Getting Your Own Way : A Guide to Growing Up Assertively

Mary E. Mihaly

ISBN 10: 1590773063 / ISBN 13: 9781590773062

Published by M. Evans & Company, 2014

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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 criticismProtect your individualityDistinguish between being taken advantage of and being asked to do your own shareExpress anger without offendingDeal with sexual pressureBy guiding you through how to handle stressful real life situations, this book will make your life easier and help you discover your full potential.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Getting Your Own Way : A Guide to Growing Up Assertively
• Publisher: M. Evans & Company
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590773063
• ISBN 13: 9781590773062
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 10D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 232 grams

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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 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.