The Crisis Manual: A Guide for Teachers and Carers of Young Children

by KarenMiller (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $36.79

  This is a wonderful source book for teachers of nursery and primary age children, as well as for those providing childcare. It addresses many problems that teachers and carers have to deal with, including : bereavement, illness, racism, community violence, various forms of child abuse and divorce. The Crisis Manual gives guidance for dealing with children who are suffering from these emotional issues as well as many other crises which teachers and carers have to cope with in the course of their work. The book offers teachers and carers a structured approach to helping difficult children manage their behaviour : describing the problems and how to respond to them, giving insights from child development, and suggesting when help should be sought. The Crisis Manual provides curriculum ideas and activities for a wide range of solutions. Useful contact and resource information is listed, as well as appropriate reading material for children.