Teaching Kids to Care and to Be Careful

Innovative, practical, easy-to-use, and packed with over 175 meaningful activities and experiences, Teaching Kids to Care and to be Careful revolutionizes, simplifies, and captures the essence of a quality education--the purpose of which is to teach children to become caring human beings and builders of caring communities. Author John Worzbyt involves the home, school, and community in teaching children that caring is central to all life decisions and is the unifying force that brings meaning and purpose to life and living and relevancy to learning. The contents of this book will help children understand that caring is at the core of their existence, their purpose for being, and the source of their attitudes, values, and behaviors that prepares them for a life of service, advocates for social justice, and promoters of social change. With Teaching Kids to Care and to be Careful, kids can manage life's risks more responsibly, and experience life more fully as caring human beings and builders of caring communities. It is a must read for teachers, school counselors (K-8), parents, and community workers who strive to teach children how they can live, learn, and work from a caring perspective.