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This discussion guide was created for parents who wish to read The Bullying Antidote: Superpower Your Kids For Life, together.This big-picture look at bullying by community psychologist Dr. Louise Hart and her co-author, Kristen Caven takes on the challenge of correcting the common and widespread parenting practices that contribute to today's bullying epidemic.Drawing from psychological, medical, sociological, educational, and neurological research, they build a theory of bullying that spans across communities and generations, one that will ring a bell for most parents. The book teaches hundreds of specific, positive practices to turn the next generation of children into richly developed, healthy adolescents and adults who possess what the authors lightly label "ZORGOS," the superpower that defeats bullying. The overall intent is not just to stop a single bullying incident, but to develop immunity in today's children to future bullying events. The Bullying Antidote shows how parents and community leaders, by becoming educated about the mechanics of power dynamics and prevention, can build bully-free, emotionally safe families, neighborhoods, and communities.The Bullying Antidote: Superpower Your Kids for Life is written by a mother-daughter team. Dr. Louise Hart brings the broad perspective of a community psychologist - and the depth of caring of a concerned grandmother. Developing healthier families has been her vision and mission since childhood. Kristen Caven, a certified Positive Psychology Practitioner, brings the immediacy of a mother helping a teenager navigate the challenges of the modern world. Hart is a thought leader in the field of positive parenting, and author of The Winning Family and On the Wings of Self-Esteem. With Kristen, she also republished two best-selling children's books - Liking Myself and The Mouse, the Monster and Me: Assertiveness for Young People - written by Dr. Pat Palmer.Louise has delivered over four hundred presentations at conferences and for parent groups nationwide. A highlight of her career was keynoting at the Second Annual Self-Esteem Conference in Russia. She worked for the U.S. Army Family Advocacy Program in locations as diverse as West Point, Pearl Harbor, and the National Security Agency, and as far away as Heidelberg, Tokyo, and Okinawa.Kristen is the author of several books and a musical based on Cinderella, "the original bullied teenager." She was recently president of the PTSA at her son's large urban high school, which, like many schools in Oakland, is getting some things right.

At birth, we begin life as truthful, open, curious, and creative beings. As we grow older, our wings may be clipped by dysfunctional family and social systems. Building layer upon layer of self-protection in order to negotiate such social systems. Building layer upon layer of self-protection in order to negotiate such social systems, we learn to cut ourselves off from that original expansiveness. In essence, many of us go through a sort of reverse metamorphosis: we start out as beautiful butterflies, and turn into caterpillars. It is the goal of this book to help you become a butterfly again. Working with the uplifting metaphor of a caterpillar's metamorphosis, Wings explores three stages of personal transformation in this user-friendly book: Reaching In, Reaching Out, and Reaching High. Through these stages, readers learn to listen to themselves, accept themselves, set personal boundaries, and formulate goals, and each chapter offers exercises that explain exactly how to do this. Once emerged from our former cocoon, we are ready to approach the world anew, armed with the self-esteem necessary to soar.

Our families can fill us with joy or bother us with constant, even unconscious, power struggles throughout our lives. This new, revised edition of The Winning Family shows a new generation of parents exactly how to strengthen children with positivity and empathy by building instead of tearing down, and responding instead of reacting. Step by step, this beloved book teaches crucial parenting techniques that break intergenerational blame/shame/enabling patterns and help children develop skills to become confident, capable adults with self-worth and healthy self-concepts. Dr. Louise Hart and Kristen Caven, a mother-and-daughter writing team, have packed The Winning Family with the latest information, helpful tips, and insightful personal stories from four generations. They present powerful, practical tools in a simple and easy-to-use way. As you abandon unhealthy, ineffective coping mechanisms, you will build Deep inner confidence and a positive, realistic sense of self The ability to create healthy boundaries and structure Effective ways to instill self-discipline and internal motivation Skills for honest, kind communication to resolve and prevent conflict Positive attitudes that turn obstacles into opportunities for growth Emotional intelligence to better understand and process feelings, and The resilience to handle change and solve problems. If you have young children, teenagers, adult children, special needs children, or even no children (and you want to gain insight into your own childhood), or if you are a teacher, a caregiver, or an adult who works with kids, this book is for you. In fact, this book helps anyone who's ever been in a family-because the same tools that build self-esteem in the first place can also be used to repair damaged self-esteem later on. The Winning Family is a must-have guide for creating a safe, supportive, empowering family where everyone wins-and a better world begins.

Why is it that nice girls get walked all over? Sweet Ashley St. Helens wants so many things-freedom, love, and a scholarship-but she's overworked, overwhelmed, and feeling lost since her parents died. Then there's the, um, foot problem.... When her eccentric godfather shows up, reality begins to feel magical. A soul-and-body makeover before senior prom-with just the right shoes-reminds Ashley how strong-and how totally awesome-she is. This updated classic leaves us laughing, wiping tears, and wondering what it really means to live a fairytale life.

When author Kristen Feola helped a homeless-looking woman on a cold December day, she considered her gesture to be a random act of kindness. But Kristen soon realized there wasn't anything random about meeting Georgia. But as Kristen got to know the mysterious, eccentric lady, she had more questions than answers. Who was Georgia? And why had she lived alone for so many years? In Kristen's search to discover details about Georgia's past, she also learned valuable life lessons along the way.The Gift of Georgia tells the captivating story of the unlikely friendship between a stay-at-home mom and a lonely senior citizen. As you read about their adventures together, you'll laugh. You might even cry. But, most of all, you'll be inspired to look for your own Georgias and to reach out to them in compassion and love.

McNulty beckons readers to journey alongside her on a Christian pilgrimage. She is also the host of the syndicated MAD Christian Radio Show which can be heard on radio stations around the world. (Christian)