Fostering emotional well-being in the classroom / Randy M. Page, Tana S. Page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Creating an Emotionally Healthy Classroom -- Cipher in the Snow -- Circle of Influence -- Modeling a Healthy Personality -- Interacting with Students -- Expectations -- Discipline -- Dealing with Put-Downs -- Sensitivity to Multicultural Diversity -- Working with Children with Special Needs -- Children with Chronic Health Conditions -- Children with Learning Disabilities -- Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- Chapter 2. Skills for Emotional Well-Being -- Making a Difference -- Self-Esteem -- Ideal-Self -- Pygmalion-Self -- Accurate Self-Evaluation -- Self-Worth -- Responsibility: Are We Proactive or Reactive? -- Emotional Intelligence -- Recognizing Emotions -- Empathy -- Impulse Control and Delayed Gratification -- Calming Oneself -- Resilience and Asset Development -- Relationship Building -- Communication Skills -- Sending and Interpreting Messages -- "I" Messages -- Listening Skills -- Communication Styles -- Communication Through Artwork -- Goal Setting -- Problem Solving and Decision Making -- Media Literacy -- Media Exposure -- Evaluating Media Messages -- The World of Advertising -- Online Kids -- Chapter 3. Dealing with Stress -- What's Eating Ricky? -- Understanding Stress -- Stress in Children and Youth -- Stress and the Community and World Environments -- The Media -- Sleep Deprivation -- Overscheduling -- Stress and the Home Environment -- Home Alone -- Parental Conflict, Separation, and Divorce -- Dysfunctional Families -- Death of a Parent -- Stress and the School Environment -- Managing Stress -- Coping Strategies -- Relaxation Techniques -- Chapter 4. Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Patterns -- Shirleisa and Too Many Other Children -- Needs and Concerns -- Poor Eating Habits -- Availability of Junk Food in Schools -- The Influence of Television and Media -- The Epidemic of Overweight and Obesity -- Consequences of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents -- Why Are Kids Getting Fatter? -- Pressure to Be Thin and Preoccupation with Weight -- Unsafe Weight-Loss Methods -- Eating Disorders -- Physical Inactivity -- Guidelines -- The 2000 Dietary Guidelines for Americans -- Food Guide Pyramid -- Physical Activity Guidelines for Young People -- Promoting Healthy Eating in Schools -- Nutrition Education -- Supportive School Environment -- Promoting Physical Activity Among Young People in Schools -- Health Education -- Physical Education -- Supportive School Environment -- Extracurricular Physical Activities -- Chapter 5. Sexual Activity -- In Your Opinion -- Sexual Activity of Teenagers -- Pervasiveness of Sex in the Media -- Understanding Adolescence and Sexual Development -- Surgeon General's Call to Action -- Helping Young People Make Responsible Decisions About Sexual Activity -- Sex Education -- Abstinence Education -- HIV Prevention Education -- Contraceptives -- Peer-Led Prevention Programs -- Teen Parenthood Programs -- Programs for Out-of-School Youth -- Problems Associated with Youth Sexual Activity -- Emotional Consequences -- Unintended Teen Pregnancy -- HIV Infection -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Chapter 6. Substance Use and Abuse -- Once Upon a Time. My Story -- Substance Use Trends -- Media Promotion of Alcohol and Tobacco Use -- Substance Abuse Prevention Education -- Information-Based Strategies -- Normative Education -- Resistance Strategies -- Personal and Social Skills Training and Enhancement Approaches -- Peer Approaches -- Drug-Free Activities and Alternatives to Drugs -- Student Assistance Programs -- Parent Approaches -- Principles of Effective Substance Abuse Prevention -- School-Based Programs That Work -- Substance Abuse Prevention Curricula -- Developmental Considerations -- High-Risk Students -- Infusion of Substance Abuse Prevention Education into the Curriculum -- Substance Abuse Problems -- Tobacco Use -- Alcohol -- Addiction in the Family -- Cocaine -- Methamphetamine -- Heroin -- Oxycodone -- Marijuana and Cannabis -- Club Drugs -- Date-Rape Drugs -- Inhalants -- Anabolic Steroids -- Drug Injection and Blood-Borne Pathogen Risk -- Chapter 7. Violence, Abuse, and Personal Safety -- April 1999, Littleton, Colorado -- Understanding Violent Behavior in Young People -- Family Factors -- Exposure to Media Violence -- Substance Use and Abuse -- Immediate Access to Weapons -- Personal and Peer Characteristics -- Gang Involvement -- Early Warning Signs of Aggressive Rage or Violent Behavior Toward Self or Others -- Effects of Violence on Youth -- Bullying in Schools -- Violence and Abusive Behavior Prevention -- Safe and Violence-Free School Environment -- Educational and Curricular Approaches to Violence Prevention -- Responding to Crises -- Crisis Intervention Planning -- Intervening During a Crisis to Ensure Safety -- Responding in the Aftermath of Crisis -- Child Abuse -- Child Sexual Abuse -- Effects of Child Sexual Abuse -- Recognizing and Reporting Child Sexual Abuse -- Handling Disclosure -- Abuse Prevention -- Rape -- Date Rape -- Chapter 8. Depression and Suicidal Behavior -- Brooke -- Understanding Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents -- Types of Depressive Disorders -- Risk Factors -- Assisting Young People Who Are Depressed -- Self-Injury -- Youth Suicide -- Causes of Youth Suicide -- Suicidal Ideation and Attempts -- Warning Signs of Suicide -- Prevention and Intervention -- Chapter 9. Death and Dying -- When a Student Dies. -- Children's Understanding About Death and Dying -- Preschool-Age Children -- Middle Childhood -- Adolescence -- Childhood and Adolescent Bereavement -- Death of a Parent -- Death of a Sibling -- Death of a Pet -- Providing a Supportive Environment for the Terminally Ill Child -- The Teacher's Role -- The Classmates' Role -- Understanding the Dying Child -- Responding Appropriately to Death -- Death of a Schoolmate -- Sudden and Traumatic Death -- When Tragedy Comes to School -- Cultural Perspectives on Death and Dying -- Death Education -- Index.