"Friendships make us happier and healthier. Friends improve our self-esteem and help us live longer--it's true! Whether kids find socializing as natural as smiling or as hard as learning a foreign language, this book can help them improve their social skills so they can better enjoy the benefits of friendship. Practical advice covers everything from breaking the ice to developing friendships to overcoming problems. True-to-life vignettes, "what would...

Three weeks. Two sisters. One car. A true story.

"Making a new friend is easy with help from Sesame Street! Young readers learn fun ways to approach, get to know, and have fun with a new friend-in just five minutes! Now in Spanish!"--

Illustrations and simple text help young readers to understand loving words.

Reveals the facts about teen dating, including how to determine whether a relationship is worth pursuing, and shows how to redirect one's passion toward life goals and trust the Creator to bring one's true love.

Help make the world a more peaceful place. Learn how to stop conflict in its tracks. Keeping the Peace: the Kids book of Peacemaking will teach kids to solve conflicts by first finding out what each person wants, and ending with a solution. This book will show kids how to use compassion, respect, responsibility, and honesty with those around them. Simple text and charming pictures will keep kids interested while they learn. Its never too early to...

A guide to communicating effectively in a variety of situations common to tween and teen girls shares strategies for handling uncomfortable situations with confidence and grace, from knowing what to say when a friend talks about you behind your back, to negotiating with parents for a bigger allowance, to making an appropriate apology.

Tu cuerpo es tuyo y tú ones las reglas. Puedes tener reglas distintas para cada persona y cambiarlas cuando tú quieras. Por ejemplo, tal vez quieras chocar las palmas con tus amigos y besar a tu gatito, ¡pero no al revés! Este libro te dará seguridad, responsabilidad y control total sobre tu cuerpo, tus emociones y tu forma de ser. Aquí aprenderás a poner límites, a pedir respeto, a reflexionar sobre tu propio comportamiento y a ser un buen...

Describes what it means to feel left out and some of the different reasons why it happens, and discusses practical ways to become part of a group, be a good group member, handle the situation when being excluded, and avoid excluding others.