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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Teaching to Make a Difference | |
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| Cipher in the Snow | |
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| You Can Make a Difference | |
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| Modeling a Healthy Personality and Lite Skills | |
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| Interacting with Students | |
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| Expectations | |
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| Discipline | |
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| Dealing with Put-Downs | |
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| Sensitivity to Multicultural Diversity | |
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| Teaching with the Brain in Mind | |
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| Relaxed Alertness | |
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| "So What?" | |
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| Active Learning | |
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| Other Considerations | |
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| Six Categories of Risk Behavior | |
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| Health Education and the Coordinated School Health Program | |
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| Working with Children with Special Needs | |
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| Children with Chronic Health Conditions | |
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| Children with Learning Disabilities | |
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| Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Life Skills for Health and Emotional Well-Being | |
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| Teaching What Really Matters | |
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| Self-Esteem | |
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| Ideal-Self | |
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| Pygmalion-Self | |
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| Accurate Self-Evaluation | |
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| Self-Worth | |
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| Emotional Intelligence | |
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| Recognizing and Appropriately Expressing Your Emotions | |
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| Empathy | |
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| Impulse Control and Delayed Gratification | |
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| Calming Oneself | |
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| Being Proactive | |
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| Communication Skills | |
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| Sending and Interpreting Messages | |
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| "I" Messages | |
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| Listening Skills | |
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| Communication Styles | |
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| Relationship Building | |
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| Goal Setting | |
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| Problem Solving and Decision Making | |
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| Additional Life Skills | |
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| Resilience | |
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| Asset Development | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Media Literacy | |
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| The Other Parent | |
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| Generation M | |
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| Concerns About Media Exposure | |
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| Limiting Media Exposure | |
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| Evaluating Media Messages | |
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| The World of Advertising | |
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| Advertising Placement and Design | |
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| Ad Creep | |
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| Targeting Kids | |
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| School-Based Advertising and Marketing | |
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| Internet Marketing and Kids | |
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| Vulnerability of Children to Ads | |
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| Online Kids | |
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| Online Safety Tips | |
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| Questioning Media Messages: The Foundation for Media Literacy | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Dealing with Stress | |
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| What's Eating Johnny! | |
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| Understanding Stress | |
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| Stress in Children and Youth | |
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| Stress and the Community and World Environments | |
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| Natural Disasters | |
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| Immigration | |
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| The Media | |
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| Stress and the Home Environment | |
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| Sleep Deprivation | |
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| Overscheduling | |
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| Home Alone | |
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| Parental Conflict, Separation, and Divorce | |
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| Dysfunctional Families | |
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| Death of a Parent | |
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| Stress and the School Environment | |
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| Managing Stress | |
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| Coping Strategies | |
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| Relaxation Techniques | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Patterns | |
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| Shirleisa and Too Many Other Children | |
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| The Epidemic of Overweight and Obesity | |
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| Consequences of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents | |
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| Diabetes Epidemic | |
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| Why Are Kids Getting Fatter? | |
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| Dietary Patterns That Contribute to Disease | |
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| Poor Eating Habits | |
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| Availability of Junk Food in Schools | |
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| Television and Media Influence | |
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| Targeting Kids | |
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| Advertising Thinness as the Ideal | |
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| Unsafe Weight-Loss Methods and Eating Disorders | |
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| Anorexia Nervosa | |
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| Bulimia | |
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| Physical Inactivity | |
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| MyPyramid | |
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| Physical Activity Guidelines for Young People | |
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| Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity | |
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| Health Education | |
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| Physical Education | |
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| Supportive School Environment | |
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| Collaboration and Teamwork Within Schools | |
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| Parental Involvement | |
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| Community Involvement | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Sexual Activity | |
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| In Your Opinion | |
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| Sexual Activity of Teenagers | |
