Self-Destructive Children
Author(s): Haim Omer Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge ISBN: 0521536235, Pages: 217, Year: 2004 Search for book at Amazon.com Violence has peppered the pages of history since the beginning of time, but the current proliferation of violent behavior worldwide is unprecedented. Of particular concern is the violent behavior of children, which leaves families torn, schools in chaos, and fear in the hearts of the very people who need to resist the violence. Unfortunately, many parents have been led to believe that violence is a child’s inevitable response to trauma and deprivation and that parental resistance to it could be psychologically damaging. Many choose to compensate them instead, which ultimately leads to an escalation of the violence. It is easy to become so overwhelmed with the magnitude and intractability of the problem of violence that one might overlook or underrate the advent of a possible breakthrough solution. Haim Omer, in his book, Nonviolent Resistance; A New Approach to Violent and Self-Destructive Children, offers such a breakthrough. Omer is Professor of Psychology at Tel Aviv University where he has been conducting this project for several years. He... (preview truncated at 150 words.) To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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