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3rd Edition

Stick Up For Yourself!: Every Kid’s Guide to Personal Power and Positive Self-Esteem

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Gershen Kaufman, Lev Raphael

  • Stick Up For Yourself!
  • Stick Up For Yourself!
    In simple words & real-life examples, shows you how to stick up for yourself with other kids, bigger siblings, even parents & teachers.

152 pages
Interest Age: 9 to 13
Lexile: 680
2019
ISBN: 9781631983221

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.

First published in 1990, this perennial best-seller has helped countless children build self-esteem and assertiveness skills. This third edition is the ultimate resource for any kid who’s ever been picked on at school, bossed around, blamed for things he or she didn’t do, or treated unfairly—and for any kid who sometimes feels frustrated, angry, powerless, or scared.

Table of Contents

A Note to Parents, Teachers, and Other Adults

Chapter 1: What It Means to Stick Up for Yourself

  • What You Need to Stick Up for Yourself
  • How to Make This Book Work for You

Chapter 2: How to Get and Use Personal Power

  • Be Responsible
  • Make Choices

Chapter 3: Get to Know Yourself

  • Name Your Feelings
  • Grow a Feelings Vocabulary
  • Feelings and Facial Expressions
  • Combined Feelings
  • Talk About Your Feelings
  • Name Your Future Dreams
  • Name Your Needs
  • Claim Your Feelings, Future Dreams, and Needs
  • Talk Things Over with Yourself
  • When Feelings Are Too Strong to Handle:
  • Great Escapes
  • How to Deal with Strong Feelings

Chapter 4: Get and Use Power in Your Relationships and Your Life

  • Two Kinds of Power
  • Power in Your Relationships
  • Power and Choice
  • Equal Power
  • How to Deal with Bullying
  • Power in Your Life
  • How to Live Happily Ever After

Chapter 5: How to Build Positive Self-Esteem

  • Listening to Your Inner Voices
  • What Self-Esteem Really Means
  • 10 Reasons Why You Need Positive Self-Esteem
  • Ways to Build Your Self-Esteem
  • 16 Sure Signs of Strong Self-Esteem
  • Self-Esteem Do’s and Don’ts
  • Six Good Things to Do for Yourself

Chapter 6: How to Build Inner Security

  • Powerlessness
  • Uncertainty
  • Accepting Your Limits
  • Tools for Building Inner Security
  • Protect Your Personal Power, Self-Esteem,and Inner Security Online
  • A Few More Ready-to-Use Tools

Chapter 7: You Can Stick Up for Yourself

Index

About the Authors

"This is a book that really covers a lot all while keeping it simple and easy to follow."
- Misfit Momma blog

"Sensible, inviting, never condescending or preachy . . . A well-crafted book."
- Voice of Youth Advocates

"Provides the stepping-stones that lead to positive choices and self-confidence."
- KLIATT

"A great resource for classroom exercises, as well as for any group that works with teens."
- National Parenting Center