How to Talk to Your Kids about School Violence

by Ken Druck

Bestselling author and school violence expert, Dr. Ken Druck, trains parents and teachers to tune into their children's worlds, manage their anger, teach them how to deal with potentially violent... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972234209
• ISBN13: 9780972234207
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Onomatopoeia
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Comprehensive and Well Written Guide...

Reviewed by: Tyrone Vincent Banks of Betsie's Literary Page A Comprehensive and Well Written Guide to Protecting Your Children. In today's world, children face many challenges that those of previous generations did not encounter and could not imagine. There were those who suffered during the depression, war and other disasters, but, as it has been said by millions - no one could ever imagine the events of 9-11. However, there is another tragedy amidst many other tragedies that we have faced, and will face. Two figures wearing long black trench coats converge on a building carrying a bag of weapons. Utilizing various shotguns and semi-automatic weapons they begin to fire at the occupants of this building. This is not a scene from a movie - it is what is known as the worst U.S. school shooting in history. This is the Columbine Massacre. On April 20, 1999, 15 students perished - 13 innocent students and 2 gunmen. On that same day, 21 were injured. Later we found out that the students were planning this for over a year. Others asked where they could attain such destructive resources and the mindset to carry out such a dastardly plan. Some exclaimed: "Where were their parents? Didn't they know?" This is where this book comes in. Dr. Druck and his motivated colleagues have created a guide that has been written to help parents protect their kids from violence and to prevent any violence that their children may carry out. It is not designed as a "cure" to the sickness that violence has become. Society has become desensitized to violence. We see it in movies, on websites, video games, and sports events and even in the cartoons that our children watch. We wonder where the resources come from. Just go to your computer and type in anything and the answer - in detail - will flash on your screen within moments. The previous statements have determined the mindset and resources and now another factor has to be discussed; prevention. How to Talk to Your Kids About School Violence has outlined a proactive course of prevention. It starts with parents becoming role models in spite of their imperfections and the experiences that have molded them into the adults that they have become. We want our children to live better lives. There has always been a focus on avoiding strangers and not getting into strange vehicles - but now we must include scenarios in which kids bring weapons to school. It doesn't matter if you think that your kid is too young to carry out such plans, as mentioned earlier, violence and vengeance surrounds our children on a daily basis. We must teach them to report weapons or other destructive mediums to adults in authority. We must talk to our children, in a non-judgmental/non confrontational manner to defeat violent thoughts before they are acted upon. Parents are the first line of defense and sometimes the persons that kids rely on as a basis for their decisions. If we make poor decisions they may be cursed with doi

A Must Read For Any Parent

With two teenage children of my own, I feared for their safety even in a small town suburbia like ours. All the violence they face in the media and in their schools. I received this book from a friend who swore that it helped her with her teenage daughter. I found this book easy to read and organized by specific topics. A great reference guide when any situation with your teen comes up. If you have kids you MUST buy this book.