Raising Nonviolent Children in a Violent World: A Family Handbook

Violence is all around us—war, terrorism, street crime, child abuse. Children are bombarded by violent TV shows, movies, and music. Parents fear for the safety of their families and are alarmed when they see their own children acting out in aggressive ways. They often wonder how they can raise their children to live according to the best spiritual values.

A family counselor and leader of workshops on raising nonviolent children, Michael Obsatz has identified twenty-one skills that parents an...