Fundamentals: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Carers on Mental Health and Self-Esteem
Direct, practical advice for parents on helping teens boost their self-esteem
 
The importance of self-esteem has been stated to the point of losing all meaning, yet it's essential to every human being's development and happiness. In what can be an incredibly toxic and frightening modern culture, young people in particular are struggling to gain some vestige of self-esteem and are subsequently battling myriad mental and physical health issues. For parents, teachers, and caregivers who want to help but don't know what they can do, there is Fundamentals—a self-help book for people who are fed up with patronizing self-help books. This guide will give you pragmatic, relevant advice on how to nurture self-esteem and discuss and deal with mental health issues, delivered with positivity, humor, and realism. Although touching on specific issues such as self-harm, eating disorders, and anxiety, this is more generally geared towards instilling confidence and promoting a positive state of mind. A collaborative effort between Lynn Crilly—a mother and counselor who writes with love and warmth for her fellow parents and carers—and Natasha Devon—a journalist and activist, who writes with passion (and a few swear words) for teachers—there's something in this book for everyone.
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Fundamentals: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Carers on Mental Health and Self-Esteem
Direct, practical advice for parents on helping teens boost their self-esteem
 
The importance of self-esteem has been stated to the point of losing all meaning, yet it's essential to every human being's development and happiness. In what can be an incredibly toxic and frightening modern culture, young people in particular are struggling to gain some vestige of self-esteem and are subsequently battling myriad mental and physical health issues. For parents, teachers, and caregivers who want to help but don't know what they can do, there is Fundamentals—a self-help book for people who are fed up with patronizing self-help books. This guide will give you pragmatic, relevant advice on how to nurture self-esteem and discuss and deal with mental health issues, delivered with positivity, humor, and realism. Although touching on specific issues such as self-harm, eating disorders, and anxiety, this is more generally geared towards instilling confidence and promoting a positive state of mind. A collaborative effort between Lynn Crilly—a mother and counselor who writes with love and warmth for her fellow parents and carers—and Natasha Devon—a journalist and activist, who writes with passion (and a few swear words) for teachers—there's something in this book for everyone.
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Fundamentals: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Carers on Mental Health and Self-Esteem

Fundamentals: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Carers on Mental Health and Self-Esteem

by Natasha Devon, Lynn Crilly
Fundamentals: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Carers on Mental Health and Self-Esteem

Fundamentals: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Carers on Mental Health and Self-Esteem

by Natasha Devon, Lynn Crilly

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Direct, practical advice for parents on helping teens boost their self-esteem
 
The importance of self-esteem has been stated to the point of losing all meaning, yet it's essential to every human being's development and happiness. In what can be an incredibly toxic and frightening modern culture, young people in particular are struggling to gain some vestige of self-esteem and are subsequently battling myriad mental and physical health issues. For parents, teachers, and caregivers who want to help but don't know what they can do, there is Fundamentals—a self-help book for people who are fed up with patronizing self-help books. This guide will give you pragmatic, relevant advice on how to nurture self-esteem and discuss and deal with mental health issues, delivered with positivity, humor, and realism. Although touching on specific issues such as self-harm, eating disorders, and anxiety, this is more generally geared towards instilling confidence and promoting a positive state of mind. A collaborative effort between Lynn Crilly—a mother and counselor who writes with love and warmth for her fellow parents and carers—and Natasha Devon—a journalist and activist, who writes with passion (and a few swear words) for teachers—there's something in this book for everyone.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781784181185
Publisher: Bonnier Books UK
Publication date: 05/01/2015
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Lynn Crilly is a counselor, a master practitioner of NLP, and the author of Hope with Eating Disorders. Natasha Devon is a journalist and activist who writes primarily about education, body image, and feminism. She is also the director of a business which delivers self-esteem classes into schools.

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii

About Your Authors xvii

Chapter 1 What is Self-Esteem? 1

Chapter 2 What is Mental Illness? 13

Chapter 3 Self-Esteem in Families 41

Chapter 4 The Low Self-Esteem Generation 51

Chapter 5 The Internet/Technology 67

Chapter 6 How to Create a High Self-Esteem Environment 93

Chapter 7 Bullying 109

Chapter 8 Sexuality and Self-Esteem 117

Chapter 9 Body Image 129

Chapter 10 The Media 157

Chapter 11 How to Talk About Mental Health 171

Chapter 12 Mental Health Awareness Raising-The Issues 177

Chapter 13 Sports and the Arts 187

Conclusion 197

Acknowledgements 205

Further Sources of Help & Information 207

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