From School Library Journal

A self-help guide to positive thinking, high self-esteem, and responsible personal power. Based on a program originally developed for adults, the book’s premise is that all young people can and should be taught the skills necessary to face common issues, such as making choices, liking themselves, and solving problems. Exercises guide readers through learning about their own feelings, dreams, and needs–while stressing that they are responsible for their own behavior and happiness. Written in manual form, Stick Up For Yourself is similar in format to the many adult titles of the same genre. Situational anecdotes used to enhance the discussion are age appropriate and relevant to children. Of particular value are the “Getting Personal” sections that encourage writing and keeping a journal, which makes the guide more interactive and meaningful. The highly motivated will use this book independently, but it will be most effective within the classro (more…)

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From Publishers Weekly

The director of a Texas clinic that specializes in treating chemical dependencies and family problems, Wegscheider-Cruse gears this guide specifically to adult children of alcoholics and generally to anyone suffering from low self-esteem. She offers a definition of self-worth”my valuable identity deserving all good things”and urges readers to change damaging habits, rethink past experiences and develop new behaviors that enhance emotional growth. Her detailed advice is sometimes sensibleto raise self-worth, she writes, we need to become aware of of the “forces of our past which have held us back.” But sometimes she is unhelpful, as when she suggests that those who cover their low self-worth with compulsive busyness “make home-made bread” or “build a birdhouse.” Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Learning to love yourself is a journey to self worth. According to the author, it is necessary for us to get rid of our (more…)

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