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This book provides an opportunity to teach the exquisiteness of being human to our children.
Teaching Values of Being Human is a curriculum filled with conversations, lessons and activities that link education, the mind and the heart. It is packed with ideas to empower student agency and voice.
Paving the way for practitioners to develop an emotionally responsive environment where young human beings can grow, this practical book encourages children to look inside themselves, discover their identity, find happiness and equip them with skills they can use effectively in the future. The book covers topics such as:
Ideal for teachers in all education settings, along with support staff, psychologists, counsellors and allied health professionals, who wish to aid the emotional development and well-being of children under their care.
Preface
Introduction
1 A short guide to coach Social and Emotional Literacy (SEL)
2 Quick start connections – building trusting relationships
3 Stimulating self-awareness and building identity: A guide to develop meaning and purpose into the lives of young people
4 Ideas to set goals and champion perseverance
5 Nurturing emotional intelligence and resilience
6 Developing organisational habits
7 The ART of developing healthy communication patterns
8 ‘Mis’behaviour and humane ideas to influence positive change
9 The human brain: Activities to celebrate its wiring for incredible growth
10 Compassion towards others begins with our self-care
Epilogue
References
"Helps trainers not just to teach, but also to practice and ‘live’ the human skills they want to impart to their young people… This way, being emotionally intelligent becomes a way of life every day, not just a 45 minute lesson twice a week!
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- Lindy Petersen, clinical psychologist
