ERIC Number: EJ941204
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 3
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The Power of Personhood in Facing the Future
Thompson, Sherwood
Reclaiming Children and Youth, v20 n2 p34-36 2011
Discouraged youth need caring adults who employ both traditional and creative strategies to help them develop character and positive life goals. Caring adults can help youth realize that they are worthy of love and possess great potential. There is great promise and hope for troubled youth if they connect with adults who are convinced that every young person has the opportunity to succeed. Building character and personhood has its roots in a deep belief in the inherent goodness and innate potential in every child to live a successful and meaningful life.
Descriptors: Caring, Personality Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Child Rearing, Child Development, Spiritual Development, Theory of Mind, Altruism, Social Cognition, Child Caregivers, Adolescent Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Developmental Psychology
Reclaiming Children and Youth. PO Box 57 104 N Main Street, Lennox, SD 57039. Tel: 605-647-2532; Fax: 605-647-5212; e-mail: journal@reclaiming.com; Web site: http://reclaimingjournal.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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