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What do I get if I buy The Peace Rug Kit? A booklet containing lesson plans and role plays In short, everyone learns the script...like learning lines for a play. The Peace Rug is not meant to be a substitute for counseling but is very effective in helping children relate better with one another. A child's property has been taken: A young boy takes another's pencil - again! Usually there are outbursts and blaming, "He took my pencil!" But now he invites the other child to go to The Peace Rug. They go through the dialogue they practiced in class; they work through the problem; and a couple of minutes later, they are in their seats back at work. The teacher has been able to continue teaching and the whole class has not been disrupted by the conflict. Anything someone does that makes you feel uncomfortable, hurt, angry, and other negative emotions can be labeled a conflict. Sometimes it is physical. To make it easy, any non-physical and physical behavior such as disrespect, eye-rolling, name-calling, taunting, hitting, shoving, teasing, bullying, and more as "conflicts." The purpose of The Peace Rug is to give children a specially designated safe place to work through bad feelings with another child when a conflict occurs. A specific dialogue has been created so that both children know what to say and how to say it so that feelings are settled, rather having a situation escalate. Children can learn this new way ― The Peace Rug way ― to resolve conflicts easily, quickly, respectfully, and peacefully. Teachers find The Peace Rug to be a simple and successful research-based and proven effective curriculum for use in pre-kindergarten through middle school. This single curriculum contains all elements for state-mandated curriculum instruction in the areas of conflict resolution, anger management, communication skills, interpersonal skills, bullying prevention, character education, and cultural diversity issues. In 1999, no single curriculum was available to meet state requirements for conflict resolution, anger management, communication skills, interpersonal skills, bullying prevention, character education, and cultural diversity issues. School Counselor and Counseling Psychologist, Dr. Helen McIntosh, wanted students to learn life skills in these areas since many children witness and possibly experience domestic abuse, violence, and neglect; many came to school hungry and had other difficulties. She believed that children should be equipped to speak up for themselves since seldom in "real life" does one have a facilitator or mediator to settle disputes. She wanted children to know how to solve their own problems without adult intervention and wanted students to "find their voice" and not be intimidated by others. How to do this in many classrooms with children of diverse backgrounds? After praying months for the solution, she got her answer in the middle of one night in September 1999 - The Peace Rug. More than 100 staff members unanimously gave her permission to test her new concept with 750 students. After two weeks, all students were trained to use The Peace Rug, and teachers reported there were no more unresolved conflicts in their classrooms. Students even referred themselves to The Peace Rug when a problem arose. There was peace in the school ―even on the playground! Students asked, “Could we do this at home? I fight with my brothers and sisters all the time.” Days later, they reported, “We don’t fight anymore, and we ask Mom and Dad to go to The Peace Rug so that they won’t fight, either.” Because other teachers and parents asked to purchase The Peace Rug, this unique, research-based and proven effective curriculum is now available for schools as well as homes. |
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