Children and the dark side of human experience [[electronic resource] ] : confronting global realities and rethinking child development / / James Garbarino

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451284503321
• Autore: Garbarino James
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Springer, c2008
• ISBN: 1-281-24228-4; 9786611242282; 0-387-75626-4
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2008.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (156 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.4; 303.6083
• Soggetti: Children and violence; Children - Crimes against; Psychic trauma in children; Children - Social conditions; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-151) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. Fusing anecdotal observations, empirical evidence, and an ecological perspective, he reveals a path to ensuring the fundamental human rights of all children: the right to safety, to equality, to economic parity, and to a meaningful life. Dr. Garbarino’s challenge to his readers: If we are to succeed in making a lasting, positive change in the lives of children, we must be willing to rethink the concepts of development, trauma, and resilience. Children and the Dark Side of Human Experience is must-reading for all mental health professionals, educators, researchers, social workers, child advocates, and policymakers – in fact, for anyone who takes an interest in the well-being and future of the world’s children.