GETTING REAL
ABOUT GROWING UP

is a resource book for life.

It speaks directly to the
teenager and the young
adult. It is also a resource
for parents and anyone
working with youth.

It also speaks hauntingly to the teenager in every adult.

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Getting Real...
for young people assists them to weather the storms of growing up:

  • Raging hormones - bodily changes, unpredictability.
  • Asserting independence - conflict, arguments, making and keeping agreements.
  • Confusion - body image, low self-esteem, loneliness, depression, suicidal thoughts. It offers ways to deal with:
  • Influences to - be sexually active too soon, take drugs, drink, act dangerously.
  • Social pressure from - friends, school, the media.
  • Family issues - tension, inherited beliefs, separation, loss of parent(s).
  • Intimate relationships - sensuality, sexual feelings, contraception, love.
  • Violence of any kind.

Getting Real... for parents
offers insights, understanding and practical suggestions.
It is a lifeline as children move into and through the turbulent teens.

Getting Real... for youth workers and teachers
has activities, processes and things to do can be easily translated into classroom and group situations.

Getting Real... for adults
invites you to travel back in time and imagine yourself as a teenager. Re-engage in your adolescent experience. Acknowledge that what you went through to become who you are now, served you! Forgive yourself for any mis-takes you may have made while learning about growing up.

By using this book you can reclaim parts of yourself that were not recognised by those around you.

You can celebrate your Journey NOW into adulthood.

Getting Real... about growing up!

...
takes you on a Journey of self-discovery. It helps you identify who you are, your beliefs, thought patterns and personal issues. By working with this book you can gain clarity about your life and the Journey you are on.

Getting Real... about growing up!

  • Helps you to find answers and to be clear about your direction.
  • Encourages you to get real and to find out what you value.
  • Supports you to express the freedom, passion and the joy of being alive.
  • Gives maps for exploring where you are now and where you are going.
  • Offers inspiration and new ways of thinking, feeling and looking at life.
  • Encourages you through rough times.
  • Invites you to accept, love, recognise, acknowledge and support yourself.
  • Assists you to recognise that you are part of a much bigger picture.

Getting Real... about growing up!

...Talks about change. It is an invitation to see beyond the conditions of your life and what it has made of you. It can assist you to remove the shells that hide your true Nature.

Accepting yourself exactly as you are, in this moment, is a big step in becoming - becoming your true potential. You are not being asked to change yourself as much as to allow this book to assist the process of
your natural unfolding.

Imagine yourself like a computer. So much is possible interactively with a good one. Computers in some ways defy time and space. The hard drive is the equivalent of your body/mind. Your cellular memory banks store everything that you've said and has been said to you. All of your life's experiences, senses, feelings, thoughts and ideas are saved. The software is your programming and is determined by your family, school, culture and your life experiences. It's all there, well stored!

Go here for what young people and parents have to say about the book

and forcomments from professionals click here.

SHINING SUN AND RUNNING WATER is a story about a boy, a girl and growing up. It is included in the book.

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