self-control

Shares the true-to-life stories of teen and preteen girls who are struggling with issues involving disabilities, body image, and self-control, each with comments and advice from Dr. Robyn Silverman.

Seventh-grader Donald, living with his parents in New Jersey, is determined to master wrestling but discovers that to win at the sport he must learn to control his temper.

Daisy and her father each engage in a battle to kick their bad habits--nail biting and smoking.

"Engaging images accompany information about Shaolin monks. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

Thirteen-year-old Tyler, who has trouble controlling his anger, spends an important summer with his cousins in New York City, playing baseball and sorting out how he feels about violence, war, and in particular the Vietnamese conflict that took his grandfather's life.

Seventh-grader Donald, living with his parents in New Jersey, is determined to master wrestling but discovers that to win at the sport he must learn to control his temper.

"... a curriculum geared toward helping students gain skills in consciously regulating their actions, which in turn leads to increased control and problem solving abilities. Using a cognitive behavior approach, the curriculum's learning activities are designed to help students recognize when they are in different states called "zones," with each of four zones represented by a different color"--Publisher's website.

Isaac is a perfectionist, especially when it comes to baseball, and is unable to cope when things go wrong until his coach asks him to help out with a Unified Sports basketball team on which intellectually-disabled and other children play together.

Skylar, a very bright little girl, does not have a problem with school work, but she does have a lot of trouble sitting quietly in her seat, until an art project disaster teaches her she has the ability to change.

Research psychologist Roy F. Baumeister and science writer John Tierney examine the human virtue of self-control and offer strategies for improving one's willpower, discussing setting realistic goals, monitoring progress, and keeping faith.