Friends are so important to today's tweens, and the good news is that friendship matters to God, too! Now youth workers can teach junior high kids how to have healthy relationships based on respect and acceptance, in ways that make sense for their lives. With David and Jonathan as models of a good friendship, and insights into the peer pressures weathered by Joseph and Shadrach, Meschach and Abednego, younger teens will learn how to build strong friendships and how to resist temptation by applying Scripture and understanding their identity in Christ. UNCOMMON puts it all together for youth leaders, with video teaching clips and reproducible handouts included on the DVD. Friendship has never been so easy!
Surviving junior high! - Discover how to deal with peer pressure and find your true friends... It all started as a joke... It was on one of those days when we could feel that summer had almost arrived. Three boys of my class got hold of one of the quiet geeky kids, and for no special reason decided to pull a prank on him... they tied him to a chair in the middle of the playground and stripped off all his clothes...even his pants and shorts! The kid, who was given the name: 'The Stripper' stood for a few minutes in the center of a large circle of laughing kids...and you really don't want to know what happened in the end... You don't have to be the wicked witch to be popular... The way to stand up to peer pressure and be a true friend, without trampling over other people's feelings, is already inside of you. You have the inner strength it takes and this book will show you how!!! Let me share the secret with you - so you too can reach the highest peak of popularity in your class, without giving way to peer pressure and getting dragged along after friends who make you feel bad! This book, the first in the popular series, (the books can be read in any sequence) includes: * True life stories about growing up! * Tips, helpful rules, simple to do exercises! * Fun 'test yourself' questionnaires * A personal journal All of which will help you discover how to deal with peer pressure, how to be "Simply Me" and most important - how to survive junior high! Scroll up and grab your book today! Tags: Books For Teens, Peer Pressure, Parenting Teens, Friendship, Bullying in Schools, Teens Books, Teen Fiction, Short Stories for Teenagers, Teens Self Help
Life is full of cliques and conformists, and acting cool while staying true to yourself is sometimes a tough act to pull off. The Complete Idiotrs"s Guidereg; to Surviving Peer Pressure for Teens is the handbook for handling everything from dressing and acting "right" to dealing with sex, drinking and drugs, violence, and the many other pressures you might face. Get a clue on how to ... Tell people what yours"re willing to do and what yours"re not. Avoid pressuring others into things they might not want to do. Get others to back off without damaging a friendship or your image. Help your boyfriend or girlfriend understand if you arenrs"t on the same page.
Introduces Luke Reynolds, who has the insider facts on the most proficient method to make companions, deal with bullies, and have a magnificent time in the middle school.
Welcome to middle school. These few years can be full of surprises. Some of them may be awesome while others may be a bit scary, but not to worry: This book has answers to all of the questions every middle school girl wonders about. Full color.
The School Counselor’s Guide to Surviving the First Year offers a comprehensive look into the first-year school counseling experience. This practical guide includes topics from internship to professional development from an intimate perspective within the context of real-life scenarios. Drawing from personal experiences, journal articles, textbooks, and excerpts by numerous professional school counselors, it fuses what a school counseling trainee learns in their graduate program and the field experience they get into one unique guide. Emphasizing hands-on approaches, this volume offers personal as well as professional steps toward success in the ins and outs of counseling. This book is a valuable toolkit for the developmental journey of school counselors in-training and beginning school counselors.
Help Your Child Do Great in Grades Six Through Eight Do you remember those awkward years between ages 11 and 14? Sandy Silverthorne does, and he wants to equip your child with practical advice on how to manage middle school. This thorough (and thoroughly humorous) guide contains helpful hints on how to get over middle school phobia, what to expect on the first day, why following the rules is important, and much more. There are also a variety of lists and questionnaires to help kids determine where they fit in, what classes they would be interested in taking, and what extracurricular activities they might like to try. All along the way, Sandy will share wisdom from God’s Word, including the gospel message. With this book and God’s help, your child can not only survive, but thrive, during the middle school years!
