life skills guides

A collection of illustrated activity sheets, discussion questions, applied exercises, and evaluation suggestions for teaching life skills to special needs students in grades seven through twelve; providing more than 190 specific activities in six skill areas.

Explores the reasons people lose jobs, discusses the economic recession of the early twenty-first century, examines ways people cope with this kind of loss, and provides tips for children of unemployed parents.

Presents self-assessments, self-examination questions, journal prompts, and other activities designed to help teenagers gain an awareness of their character, strengths, and weaknesses and improve themselves by strengthening their self-esteem, self-control, friendships, and focus on goals.

"Shares principles and skills that help teens discover their higher potential and learn how to be calm, confident and focused in whatever situation they find themselves"--Back cover.

Describes sixty social situations that represent real-life situations individuals with autism may encounter during their daily lives; features discussion questions designed to help teenagers with autism reflect on the scenarios and explore their emotions and friendships; and offers tips on how parents can help.

Explains what employers are looking for in new college graduates and describes the steps teens can take to prepare themselves for their professional career.

Presents social stories and step-by-step guidance for autistic children ages five and up on health, hygiene, modesty, puberty, and personal safety.

A guide to managing life as a single mother, discussing children, careers, finances, credit, retirement, home ownership, wills, home repair, romance, and other related topics.

Presents a practical guide for girls that discusses topics including friendships, parents, sex, relationships, values, and much more.

A guidebook for teenage girls on embarrassing moments, which discusses situations involving dates, friends, and family and such troubling topics as clothing and bodily functions, and provides tips for handling them smoothly.