empowering children to cope with difficulty and build muscles for mental health

Providing a conceptual understanding and practical suggestions for educating children in skills that can promote their mental health, this text presents principles for effective delivery of suggested intervention techniques. Chapters in the first section of the text focus on helping children to deal with problem situations. The second section provides Information To Promote Emotionally Healthy Children, Including A knowledge of self, a respect for self and others, healthy habit strength, and a balance between work and play. Suggestions are also provided for enhancing intervention efforts and principles proven effective in mental health education.