Help Yourself for Teens: Real-Life Advice for Real-Life Challenges

by Dave Pelzer

Overview

As featured on Oprah

Dave Pelzer, author of the acclaimed, best-selling books A Man Named Dave and Help Yourself, continues his tireless crusade against despair with Help Yourself for Teens, an uplifting new book written specifically for young adults.

Sharing stories of his own adolescent struggles—fighting for his life against his alcoholic mother and enduring outrageous oppression at the hands of bullies and false friends—Pelzer imparts advice to help young people rise above their circumstances and achieve greatness. He offers teenagers practical solutions for overcoming their own hardships, focusing on three areas: facing current and past problems; realizing the importance of decisions; and finally, never giving up on oneself. Through it all, Pelzer never lets his readers forget that they alone have control over the outcomes of their lives.

Pelzer’s uplifting and practical advice strives to tackle issues ranging from physical and sexual abuse to identifying spousal disagreement. Part self-help book and part inspirational memoir, Help Yourself for Teens is an empowering and uplifting guide to growing up in an often difficult world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780452286528
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/30/2005
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	442,299
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Dave Pelzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Child Called “It", The Lost Boy, A Man Named Dave, Help Yourself, and The Privilege of Youth. He travels more than 250 days a year throughout the nation speaking to large groups of youth and adults on the topics of resilience and overcoming obstacles. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, and The Montel Williams Show, among other national shows.
www.davepelzer.com

Hometown:

Rancho Mirage, California

Date of Birth:

1961

Place of Birth:

Daly City, California

Education:

High School equivalency certificate

Website:

http://www.davepelzer.com

Table of Contents

	The Deal	ix
Part 1	Dealing with Life
Chapter 1	When Every Day Can Change Your Life	3
Chapter 2	Hiding Behind Yourself	11
Chapter 3	It's Not Necessarily You	25
Chapter 4	The Fear Factor	45
Chapter 5	It's the F Word	57
Part 2	Choices You Make Now and Where They Can Lead You in Your Future
Chapter 6	Your Life, Your Choice	87
Chapter 7	Letting Go of All the Needless Junk	97
Chapter 8	Hate No One	109
Part 3	Personal Resolve
Chapter 9	Keeping Your Faith	131
Chapter 10	Always an Option	145
	A Final Word	161
	Glossary	165
	Acknowledgments	175
	Keynotes	177
	About the Author	179

Editorial Reviews

A monumental series of books about courage and triumph. Pelzer demonstrates, as few have, that it is in the darkest skies that the stars are best seen.”—Richard Paul Evans, New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box
 
"Dave Pelzer is a living testament of resilience, personal responsibility, and the triumph of the human spirit."—John Bradshaw, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Homecoming and Family Secrets

"A living example that all of us have the capability to better ourselves no matter what the odds... Dave Pelzer inspires us all."—Jack Canfield, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul

From the Publisher

Dave Pelzer graduated magna cum laude from the school of hard knocks. In bestsellers beginning with A Child Named "It", he chronicled his painful struggle for survival against an alcoholic mother, neighborhood bullies, and two-faced friends. In this book, written specifically for young adults, Pelzer describes plausible solutions for common teenage problems and offers inspirational advice for those experiencing a life crisis. An uplifting primer for the real world.