Empowering Children To Cope With Difficulty And Build Muscles For Mental health

Eric L. Dlugokinksi

LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF EXERCISES -- OUR VISION FOR EMPOWERING CHILDREN -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Section I -- COPING SKILLS -- CHAPTER 1 -- COPING -- Emotional Arousal and Its Significance in Coping -- Acquiring Competence in Coping -- Coping Skills Instructional Programs -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE MODEL: A FOUR-STEP PROCESS FOR COPING -- Introduction -- Understanding the Steps in Coping -- Summary -- CHAPTER 3 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISES IN COPING -- Introductory Exercises 1 Through 3 -- Integrating the Four-Step Coping Process into the Remaining Exercises -- Practical Exercises for Step I—Accept -- Practical Exercises for Step II—Pause -- Practical Exercises for Step III—Think -- Practical Exercises for Step IV—Do -- CHAPTER 4 -- COPING WITH STRESSFUL LIFE SITUATIONS -- Pamela Fischer and Teresa Collins Divorce -- Loss Through Death or Illness -- Child Illness -- Abuse and Neglect -- Living in a Violent World -- Section II -- BUILDING MUSCLES FOR MENTAL HEALTH -- CHAPTER 5 -- THE INGREDIENTS OF STRONG MENTAL MUSCLES -- Developing the Self -- Respecting the Self and Others -- Building Strength Through Habits -- Balancing Work and Play -- Summary -- CHAPTER 6 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISES IN BUILDING MENTAL MUSCLES -- Introductory Exercises 1 Through 3 -- Practical Exercises for Customs -- Practical Exercises for Harmony -- Practical Exercises for Esteem -- Practical Exercises for Wisdom -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS.