Help yourself for teens
Subtitle: real-life advice for real-life challenges facing young adults
By: Dave Pelzer
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780718147945
Subjects: Resilience (Personality trait); Conduct of life; Psychology; Adolescent psychology; Interpersonal relations in adolescence; Teenagers; Abused teenagers; Juvenile literature
Description: During his teens the long road to recovery began and today Pelzer, now a father of a teenage son himself, spends much of his working life talking to young adults in schools and foster care centres. Pelzer's message is simple and powerful: identify problems, face them, think about where you want to be in life and never, ever give up on yourself. Weaving memories of his own life as a teenager with experiences of celebrities like Tom Cruise and young men and women Pelzer has worked with in schools, his tone is frank and extremely engaging. It is also a very practical book, provoking thought and inspiring action. Being a teenager isn't easy in today's world, but as Pelzer says, it brings with it massive opportunities - and it's much more exciting than being an adult.
Table of contents: title: Dealing with life; title: Hiding behind yourself; title: It's not necessarily you; title: The fear factor; title: It's the "f" word; title: Your life, your choice; title: Letting go of all the needless junk; title: Hate no one; title: Keeping your faith; title: Always an option; title: A final word.