Name: Ouch! Moments: When Words Are Used in Hurtful Ways - Michael Genhart
Brand: Michael Genhart
Price: 84.27 RON
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nGold medal winner, Mom's Choice Awards n Silver medal, 2016 Nautilus Awards n 2nd place, Picture Books ages 6 & older, 2016 Purple Dragonfly Award n Honorable Mention, EUREKA Excellence in Children's Nonfiction Award n Winner of a 2016 Family Choice Award nWhen a bee stings, Ouch That hurts n nWhen your finger gets caught in a closing door, that hurts a lot.n nHearing a mean or hurtful word hurts a lot, too. When other kids say something mean or hurtful, it is hard to know what to do. n n Microaggressions or ouch moments, as they are referred to in the story, are brief exchanges where an indignity, insult, or slight is expressed--whether intentionally or not--from one person to another. For instance, when children use words like lame or gay to mean that something is bad, weird, or different, they communicate a message that having a disability or being part of LGBT community is equal to being bad, weird, or different. Children likely are not trying to be hurtful; they may just be repeating words that they have heard in the past and may not realize the discriminatory connotations. n n Young people have a wonderful capacity to care about each other. However, they need guidance, mentoring, and modeling from adults to understand the impact of their words and behaviors. Ouch Moments: When Words Are Used in Hurtful Ways explains these ouch moments in kid-friendly terms, offers practical strategies for what kids can do to help, and empowers kids to stand up to mean and hurtful langu