Creating Balance in Children's Lives: A Natural Approach to Learning and Behavior

by Dr, Peggy Henrikson

Overview

Formerly published by Peytral Publications

Educators will discover how emotions affect learning and behavior, recognize the symptoms and sources of imbalance, and promote students' physical, mental, emotional, and social development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781890455378
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/01/2005
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	5 - 17 Years

About the Author

Lorraine O. Moore has taught at the elementary and middle school levels, was a counselor in a middle school and high school, and was a school psychologist at all levels in both public and private schools. Moore was an instructor and adjunct associate professor in the counseling and psychology graduate education programs at the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN) and at St. Mary’s College Graduate Center in Minneapolis, MN. She has an extensive background in child development and is strongly committed to helping create more peaceful and fulfilling environments for children within a global context. She is the author of the books Inclusion Strategies for Young Children; Inclusion: A Practical Guide for Parents; Learning, What It Is-How Parents Can Help; Creating Balance in Children’s Lives; and, Creating Balance in Children. Moore is a coauthor of the Whole Kid Peace Activity Book. She earned her doctorate in educational psychology.

Table of Contents

Foreword
1. Balance for Children in a Changing World
2. Progress in Understanding Learning and Behavior
3. Understanding the Dynamic Trio: Brain, Heart, Body
4. The Energy of Emotions
5. Nourishing the Dynamic Trio
6. The Wheel of Balance: A Model
7. Symptoms and Sources of Imbalance
8. The Wisdom of Children
9. Options for Preventing and Correcting Imbalances
Options at a Glance
Glossary
Resources