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Did you know
160,000 children a day—not a year, a day—stay home from school because of bullying? And those who do go to school live in fear and uncertainty.
Prayer Chain
We are starting a prayer chain for kids that need prayer. If you want to be a Protectors Prayer Partner, please email paul here and include the names of kids you want to add to the list. If you don't have a child's name and want to participate in the prayer chain, excellent!
Protectors Prayer Rescuers List
We wil begin adding names to this list soon. We're in the process of currently collecting them.
Videos (NEW)
WARNING: Mature Content!
The perpetrator of the shootings was Pekka-Eric Auvinen. In the investigation by the police it was confirmed that he had been a victim of school bullying for years.
Curriculum for grades 4 through 9 just released!
When bullying is at its worst and where hundreds of thousands of children need us the most.
6 Lessons that can be used by church and faith-related groups during Sunday School, midweek, camps and retreats to provide a Christian response to bullying. Ideal for one-on-one instruction as well. This one-of-a-kind curriculum helps targets, bystanders, bullies, and even provides parents with life-changing facts about which kids get bullied, why, and what they should do today to help their child.
The Protectors Curriculum is designed to:
• Increase student empathy for others
• Help students realize that not only do they have a moral obligation not to bully others, but to also help kids who are being bullied
• Increase a child’s ability to behave assertively, making them less likely to be targeted by bullies
• Increase the student’s ability to verbally defend himself against bullies
• Increase a child’s understanding of choices when they witness verbal or physical violence
• Foster courage, which is essential to deep love, spiritual growth and faithfulness
• Increase an understand that how students carry themselves greatly predicts whether they are targeted or not
• Increase their understanding of God’s love for justice and mercy, and his hatred for injustice and cruelty
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Startling Facts About School–Based Bullying
- Sample Script to read to the Adult Congregation
- Lesson One: How Does Jesus Think and Feel About Bullying?
- Lesson Two: No to Revenge. Yes to Healthy Self Defense
- Lesson Three: Be Strong and Courageous: Saying No The Godly Way
- Lesson Four: Be Strong and Courageous: Appearing Strong Without Appearing Arrogant
- Lesson Five: Bystanders: More Power Than You Realize
- Lesson Six: Faith in Action: The Protectors Pledge: Time to Celebrate, You’re a Protector!
Each Lesson Includes:
- Bible Courage Verses
- Lights, Camera, Action! Opportunities to Learn How to Be More Assertive and Courageous
- Question & Answer Time
- Real-Life Stories from Real-Life Kids
- The Protectors Ending Prayer
PURCHASE THE PROTECTORS CURRICULUM!
SINGLE OPTION:
$39 plus $5 for shipping.
Includes one Teacher’s Guide and one Student Guide.
STANDARD OPTION:
$69 plus $5 for shipping.
Includes one Teacher’s Guide and 10 Student Guides.
WEB-EXCLUSIVE OPTION:
$79 plus $5 for shipping.
Includes one Teacher’s Guide and 10 Student Guides
PLUS Paul Coughlin's book No More Jellyfish, Chickens or Wimps:
Raising Secure, Assertive Kids in a Tough World.
Make your check payable to:
The Protectors • PO Box 4457 • Medford, OR 97501
To see a sample chapter of The Protectors Curriculum, click here.
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Paul Coughlin, Founder, is an international speaker, conference leader, and bestselling author of No More Christian Nice Guy, Married But Not Engaged, and No More Jellyfish, Chickens or Wimps: Raising Secure, Assertive Kids in a Tough World. To learn more about how the Protectors began, read No More Jellyfish, Chickens or Wimps.
The Protectors is part of Paul Coughlin's non-profit ministry. If bullying has affected your life and you want to help others who are being bullied or will be bullied in the future, please give generously to this worthy cause.
Send your donations to:
The Protectors
PO Box 4457
Medford, OR 97501
The Protectors is published by Thumos Press, which encourages Christians to be more assertive and proactive in all areas of their lives.
Materials for Thumos Press designed by R. Dennis Hughett, Jr.
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