101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens

Table of contents

- Cover (Page 1)
- Contents (Page 10)
- Acknowledgments (Page 16)
- Introduction (Page 18)
- WHAT THIS BOOK OFFERS (Page 18)
- A WORD OR TWO ABOUT WORDS (Page 20)
- ORAL VERSUS WRITTEN STORIES (Page 20)
- THE STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK (Page 21)
- STORY 1. A Story of the Story (Page 24)
- Part one. Effective Storytelling for Kids and Teens (Page 28)
- Chapter 1. The Magic of Metaphor (Page 30)
- WHY TELL HEALING AND TEACHING STORIES TO KIDS AND TEENS? (Page 30)
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF TEACHING TALES (Page 31)
- HOW STORIES INFORM (Page 32)
- HOW STORIES EDUCATE (Page 33)
- HOW STORIES TEACH VALUES (Page 34)
- HOW STORIES DISCIPLINE (Page 35)
- HOW STORIES BUILD EXPERIENCE (Page 36)
- HOW STORIES FACILITATE PROBLEM-SOLVING (Page 37)
- HOW STORIES CHANGE AND HEAL (Page 38)
- WHEN NOT TO SPEAK IN STORIES (Page 40)
- Chapter 2. Guidelines for Effective Storytelling (Page 42)
- TEN GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE STORYTELLING (Page 43)
- 1. We Are All Storytellers (Page 43)
- 2. Use Your Own Enthusiasm Rather Than Techniques (Page 44)
- 3. Use Your Intelligence, Integrity, and Ethics (Page 45)
- 4. Make the Story Fit (Page 46)
- 5. Make the Story Real (Page 47)
- 6. Make an Outline of the Story (Page 48)
- 7. Rehearse the Story (Page 49)
- 8. Tell It to Someone Else (Page 49)
- 9. Observe Your Listener (Page 50)
- 10. Be Flexible (Page 51)
- SIX GUIDELINES FOR THE STORYTELLER’S VOICE (Page 52)
- 1. Select Your Style of Storytelling (Page 53)
- 2. Choose Your Rate of Utterance (Page 53)
- 3. Modulate Your Intonation (Page 54)
- 4. Adjust the Volume of Your Voice (Page 55)
- 5. Incorporate Affective Involvement (Page 55)
- 6. Align Affect with the Story (Page 56)
- Chapter 3. Tools and Techniques (Page 57)
- BOOKS AS A SOURCE OF HEALING STORIES: BIBLIOTHERAPY (Page 57)
- DRAMA AS A SOURCE OF HEALING STORIES (Page 59)
- VIDEOS OR DVDS AS A SOURCE OFHEALING STORIES: VIDEOTHERAPY (Page 60)
- PUPPETS, DOLLS, AND TOYS AS METAPHOR (Page 62)
- PLAY AS METAPHOR (Page 63)
- HUMOR AS METAPHOR (Page 65)
- EXPERIENTIAL METAPHORS (Page 66)
- CHILD-GENERATED METAPHORS (Page 68)
- COLLABORATIVE TALES (Page 69)
- TO DISCUSS OR NOT TO DISCUSS? (Page 70)
- Part two. Healing Stories, Teaching Stories (Page 72)
- Chapter 4. Enriching Learning (Page 74)
- STORY 2. KIDS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: A KID STORY (Page 74)
- STORY 3. KIDS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: A TEEN STORY (Page 76)
- STORY 4. FEED WHAT YOU WANT TO GROW (Page 77)
- STORY 5. LOOK AFTER YOURSELF (Page 79)
- STORY 6. COME UP LAUGHING (Page 80)
- STORY 7. IT’S IN THE WAY YOU DO IT (Page 81)
- STORY 8. MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT YOU ARE GIVEN (Page 82)
- STORY 9. DOING WHAT YOU CAN (Page 83)
- STORY 10. SEEKING HAPPINESS (Page 85)
- Chapter 5. Caring for Yourself (Page 88)
- STORY 11. SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS: A KID STORY (Page 89)
- STORY 12. SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS: A TEEN STORY (Page 91)
- STORY 13. RECOGNIZING YOUR ABILITIES (Page 93)
- STORY 14. LET JOE DO IT (Page 95)
- STORY 15. DISCOVERING YOUR SPECIALNESS (Page 97)
- STORY 16. THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCEPTING COMPLIMENTS (Page 99)
