Should be required reading for all teachers & school administrators !

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	• The Wounded Spirit ( Leader's Guide ) Frank Peretti Thomas Nelson, 2001 - 80 pages average customer review:based on 33 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Very Touching

In this book, Frank Peretti tells his story in his own words. This book is a "must read" for every junior high and high school student, teacher, counselor, and youth leader. I highly recommend it.

Should be required reading for all teachers & school administrators !

I realize that some of the views and solutions in this book could not utilized in today's "anti-religion" atmosphere at schools. But this book could help them SEE the ramifications of this problem from the horse's mouth. If you've never been the recipient of this discrimination of cruel treatment and words, you just don't have a clue! If you've been the one giving it, you don't understand how it can hurt you so deep inside and for so long..........
We all need to be made more aware of this bullying problem, so we can do what we can to stop it, because it just keeps on feeding itself generation after generation. There should be "student clubs" in schools addressing this problem.
I know an intelligent and sweet young girl who has been cruelly treated by classmates because of her over-weight condition. It has caused her such distress and hurt that she could not finish school and dropped out, hurting her entire future because she didn't get a high school diploma. Now she has an even more difficult time facing her future, ie. getting jobs, going to college, etc. I'm amazed that there are not more "Columbine" tragedies than there are. Sometimes this hurt and bitterness will eventually come out!

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a message that needs to be heard by more people!

After hearing about this book for several years, I finally decided to get a copy. It's message needs to be heard by more people! When children and teenagers are picked on, teased, ridiculed, laughed at, made fun of, and tormented... the emotional wounds can go very deep. Some people just don't get it...they think that "picked on" kids just need to toughen up, and be less sensitive. Easy to think if you were a nice average kid that was rarely or never picked on... But imagine being "not average" in some way (having a disfiguring birth defect, having a speech impediment, having buck teeth, being painfully shy, fat, skinny, freckled...). Kids can be cruel. And the wounds can last a lifetime.

Frank Peretti shares his own personal story of being born with a rare and disfiguring health condition that led to years of torment from his peers at school. His response was to retreat into a world of fantasy - he was obsessed with monsters and monster movies. (1950's and 60's era). Thankfully he had a loving family, and a Christian faith that helped sustain him too. (For Frank Peretti fans, this book is a great mini-biography of his life!)

But the pain and inner rage felt by someone who has been mercilessly picked on can release itself in unhealthy ways. As he points out in the book, the teenagers responsible for Columbine were teens that had been picked on and mistreated at their school. They were time bombs waiting to go off, and they "went off" on that fateful day.

The book gives practical, constructive advice on what to do if you are currently a child or teenager being picked on... And it is also a rallying call for adults to step-in and stop bullying when they see it taking place. (It's amazing how so many adults can just stand by and do nothing when they see a child being tormented by his peers!) The strong should protect the weak. Our entire perspective about the value and worth of individuals needs to change. We are all precious in God's sight!

There is an emphasis on the importance of forgiveness. If we don't forgive those who have hurt us, we will only become bitter. The "wounded spirit" in us will never heal unless we forgive. And we also must seek the forgiveness of those we have hurt. If we are honest, we too have caused emotional pain to others...

More people should know about this book in general - as it is an issue that affects us all. But consider giving a copy to school teachers, sunday school teachers, and others that work with kids/teenagers - Bullying is not normal. Picked on kids can be emotionally wounded for life. Those who work with kids need to learn how and why to take a stand for the "different" kids in their class.

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A must read.

There is an old proverbial quote that says to whom much is given much is expected. We usually hear this in terms of the church and financial giving. Peretti opens our eyes to a new look at this quote...he lays out that even teenagers who have popularity and repsect have an obligation to stand up for those who aren't so fortunate...and the great impact this simple act can have in the lives of others.

If you have a teenager or just want a new insight for "the other side" for yourself, then this book is a MUST read. I have made sure that my pre-teen children read this book prior to their teen years...if for no other reason that to help understand what happens in the minds and lives of those people we might consider plain, odd or even marginal (both adult and teens).

Peretti mentions that he chose to share his very private story that he kept deep inside him and guarded for so long after the Columbine tradgedy. I beleive if more kids and adults would read this book, then the impact would be great in a very positive way for all of us.

I cannot recommend this small and easy-to-read book enough. You'll be glad you took the short time to read it.

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Battling Bullying

This little book is powerful. Mr. Peretti addresses an issue that all people experience, bullying. Mr. Peretti takes a hard look at the impact of bullying on both its victims and perpetrators, and then challenges the reader to make a change, a change in ATTITUDE! Instead of lamenting the negative changes in our society we need to take Mr. Peretti's challenge and make the positive changes happen. This book has sparked an idea to develope a group for youth to discuss the impact of bullying within my work place (a Residential Treatment facility for children 6 - 18 years of age) and get their insights on how to make positive change. So many of Mr. Peretti's words can be used as group discussion "starters." What I liked about the message is to not allow the bully to control your life any more! I also like the spiritual approach Mr. Peretti took to the problem. It would be great if schools, and work places, across the country took the challenge to make a change in attitude, confront bullying, offer comfort to those known victims instead of ignoring them, and then empower them.

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It happens every day. People are deeply wounded by the words and actions of those around them. And it affects them for the rest of their lives. We've all been there - we've all been wounded and we've all wounded others. But it's time to become "wounded healers," loving and protecting the people around us. The Wounded Spirit has become more than a book. The message has connected with thousands and has become a national movement. To assist youth and community leaders in communicating this powerful message, the W Publishing Group (TM) has developed a 4-session group curriculum program designed especially for youth ages 10-18. Also available is the 64-page call to action, entitled No More Victims, designed as a giveaway to students for them to join in the fight against bullying. No More Victims is sold in pack of 25 only.

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