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Being a teenager is no easy task. Between the hassles from your parents and teachers and the pressures from your friends, it’s often heard to cope. Here you will find necessary guidance to make your life work more effectively and less painfully. Getting Your Own Way is a self-help book designed to instruct teenagers in the art of assertiveness techniques. Mary Mihaly teaches you that you have the right to challenge authority, the right to decide for yourself, the right to say I don’t care—and tells you how to protect these rights. This book will help you gain the confidence to: ·Handle criticism ·Protect your individuality ·Distinguish between being taken advantage of and being asked to do your own share ·Express anger without offending ·Deal with sexual pressure By guiding you through how to handle stressful real life situations, this book will make your life easier and help you discover your full potential.

Table of Contents
1.What’s All This Talk About ‘Assertiveness?’ 2.Everyone Has Rights 3.Home, Sweet Hassle 4.It’s Your Body 5.Friendship: The necessary Refreshment 6.Journey Into Your Own Head 7.School, Jobs, and Other Pressure Pains 8.Alone—Maybe, But Not Lonely! 9.How’s Your Love Life? 10.Congratulations—You’ve Got Assertiveness! (Now Use It)

Getting Your Own Way: A Guide to Growing Up

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      Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
      Published 3 March 2014
      ISBN-13 9781590773062
      978-1590773062
      ISBN-10 1590773063
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      Teenagers: advice for parents

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      Book Synopsis
      Being a teenager is no easy task. Between the hassles from your parents and teachers and the pressures from your friends, it’s often heard to cope. Here you will find necessary guidance to make your life work more effectively and less painfully. Getting Your Own Way is a self-help book designed to instruct teenagers in the art of assertiveness techniques. Mary Mihaly teaches you that you have the right to challenge authority, the right to decide for yourself, the right to say I don’t care—and tells you how to protect these rights. This book will help you gain the confidence to: ·Handle criticism ·Protect your individuality ·Distinguish between being taken advantage of and being asked to do your own share ·Express anger without offending ·Deal with sexual pressure By guiding you through how to handle stressful real life situations, this book will make your life easier and help you discover your full potential.

      Table of Contents
      1.What’s All This Talk About ‘Assertiveness?’ 2.Everyone Has Rights 3.Home, Sweet Hassle 4.It’s Your Body 5.Friendship: The necessary Refreshment 6.Journey Into Your Own Head 7.School, Jobs, and Other Pressure Pains 8.Alone—Maybe, But Not Lonely! 9.How’s Your Love Life? 10.Congratulations—You’ve Got Assertiveness! (Now Use It)

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