As a writer and author of children's books comes these value based choices EMPOWER your children with ten ways to stop group manipulation and unethical group persuasion in politics, social media, religion, philosophy, etc. Once children/teens learn how groups use unethical persuasion to get them to believe/behave in a certain way, they will be less likely to fall victim to these tactics.
Each page of this children’s book begins with “You might be in an unhealthy group if…” and then it describes an unethical persuasion method. The opposite page says, “If a group teaches/allows etc. (describes healthy group dynamic)…it is a sign of a healthy group.” This book was written by a mother and illustrated by her children. The main sources on unethical persuasion techniques come from Steven Hassan's, "Freedom of Mind," and the BITE model, as well as Janja Lalich and Madeliene Tobias, "Take Back Your Life," Bounded Choice Model. These resource books are written by the top professionals in the area of cults and unhealthy group dynamics.
" A great tool for folks to discuss issues of authoritarian control with children!"- Steven Hassan, PhD, author of Combating Cult Mind Control
“This is such an important and necessary book. Teaching our children about the risks and potential dangers of high-demand groups and cults should be a top priority at this time. As a cult educator, I am honored that my bounded-choice framework was utilized to help explain the processes of manipulation and coercive control.”- Janja Lalich, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Sociology, Specialist in cults, extremism, human trafficking, and coercive influence & control. Author of Escaping Utopia: Growing Up in a Cult, Getting Out and Starting Over: