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