This teacher’s companion to a classic book for kids provides tools for building self-esteem and personal power. Without self-esteem, kids doubt themselves and may turn to unhealthy habits as a way of coping. With self-esteem, kids feel secure, are willing to take positive risks, and are resilient in the face of challenges. This teacher’s guide expands the messages of Stick Up for Yourself!, teaching self-confidence and how to be assertive with easy-to-use sessions. Created for the classroom, these sessions can also be used in other group settings including counseling groups, out-of-school programs, community programs, and more. Digital content includes reproducible handouts.
Fully refreshed to address modern issues, this popular essential guide helps kids build self-confidence and assert themselves. Using simple words and real-life examples, this book shows kids how to be assertive with other kids—and with adults. Kids will learn to feel better about themselves, stronger and more secure inside, and more in charge of their lives. They’ll read about effective ways to deal with intense feelings and to build self-esteem and self-confidence. In addition, they’ll learn strategies for building inner security to cope with powerlessness and uncertainty and discover ways of protecting themselves when using social media.
This teacher’s companion to a classic book for kids provides tools for building self-esteem and personal power. Without self-esteem, kids doubt themselves and may turn to unhealthy habits as a way of coping. With self-esteem, kids feel secure, are willing to take positive risks, and are resilient in the face of challenges. This teacher’s guide expands the messages of Stick Up for Yourself!, teaching self-confidence and how to be assertive with easy-to-use sessions. Created for the classroom, these sessions can also be used in other group settings including counseling groups, out-of-school programs, community programs, and more. Digital content includes reproducible handouts.
Take a deep breath and learn how to deal with a bad work situation: “Like having an employment attorney on call. . . . It’s exactly what employees need.” —Alison Green, author of Ask A Manager USA Best Book Award Winner Hate your job? Ready to quit? Facing a layoff before you even have a chance to quit? Is your boss is a flaming jerk? Think you might have a lawsuit? If any of these scenarios apply to you, you are facing a crucial career moment—and mistakes and misinformation will cost you dearly. In Stand Up for Yourself Without Getting Fired, celebrated attorney Donna Ballman provides winning answers to these and many more tough questions, such as: I think they’re getting ready to lay me off. What can I do? My boss is creating a hostile environment. Can I sue? What does it mean if I sign a paper saying I’m an independent contractor and not an employee? Am I exempt from overtime? Whether you’re a recent college grad or an almost-retiree, newly employed or laid off after twenty years; gay or straight; single or married with kids; janitor or CEO . . . Stand Up for Yourself Without Getting Fired will give you the specific and relevant advice you need to face any career-threatening situation . . . and come out ahead.
An inspiring, no-holds-barred account of one woman's quest to find her true self.Shelley Bridgman is an award-winning stand-up comic, actor, script writer, professional speaker and a leading Psychotherapist - but it wasn't always this way.First she survived the hedonistic sixties with the inevitable round of clubbing, fashion and drugs; then she made the most of the seventies, travelling to over sixty countries whilst running a travel business - but it was the eighties that tested her to her limits. Battling depression, bankruptcy, addiction and suicide attempts; Bridgman found the courage to confront her need to change gender and achieve harmony with herself.This is a story about identity, self-discovery and acceptance. It is also testament to a profoundly touching love story that has lasted over forty years."e;Brilliant, captivating and thought-provoking. Shelley shares her story with such honesty and openness. Highly recommended"e;Peggy McColl New York Times Best-selling Author'If you buy one inspirational book this year, make it this one"e;Jo Good, BBC radio presenter"e;Anyone performing Stand-Up deserves respect. To do it after overcoming life threatening illness and overcoming the obstacles in this story is truly remarkable. If you need uplifting read this story"e;Caroline Lucas, MP & Former Leader of The Green Party"e;There are writers who merely write words and then there are writers who craft emotional moments in our lives.If the happenings of an ever increasingly plundered world turns your face awayAnd saddens your shoulders... Stop!Take time right now - to join a true traveler of time in her journey of unearthing the truth - both for herself and those she encountered along the path.I cried and wept.I laughed and chortled.I sat and thought and changed. You will too.Time will confirm it was for the better"e;.Peter Thomson"e;The UK's Most Prolific Information Product Creator"e;"e;Shelley Bridgman is unique, her book and her life is full of humour and honesty, she is a stunning writer and brings to life her amazing true story. Don't miss this"e;Janey GodleyBest-Selling Author & Top Scottish ComicShelley Bridgman is a woman with not just one perspective on life, but many. A born traveler, her journey has taken her not only around the world, but around herself, ob- serving her own life from every angle, even as the smooth exterior began to crack. It is only after entering through those cracks that this extraordinary and brave woman was able to work from the inside to create a strong, shimmering self, that is entirely her own. Told with intelligence, honesty and humility, hers is a story unlike any other, and yet it speaks to all of us.Paul LucasNew York Producer
Have you ever been picked on at school, bossed around, blamed for things you didn't do, or treated unfairly? This book can help. It shows you how to stick up for yourself with other kids, big sisters and brothers, even parents and teachers. It tells you things you can say WITHOUT putting people down, and things you can do WITHOUT getting into trouble. Learn the power to be true to yourself, and feel secure and confident inside -- no matter what.
To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners. Memory plays a central role in our ability to carry out complex cognitive tasks, such as applying knowledge to problems never before encountered and drawing inferences from facts already known. New insights into how memory is encoded, consolidated, and later retrieved have led to a better understanding of how we learn. Grappling with the impediments that make learning challenging leads both to more complex mastery and better retention of what was learned. Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion of mastery, but gains fade quickly. More complex and durable learning come from self-testing, introducing certain difficulties in practice, waiting to re-study new material until a little forgetting has set in, and interleaving the practice of one skill or topic with another. Speaking most urgently to students, teachers, trainers, and athletes, Make It Stick will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement.
