compelling stories & activities
that develop peaceful abilities in children

The rise of aggression among our youth is of vital concern. Most programs that have been developed to address this problem focus on self-control and conflict resolution. These programs are helpful, but they neglect the important higher-order skills needed for building peaceful relationships - kindness, forgiveness, compassion, and a deep respect for self and others.

Few teaching programs are available to help children systematically learn the higher-order values and behaviors that increase children’s abilities to live peacefully with others.

is such a program.

has these unique features:

• Emphasis on internal strengths of children (i.e. compassion, valuing self and others), not external controls (i.e. rules and punishments);

• Specific prosocial skills with precision rarely available in other programs;

• Materials collected from many cultures, ancient and modern;

• Collection of stories, games, music, paintings, ideas, and activities;

• Allows for the flexible use of activities individually or in combination;

• Requires no lengthy instructions or preparations.

includes 128 activities; 19 children’s books selected from various authors, cultures, and traditions; a DVD containing movie clips, and a CD featuring original music. was developed for children ages 6 to 11 years.

, developed by Bonnie-Ballif-Spanvill, P.h.D. and Claudia J. Clayton, P.h.D., can be used in schools, domestic violence shelters, after school programs, churches, community groups, and families.