Getting Your Own Way: A Guide to Growing Up Assertively - Softcover

Mihaly, Mary E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590773063 ISBN 13: 9781590773062

Publisher: M. Evans & Company, 2014

Synopsis

Being a teenager is no easy task. Between the hassles from your parents and teachers and the pressures from your friends, it’s often heard to cope. Here you will find necessary guidance to make your life work more effectively and less painfully.

Getting Your Own Way is a self-help book designed to instruct teenagers in the art of assertiveness techniques. Mary Mihaly teaches you that you have the right to challenge authority, the right to decide for yourself, the right to say I don’t care—and tells you how to protect these rights.

This book will help you gain the confidence to:

• Handle criticism
• Protect your individuality
• Distinguish between being taken advantage of and being asked to do your own share
• Express anger without offending
• Deal with sexual pressure

By guiding you through how to handle stressful real life situations, this book will make your life easier and help you discover your full potential.

About this title

About the Author

Mary E. Mihaly is the author of nine books and hundreds of magazine articles. She has done graduate work in Urban Studies and worked in Social Services for many years.

Edition details

• Publisher: M. Evans & Company
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590773063
• ISBN 13: 9781590773062
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176