I have just come from reading the excellent blog Back in Skinny Jeans, and if I could remember the full address, I would give you a link. In today's posting we are shown the Dove advertisment, where an ordinary woman is totally changed to become a billboard model. Amazing! and no wonder we're all going crazy; trying to look like something which only exists after technical tampering.
There is also a fascinating piece about a girls' magazine; New Moon, created by and for girls. All empowering stuff.
Since my last post was about frustration, I felt it approppriate I should write today about empowerment
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Kate Cohen-Posey: How to Handle Bullies, Teasers, and Other Meanies: A Book That Takes the Nuisance Out of Name Calling and Other Nonsense
At last! A practical book children can use for themselves. Excellent.Mary Williams: Cool Cats, Calm Kids: Relaxation and Stress Management for Young People
Lovely encouraging book for children under stress.Jerry Wilde: Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out: The Anger Management Book
Fantastic. Children can use it themselves. Provides insight and strategies.Gershen Kaufman: Stick Up for Yourself: Every Kid's Guide to Personal Power and Self-Esteem
A friendly book. For children but many parents have found it helpful for themselves.Barbara Sher: Self-esteem Games: 300 Fun Activities That Make Children Feel Good About Themselves
Good for whole families to use together.Eliane Whitehouse: A Volcano in My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger
Excellent practical exercises to use with children. They work.Tanya Byron: Little Angels: The Essential Guide to Transforming Your Family Life and Having More Time with Your Children
My favourite TV childcare expert. Excellent.Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow: The Classic Work on How to Achieve Happiness
Explains why being “in the zone” is so important for us all.Albert Ellis: How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything - Yes, Anything!
Funny and practical. Very helpful.
