Teen Esteem: A Self-Direction Manual for Young Adults

by Pat Palmer, Melissa Froehner

Overview

Depression, violence, pressures to succeed, eating disorders—being a teenager seems more difficult with every generation. Confronted daily with demands from parents, teachers, and peers, teens have to have refusal skills and positive attitudes to meet the challenges of life in a world which requires them to grow up before their time. Without patronizing or lecturing, Teen Esteem helps teenagers develop the skills needed to handle stress, peer pressure, substance abuse, anger, sexual expression, more. The third edition includes new material on being different, self-acceptance, cyber-bullying, and coping with depression (in oneself and in others).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781886230873
Publisher:	New Harbinger Publications
Publication date:	07/01/2009
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Pat Palmer, EdD, (1928-2015) was a psychologist and former director of the Assertiveness Training Institute of Denver. She counseled adults and young people throughout the U.S. in the areas of assertiveness and self-esteem and was author of several bestselling children's books on the subject. Her books are widely translated, and particularly popular in the U.S. and Japan.

Melissa Alberti Froehner, B.A., is a businesswoman, writer, and mother of three who has worked extensively with young people.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Chapter 1 What Do You Want From Life? (Your Goals) 1

Chapter 2 Your Right to Be Yourself (Your Rights) 5

Chapter 3 R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Liking Yourself) 11

Chapter 4 What if I'm Different? (Masks We Wear) 21

Chapter 5 "Are You Having Fun Yet?" (Feeling Good) 37

Chapter 6 Listen Up! (Assertiveness) 45

Chapter 7 When You Get So Mad (Dealing with Anger) 55

Chapter 8 Asking For It (Making Requests) 63

Chapter 9 "Just Say No....Yeah, Right" (Refusal Skills) 67

Chapter 10 "C'mon Baby...You Know You Want To!" (Avoiding Manipulation) 77

Chapter 11 Not To Decide Is To Decide (Choices and Decision Making) 87

Chapter 12 Taking Charge (Freedom & Responsibility) 97

Selected Reading 105

Web Resources 111

Index 113

Editorial Reviews

“I was surprised... I'd read most of it without even realizing it! The book is impressive.”
—A.P., age 17

“Adults will welcome its informed perspective on ways teens can take charge of their lives by nurturing healthy self-esteem and making choices crucial to self-actualization.”
—Jean Kozlowski, Cricket in the Corner, Virtual North Woods, www.vnw.org

From the Publisher

This self-help guide has plenty of platitudes and advice on gaining self-confidence. It covers many topics, such as respect, goals, assertiveness, anger management, saying no, manipulation, and decision making, in short, manageable doses. The text is broken up by call-out sections, bullet points, and teens' stories. The goal of this book is to give teens ways to develop positive attitudes and "refusal skills" that will help them deal with bullying, peer pressure, drugs, and sex. The book ends with selected readings broken down into categories for teens and adults, as well as Web site resources and phone hotlines. Starting with the dedication, this reads like a book assigned for a self-improvement retreat—a little too optimistic and "You can do it!" for many teens. The tone is nonjudgmental but has a teacher/guidance counselor voice. For example, the section on bullying first says to tell an adult—teens already know they should do this but typically do not. School media centers and libraries needing to beef up their teen self-help collections will find its advice sound but will need to hand-sell it to readers. Reviewer: Kristin Fletcher-Spear

VOYA - Kristin Fletcher-Spear