
The Skin We're In
Teaching Our Teens To Be Emotionally Strong, Socially Smart, and Spiritually Connected
Janie Victoria Ward(Author)
The Free Press
Published on 5. February 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-684-85929-3 (ISBN)
Description
Shepherding children through the demanding years of adolescence can be a struggle for any parent. But black parents must also help their children confront the psychological fallout of racism. With this in mind, Dr. Janie Ward, who spent fifteen years researching the moral and psychological development of African-American boys and girls, offers parents a comprehensive four-step program -- Name it, Read it, Oppose it, Replace it -- that provides strategies for healthy resistance to negative social influences and complacency in children throughout the formative years. Ward offers parents advice on such topics as:
Helping boys deal with and control emotions like anger, frustration, and fear
Encouraging girls to appreciate their growing bodies for more than just looks, and to develop a healthy sense of identity
Developing skills in teens that allow them to act effectively in social, academic, and business settings
Teaching children to resist the power of peer pressure from those in their communities who believe there is only one way to be black
Convincing teens that it is essential to develop their spirituality and participate in a spiritual community
Helping boys deal with and control emotions like anger, frustration, and fear
Encouraging girls to appreciate their growing bodies for more than just looks, and to develop a healthy sense of identity
Developing skills in teens that allow them to act effectively in social, academic, and business settings
Teaching children to resist the power of peer pressure from those in their communities who believe there is only one way to be black
Convincing teens that it is essential to develop their spirituality and participate in a spiritual community
Reviews / Votes
Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D. Harvard Medical School, and co-author of Raising Black Children This insightful book is just what parents of black teenagers need...I highly recommend this book to parents and caregivers. Ebony Bookshelf An empowering guide for black parents. Rocky Mountain News The Skin We're In is unique, thoughtful, and intelligent, and should take its rightful place...on every black parent's bookshelf. James Comer, M.D. Yale Child Study Center, coauthor of Raising Black Children Powerful and riveting! The reader is engaged on every page as Dr. Janie Victoria Ward tackles the tough issues associated with black child development in a complexsociety...Solid and eminently practical.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
509 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-684-85929-3 (9780684859293)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Janie Victoria Ward, Ed.D., is associate professor of education and human services at Simmons College in Boston, and coeditor with Carol Gilligan of Mapping the Moral Domain. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her son.
Content
Contents
Introduction
PART ONE
1. Spanning Two Cultures: Coming of Age in the Era of Civil Rights
2. Parenting Black Children Today
3. The Bricks and Mortar of Building Strong Children: Crafting a Strategy of Resistance
4. Teaching Strategies for Healthy Resistance
PART TWO
5. Growing Up Female
6. Obstacles to Creating a Positive Identity
7. Dating, Family Formation, and Crossing Over
PART THREE
8. Spending and Financial Good Sense
9. Dissing, Boys, and Destroying the Ties That Bind
PART FOUR
10. School Rules
11. Spirituality: A Source of Strength and Purpose
Epilogue: A Call to Arms
Resource Guide
References and Notes
Index
Introduction
PART ONE
1. Spanning Two Cultures: Coming of Age in the Era of Civil Rights
2. Parenting Black Children Today
3. The Bricks and Mortar of Building Strong Children: Crafting a Strategy of Resistance
4. Teaching Strategies for Healthy Resistance
PART TWO
5. Growing Up Female
6. Obstacles to Creating a Positive Identity
7. Dating, Family Formation, and Crossing Over
PART THREE
8. Spending and Financial Good Sense
9. Dissing, Boys, and Destroying the Ties That Bind
PART FOUR
10. School Rules
11. Spirituality: A Source of Strength and Purpose
Epilogue: A Call to Arms
Resource Guide
References and Notes
Index