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| Pervasiveness of Sex in the Media | |
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| Understanding Adolescence and Sexual Development | |
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| Surgeon General's Call to Action | |
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| Helping Young People Make Responsible Decisions About Sexual Activity | |
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| Sex Education | |
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| Abstinence Education | |
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| HIV Prevention Education | |
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| Contraceptives | |
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| Peer-Led Prevention Programs | |
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| Teen Parenthood Programs | |
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| Programs for Out-of-School Youth | |
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| Problems Associated with Youth Sexual Activity | |
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| Emotional Consequences | |
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| Unintended Teen Pregnancy | |
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| HIV Infection | |
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| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Substance Use and Abuse | |
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| Once Upon a Time...My Story | |
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| Monitoring Substance Use Trends | |
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| Media Promotion of Alcohol and Tobacco Use | |
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| Substance Abuse Prevention Education | |
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| Information-Based Strategies | |
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| Normative Education | |
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| Resistance Strategies | |
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| Personal and Social Skills Training and Enhancement Approaches | |
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| Peer Approaches | |
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| Drug-Free Activities and Alternatives to Drugs | |
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| Student Assistance Programs | |
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| Parent Approaches | |
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| Principles of Effective Substance Abuse Prevention | |
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| School-Based Programs That Work | |
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| Substance Abuse Prevention Curricula | |
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| Developmental Considerations | |
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| High-Risk Students | |
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| Infusion of Substance Abuse Prevention Education into the Curriculum | |
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| Substance Abuse Problems | |
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| Tobacco Use | |
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| Alcohol | |
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| Addiction in the Family | |
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| Cocaine | |
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| Methamphetamine | |
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| Heroin | |
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| Oxycodone | |
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| Marijuana and Cannabis | |
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| Club Drugs | |
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| Date-Rape Drugs | |
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| Inhalants | |
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| Anabolic Steroids | |
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| Drug Injection and Bloodborne Pathogen Risk | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Violence and Unintentional Injury | |
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| A Story Too Often Repeated | |
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| Understanding Youth Violence | |
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| Family Factors | |
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| Exposure to Media Violence | |
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| Substance Use and Abuse | |
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| Immediate Access to Weapons | |
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| Personal and Peer Characteristics | |
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| Gang Involvement | |
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| Violence and Learning Potential | |
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| Bullying in Schools | |
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| Violence and Unintentional Injury Prevention | |
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| CDC's School Health Guidelines to Prevent Unintentional Injuries and Violence | |
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| Safe and Violence-Free School Environment | |
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| Educational and Curricular Approaches to Violence Prevention | |
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| Responding to Crises, Disasters and Injuries That Affect the School Community | |
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| Child Abuse | |
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| Child Sexual Abuse | |
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| Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect | |
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| Rape | |
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| Date Rape | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Depression and Suicidal Behavior | |
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| Brooke | |
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| Understanding Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents | |
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| Types of Depressive Disorders | |
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| Risk Factors | |
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| Assisting Young People Who Are Depressed | |
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| Self-Injury | |
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| Youth Suicide | |
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| Causes of Youth Suicide | |
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| Suicidal Ideation and Attempts | |
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| Warning Signs of Suicide | |
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| Prevention and Intervention | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Death and Dying | |
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| When a Student Dies... | |
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| Children's Understanding About Death and Dying | |
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| Preschool-Age Children | |
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| Middle Childhood | |
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| Adolescence | |
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| Childhood and Adolescent Bereavement | |
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| Death of a Parent | |
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| Death of a Sibling | |
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| Death of a Pet | |
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| Providing a Supportive Environment for the Terminally Ill Child | |
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| The Teacher's Role | |
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| The Classmates' Role | |
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| Understanding the Dying Child | |
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| Responding Appropriately to Death | |
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| Death of a Schoolmate | |
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| Sudden and Traumatic Death | |
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| When Tragedy Comes to School | |
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| Cultural Perspectives on Death and Dying | |
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| Death Education | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
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| Photo Credits | |