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EJ462996 PS520359
Title: Helping Children Cope with Violence.Author(s): Wallach, Lorraine B.
Source: Young Children, v48 n4 p4-11 May 1993
Publication Date: 1993
ISSN: 0044-0728
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1993
Children who
grow up in violent communities are at risk for pathological development
because growing up in a constant state of apprehension makes it
difficult to establish trust, autonomy, and social competence. Child
care professionals need to help at-risk children develop meaningful
relationships with adults and peers. (MDM)
Descriptors: *At Risk Persons; *Child Caregivers; *Children; *Coping;
Day Care; Early Childhood Education; Parent Child Relationship;
Urban Problems; *Victims of Crime; *Violence
