Hopeful children are happier children who become more successful, productive adults. In Hope for the Journey, the authors, all professional psychologists who work with children and families, believe that adults can work with children to build hope and combat helplessness. Using stories that children construct and tell about themselves, this book takes the reader step-by-step through the hope-building process.Based on theory and research but written for the lay reader—the parent, teacher, and anyone who works with children— Hope for the Journey is a guide for infusing hopefulness in children. Chapters address parents working with children's normal, everyday problems, more difficult problems, and physical problems. Also included are discussions of how teachers can foster hope from primary through secondary school. The authors present fascinating case histories accompanied by simple line drawings that children can color in as they follow along with the stories. Appendixes include The Young Children Hope Scale for boys and girls as well as a comprehensive list of children's books on hope-related issues.This lively, engaging book is a valuable reference filled with real-life examples and motivation for parents, teachers, and children.

Hope For The Journey: Helping Children Through Good Times And Bad: A Story-building Guide For Parents, Teachers, And Therapists

Health, Fitness & Dieting

McDermott, Diane

Cook, J William

Rapoff, Michael A.

Snyder, C.R.

Cook,William

Psychology & Counseling

Basic Books

The authors-professional psychologists who work with children and families-believe that adults can help children build hope and combat hopelessness, and use stories that children construct about themselves to document the hope-building process. Included are two useful appendixes and a new introduction, in which the authors respond to readers' questions and reactions to the original edition, which was published by Westview Press in 1997.

Hope for the Journey: Helping Children Through Good Times and Bad

Parenting & Relationships

Percheron Press/Eliot Werner Publications

Two psychologists present a step-by-step program to help readers become more hopeful, take on new challenges, and attain their goals. The authors became intrigued by the question of hope and discovered that hope is not what people often think it is. Hope isn't just a symptom for optimism or looking on the bright side. Hope is really about having goals and knowing how to attain them. Hopeful people see goals as challenges, while others view them as threats. Hopeful people choose higher and more difficult goals and generate alternataive solutions to problems. The hopeful news is hope can be learned. The program in "Making Hope Happen" shows readers how to break old, negative, self-defeating habits and learn new ways of thinkng about themselves.

Making Hope Happen: A Workbook for Turning Possibilities into Reality

Self-Help

New Harbinger Pubns Inc

An interactive guide to child-rearing offers parents practical exercises and games designed to enhance a child's level of hope and to teach them how to form goals and work to accomplish them. Original.

The Great Big Book of Hope

Parenting

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