Stick Up for Yourself!: Every Kid's Guide to Personal Power and Positive Self-Esteem - Softcover

Kaufman, Gershen; Raphael, Lev; Espeland, Pamela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575420686 ISBN 13: 9781575420684

Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S., 1999

Synopsis

First published in 1990, this perennial best-seller has helped countless children build self-esteem and assertiveness skills.

Newly revised and updated, it’s 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. Simple words and real-life examples show how children can stick up for themselves with other kids (including bullies and teasers), big sisters and brothers, even grown-ups.

Kids learn how to build relationships, become responsible, manage their anger, grow a “feelings vocabulary,” make good choices, solve problems, set goals, and “store” happiness and pride. Questions from real kids are paired with answers about how to handle specific situations calmly, confidently, and effectively. A special note to parents and teachers explores the “self-esteem backlash” and explains what self-esteem really is―and why kids today need it more than ever.

A wealth of practical, encouraging, realistic advice, this empowering little book is also recommended for parents, teachers, and counselors.
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About this title

About the Authors

Gershen Kaufman was educated at Columbia University and received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Rochester. Professor Emeritus in psychology at Michigan State University, he is a pioneer in the study of shame.

He is the author of Shame: The Power of Caring and The Psychology of Shame: Theory and Treatment of Shame-Based Syndromes. He is the coauthor with Lev Raphael of Dynamics of Power: Fighting Shame and Building Self-Esteem and Coming Out of Shame. With Lev Raphael, he co-developed the program, “Affect and Self-Esteem,” on which Dynamics of Power and Stick Up for Yourself! are based.

He lives in Michigan.

Lev Raphael was educated at Fordham University and received his M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He holds a Ph.D. in American studies from Michigan State University where he is an assistant professor in the English Department, teaching literature and creative writing.

Lev has authored eight Nick Hoffman mysteries, most recently Assault with a Deadly Lie, seventeen other books in many genres, and also blogs for the Huffington Post.

You can find Lev online at www.levraphael.com. He lives in Michigan.

Pamela Espeland authored, coauthored, or edited over 200 books for Free Spirit Publishing on a variety of subjects.

She graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Pamela passed away in September 2021.

Edition details

• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575420686
• ISBN 13: 9781575420684
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 128