- STORY 17. WHAT YOU GIVE IS WHAT YOU GET (Page 101)
- STORY 18. GOOD, NOT PERFECT (Page 102)
- STORY 19. BE YOURSELF (Page 103)
- STORY 20. INCREASING SELF-AWARENESS (Page 105)
- Chapter 6. Changing Patterns of Behavior (Page 108)
- STORY 21. FACING FEARS: A KID STORY (Page 109)
- STORY 22. FACING FEARS: A TEEN STORY (Page 111)
- STORY 23. SEE FOR YOURSELF (Page 113)
- STORY 24. LEARNING TO THINK FOR YOURSELF (Page 115)
- STORY 25. BUILD ON WHAT YOU ARE GOOD AT (Page 117)
- STORY 26. LEARNING NEW TRICKS (Page 119)
- STORY 27. A GESTURE THAT CHANGED A WHOLE SUBURB (Page 122)
- STORY 28. MAKING A DIFFERENCE (Page 123)
- STORY 29. CHANGING PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR (Page 124)
- STORY 30. I’M NOT AFRAID ANYMORE (Page 126)
- Chapter 7. Managing Relationships (Page 129)
- STORY 31. CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE: A KID STORY (Page 130)
- STORY 32. CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE: A TEEN STORY (Page 131)
- STORY 33. MAKING AND MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIPS (Page 133)
- STORY 34. THE FOUR FAITHFUL FRIENDS (Page 134)
- STORY 35. NEGOTIATING A SOLUTION (Page 135)
- STORY 36. NEW FRIENDS (Page 137)
- STORY 37. FINDING TENDERNESS (Page 139)
- STORY 38. GOING INSIDE (Page 141)
- STORY 39. PUTTING YOURSELF IN SOMEONE ELSE’S PLACE (Page 143)
- STORY 40. MAKING AND KEEPING FRIENDS (Page 145)
- Chapter 8. Managing Emotions (Page 148)
- STORY 41. HEIGHTENING PLEASURE: A KID STORY (Page 149)
- STORY 42. HEIGHTENING PLEASURE: A TEEN STORY (Page 150)
- STORY 43. HAVING FUN (Page 152)
- STORY 44. CULTIVATING CONTENTMENT (Page 154)
- STORY 45. NAILING DOWN ANGER (Page 156)
- STORY 46. HELPING WITH HUMOR (Page 158)
- STORY 47. FLYING OFF THE HANDLE (Page 159)
- STORY 48. LEARNING TO LAUGH (Page 160)
- STORY 49. CHANGE YOUR POSTURE, CHANGE YOUR FEELINGS (Page 162)
- STORY 50. EXPRESSING EMOTIONS CONGRUENTLY (Page 163)
- Chapter 9. Creating Helpful Thoughts (Page 166)
- STORY 51. MANAGING GRIEF: A YOUNG KID STORY (Page 166)
- STORY 52. MANAGING GRIEF: A KID STORY (Page 168)
- STORY 53. AN ACT OF KINDNESS (Page 169)
- STORY 54. THINGS MAY NOT BE WHAT THEY SEEM (Page 171)
- STORY 55. POSITIVE REFRAMING (Page 172)
- STORY 56. THOUGHTS DETERMINE FEELINGS (Page 173)
- STORY 57. FINDING EXCEPTIONS TO PROBLEMS (Page 174)
- STORY 58. LEARNING TO USE WHAT YOU HAVE (Page 176)
- STORY 59. LEARNING TO DISCRIMINATE (Page 177)
- STORY 60. AWAKENING CONFIDENCE (contributed by Susan Boyett) (Page 179)
- Chapter 10. Developing Life Skills (Page 182)
- STORY 61. FACING A MORAL DILEMMA: A KID STORY (Page 183)
- STORY 62. FACING A MORAL DILEMMA: A TEEN STORY (Page 184)
- STORY 63. LEARNING ABOUT RULES (Page 186)
- STORY 64. SOMETIMES TERRIBLE THINGS HAPPEN (Page 187)
- STORY 65. ACCEPTING WHAT YOU HAVE (Page 189)
- STORY 66. TAKING RESPONSIBILITY (Page 190)
- STORY 67. MAKING DECISIONS (Page 192)
- STORY 68. TAKING A DIFFERENT VIEW (Page 194)
- STORY 69. OVERCOMING FEAR (Page 195)
- STORY 70. THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS (Page 197)
- Chapter 11. Building Problem-Solving Skills (Page 200)
- STORY 71. OVERCOMING ADVERSITY: A KID STORY (Page 201)
- STORY 72. OVERCOMING ADVERSITY: A TEEN STORY (Page 202)
- STORY 73. COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING (Page 204)
- STORY 74. THINKING THROUGH A PROBLEM (Page 205)
- STORY 75. SOLVING A PROBLEM (Page 207)
- STORY 76. ACCEPTANCE (Page 209)
- STORY 77. LEARNING TO SHARE (Page 211)
- STORY 78. TENDING TO THE NEGLECTED (Page 212)
- STORY 79. TAKING CONTROL (Page 214)
- STORY 80. CREATING A WISH (Page 216)
- Chapter 12. Managing Life’s Challenging Times (Page 220)
- STORY 81. BLOWING AWAY PAIN: A KID STORY (Page 221)
- STORY 82. MANAGING PAIN: A TEEN STORY (Page 222)
- STORY 83. BEATING A BULLY (Page 223)
- STORY 84. I AM ONLY NINE (Page 225)
- STORY 85. COPING WITH ILLNESS (Page 226)
- STORY 86. FINDING SOLUTIONS (Page 228)
- STORY 87. FACING CHANGES (Page 230)
- STORY 88. GETTING BACK ON YOUR FEET (Page 231)
- STORY 89. FACING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE (Page 233)
- STORY 90. LEARNING TO CARE FOR YOURSELF (Page 235)
- Chapter 13. Kids’ Own Healing Stories (Page 238)
- STORY 91. THE GHOST WHO LEARNED TO SCARE (contributed by Sam Green) (Page 239)
- STORY 92. GIRL (contributed by Pia Hill) (Page 240)
- STORY 93. DAYS TO COME (contributed by Erin Kelley) (Page 241)
- STORY 94. MARY-JANE’S STORY (contributed by Anthea Challis) (Page 243)
- STORY 95. SALLY’S PROBLEM (contributed by Emma Barley) (Page 245)
- STORY 96. MY LIFE (contributed by Nathaniel Watts) (Page 247)
- STORY 97. MY LIFE STORY (contributed by Oliver Potts) (Page 248)
- STORY 98. ROCK YOUR WAY OUT OF IT (contributed by Jonathon Matthews) (Page 249)
- STORY 99. WHEN THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO (contributed by Stephanie Wood) (Page 250)
- STORY 100. LUCY MAC’S STORY (contributed by Corin Eicke) (Page 252)
- Part three. Creating Your Own Healing Stories for Kids (Page 254)
- Chapter 14. How Can I Use Metaphors Effectively? (Page 256)
- POTENTIAL PATHWAYS FOR EFFECTIVE METAPHOR THERAPY (Page 256)
- POTENTIAL PITFALLS IN EFFECTIVE METAPHOR THERAPY (Page 261)
- Chapter 15. Where Do I Get the Ideas for Healing Stories? (Page 267)
- METAPHORS BUILT ON A BASIS OF EVIDENCE (Page 267)
- METAPHORS BUILT ON HEROES (Page 269)
- METAPHORS BUILT ON IMAGINATION (Page 270)
- METAPHORS BUILT ON THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES (Page 271)
- METAPHORS BUILT ON AN IDEA (Page 273)
- METAPHORS BUILT ON A CHILD’S OWN STORY (Page 274)
- METAPHORS BUILT ON HUMOR (Page 276)
- METAPHORS BUILT ON CROSS-CULTURAL TALES (Page 277)
- METAPHORS BUILT ON CLIENT CASES (Page 278)
- METAPHORS BUILT ON EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES (Page 279)
- GUIDELINES FOR USING PERSONAL LIFE STORIES (Page 280)
- Chapter 16. How Do I Plan and Present Healing Stories? (Page 282)
- THE PRO-APPROACH (Page 282)
- 1. MAKE AN OUTCOME-ORIENTED ASSESSMENT (Page 283)
- 2. PLAN YOUR METAPHORS (Page 285)
- 3. PRESENT YOUR METAPHORS (Page 289)
- 4. STOP, LOOK, AND LISTEN (Page 291)
- 5. GROUND THE STORY IN REALITY (Page 291)
- Chapter 17. Teaching Parents to Use Healing Stories (Page 293)
- STORIES FOR PARENTS AND PARENTING (Page 293)
- SOME VALUES OF TEACHING PARENTS TO USE METAPHORS (Page 295)
- STEPS FOR TEACHING PARENTS STORYTELLING (Page 297)
- AN EXAMPLE OF EFFECTIVE PARENTAL STORYTELLING (Page 298)
- HELPING PARENTS BUILD STORYTELLING SKILLS (Page 301)
- . . . AND THE STORY CONTINUES (Page 302)
- STORY 101. Will You Be My Teacher? (Page 304)
- Resources, References, and Other Sources of Metaphoric Stories (Page 306)
- Index (Page 322)