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

I have spent alot of time searching for a book like this one. I am soooo glad I finally found it. I work with elementary and middle school kids as a mental health counselor and have found these exercises to be the best in allowing kids to discover their own potential. It is a VERY effective book and well worth the money for families, teachers, counselors, and psychologists doing group work. I actually plan on using it for my own kids too.........great tool !

My six year old son has been struggling with his father's military deployment. He needed some positive tools to help him communicate exactly what he is feeling and what he needed from the adults around him. I am so glad that I found this book and started reading it with him. We do the journaling together and I have also learned a lot. I have seen a big difference in his attitude and behavior. It really does give kids the power they need to feel secure. I have plans to buy several copies of this book and give them as gifts to my closest friends. It is a great book!

As a child psychologist who has been helping children with their social skills for over 20 years now, I use this very book in my social skills group therapy. Parents can read this with their child or give it to their child to read alone. Great for children with AD/HD, ODD and Asperger's....all of whom get teased and rejected by their peers. If your child needs this book he or she would probably benefit from a social skills group too.

A teacher at school recommended this book to a neighbor. Her son was having trouble with bullies, and with guidance from this book, he learned a lot about self-esteem, self-confidence, and the power gained by sticking up for himself. What a joy to see the change in this young man. I recommend it for every parent. It's not only helpful in handling school-yard bullies, it also trains the children to have the confidence to handle bullies in the workforce and other situations throughout their lives. This author is to be highly commended for the help she's giving children, enabling them to have better, happier, more productive lives.