Table of Contents
Foreword Gordon Neufeld, PhD xi
Preface 1
1 Stuck
1 The Dream versus the Reality 11
2 What's Getting in the Way? 15
2 Becoming the Leader Our Students Need
3 How We Lead Matters 31
4 Building the Relationship 41
5 Feeding the Relationship 59
6 Protecting and Extending the Relationship 65
3 Common Challenges
7 What's Behind the Behaviour? 83
8 The Child Who Is Anxious 87
9 The Child Whose Head Is in the Clouds 107
10 The Child Who Is Being Disruptive 111
11 The Child Who Is Resistant 123
12 The Child Who Has Shut Down and Doesn't Seem to Care … about Anything 135
13 The Child Who Acts Bossy 145
14 The Child Who Acts Aggressively 153
15 The Child Who Bullies Others 185
4 Identity Shifting
16 Shifting the Negative Identity of an Individual Child 205
17 Shifting the Negative Identity of a Group 219
5 Thriving
18 Emotional Safety 233
19 Towards Healthy Community 253
20 Cultural Wisdom Lost and Found 265
21 Waking Up 283
Introduction to the Inside-Out Handbook 299
Special Considerations
… for Parents 307
… for Teachers Wanting to Share Insights with Parents, and Parents Wanting to Share Insights with Teachers 309
… for Teachers Wanting to Talk with Their Principal 313
… for Principals 317
… for School Counsellors 323
… for Home Educators 327
Who's Who? 329
Acknowledgements 331
Notes 337