Children and the dark side of human experience: confronting global realities and rethinking child development

Their haunting images appear on millions of television screens and in newspapers worldwide: Children huddled in refugee camps and exposed to violence in war zones. Children burdened by the emotional and physical scars of violent homes and communities. Children exploited by crass commercialism around the world and around the corner. Too many children are confronting life-threatening risks and experiencing trauma. Synthesizing insights from psychology and philosophy with his own wide-ranging, first-hand experiences around the world, Dr. James Garbarino takes readers on a personalized journey into the dark side of human experience as it is lived by children. In these highly readable pages, Dr. Garbarino intertwines a discussion of children’s material and spiritual needs with a detailed examination of the clinical knowledge and experiential wisdom required to understand and meet complex developmental needs. Focuses on the lives of 10 children whose living conditions exemplify human rights issues embedded in the lives of children facing trauma, poverty, terror, homelessness, mental and physical health issues, and violence in its many aspects, from child abuse to war INDICE: Preface.- Introduction.- How Can We Think About Children Confronting the Dark Side of Human Experience?.- The Right to Feel Safe: Trauma and Recovery.- The Right to a Healthy Social Environment: Protecting Children from Social Toxicity.- The Right to Protection: Child Abuse is the Root of Much Evil.- The Right to Be Free From Hate: Protecting Voices of Compassion in Times of War and Political Violence.- The Right to Be Economically ‘Regular’: What it Means to Be Desperately Poor.- The Right to Equality: No Girl Left Behind.- Home and Homeland: Displaced Children and Youth.- The Right to Priority in Times of War: Would You Torture One Child to Bring World Peace?.- The Right to Heal:When Traumatized Kids Need Help to Recover.- References.- Subject Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-75625-7
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 390
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés