This timely state-of-the-art curriculum offers developmentally appropriate activities and discussions so that students can understand the power of emotions and thoughts while learning skills to effectively control their own behavior. Themes include: healthy vs. unhealthy affiliations and influences; anger and impulse awareness and control; defusing potential violence situations; conflict management; understanding the consequences of real-life acts of violence; empathy; and relating to diverse individuals and groups. If you want more than a containment program, this manual provides expert tools to help you reach the heart of the matter training students to stop violence inside themselves...where it starts! Grades 4-12. Paperback.