Wisdom of Children

Author:   Barbara Williams ,  Heather Danae Williams
Publisher:   PCCS Books
ISBN:  

9781910919200


Pages:   130
Publication Date:   14 September 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Every child is born with innate wisdom; the role of adults - parents, educators, social workers and policy makers - is to nurture this wisdom and enable it to flourish. This is the belief that underpins this extraordinary book. Barbara and Heather Williams have drawn on the work of Carl Rogers, Virginia Axline and other leading person-centered theorists and educationalists to devise unique ways to foster the innate wisdom of children. 'Children have the ability to trust, to express themselves in a clear, straight way, to be empathetic and open to differences in themselves and other cultures and to accept other people and themselves for who they are and not for what they do or do not do. When a child can recognize and express these qualities it helps them to be insightful, to have high self-confidence, to be creative and to be resilient. When the wisdom of children is not recognized and they cannot express person-centered qualities, their self-confidence goes down, they lose trust, they are fearful and they often either give up or rebel.The educational and medical systems are quick to diagnose them with ADHD, bipolar disorder and other labels and quick to medicate them, when much of this medication could be avoided,' they write. The book is in four main parts.It starts with the founding of DeSillio School, in Fort Collins, Colorado, and tells how teachers, parents and the community worked together to support the wisdom of children and help them to learn in creative ways through using and bringing out their person-centred qualities.It goes on to discuss play therapy, and the use of the person-centered approach with children from age two through adolescence, drawing on case examples, experiences and quotes from children. The third section discusses Native American Indian philosophy and how it informs the Williams' work in education and the workshops they run world-wide with children. Part four focuses on these Kids Workshops and the training programs Barbara and Heather have created to help children recognize and express their wisdom, be resilient, keep their creativity and appreciate nature. The book ends with a series of 'what if?' questions: what if politicians, educationalists, economists, parents, teachers, therapists, foster care and children's centers could all recognize the wisdom of children?How could it change the world? Immeasurably, if we allow Barbara and Heather's experience to guide us.

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Author:   Barbara Williams ,  Heather Danae Williams
Publisher:   PCCS Books
Imprint:   PCCS Books
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.150kg
ISBN:  

9781910919200


ISBN 10:   1910919209
Pages:   130
Publication Date:   14 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Part 1: Formation of DeSillio School 1.The world of DeSillio 2.Field trips and internships 3.Experiences of children and teachersPart 2: Play therapy 1. Forms of therapy 2. Tools and experiences Part 3: Native American philosophy and our work 3. Navajo pen pals 4. Rough Rock School in present times 5. Kids' Workshop(TM) and Native American philosophy Part 4:Kids' Workshop(TM) 10.The setting 11.The first meetings 12.Taking risks, failure and flexibility 13.Formation of Kids' Workshop abroad 14. Kids' Workshop facilitator programs 15.Kids' Workshop in different settings and cultures 16.Words of the children Part 5: Conclusion 17.What if adults recognized the wisdom of children?

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I consider Barbara and Heather's work to be focused on issues of no little importance, especially today, in a world in tumultuous change... it makes sense to trust, protect and promote the innate capacities of our children to be fully human. By doing so we may re-learn from them the importance of connectedness in how we live our lives and of establishing healthy relationships with the life within us and around us, in the here and now. Alberto Zucconi, President, Institute for the Person-Centered Approach (IACP), Rome.


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Barbara and Heather Williams are mother and daughter; they wrote this book together. Barbara has a background in psychotherapy, play therapy, teaching and social work. Heather grew up with person-centered parents and went to a student-centered school. Her background is psychotherapy, social work and art and she specializes in working with adolescents.

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