assertiveness (psychology)

After several bad experiences with Mr. Mole on his way home from school, Squeakers the squirrel learns that there are times one must say no.

Describes seven verbal strategies parents can teach to their children to help them counter verbal assaults, such as teasing, name calling, peer pressure, and arguments.

Driven by overachieving parents and swept away by the moneymaking schemes of an eager new friend, eleven-year-old Cally finds herself meeting everyone's expectations but her own.

Raised within the strict religious confines of the Community of the Book, Alis flees from an arranged marriage to the much older Minister of her town and her life takes a series of unexpected twists before she returns to accept her fate.

A quiet English girl becomes more assertive with the help of a magic stick.

Discusses problems facing young people such as making choices, learning about and liking yourself, and solving problems.

Defines assertiveness, discusses its value, and offers strategies designed to help readers improve their assertiveness skills.

Nate wakes up one morning to find The Opposite standing on his bedroom ceiling, and it causes him trouble at home and at school, changing what Nate wants to do into its opposite, until Nate finds a way to outwit it.

Helps readers understand the importance of assertive communication and provides tips on expressing one's thoughts, feelings, and needs clearly and honestly.

In 1947, after trying two different ways to win a bicycle and forcing herself to read a poem in front of her third grade class, Millie recognizes the importance of taking chances to make her life more interesting and satisfying.