Skylight: Self Esteem and Strengths

Self Esteem and Strengths

Skylight Teen Resilience Video Clips on DVD -The Journey Through by Skylight

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No image available Excellent for use in assemblies, classrooms and youth groups to focus on ways teens can build their resilience to cope with difficult life situations that arise - whatever they are. A series of 8 short video interviews with resilient New Zealand young people, from different backgrounds, talking about ways they’ve used to come through tough times and cope with strong emotions. Available also on You Tube, these clips are all to the point, straight talking, honest and very practical. Their titles are: o words o them and us o steam o music o feelings o friends o anger o one day at a time

Getting Stronger single youth leaflet by Skylight, NZ

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No image available This colourful, credit card sized youth support leaflet, which folds out, uses the latest research into ways to build up personal resilience, and offers young people many ideas and tools for becoming more resilient, to be able to face whatever life brings. It comes also as a set of 50 leaflets, with a colourful and practical stand. (See below) The entire set of ten different leaflets topics (500 leaflets in total) is available too - see The Emotional Wellbeing section.

Getting Stronger youth leaflet pack of 50 by Skylight, NZ

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No image available This colourful, credit card sized youth support leaflet, which folds out, uses the latest research into ways to build up personal resilience, and offers young people many ideas and tools for becoming more resilient, to be able to face whatever life brings. It comes as a pack of 50 leaflets , with a colourful and practical stand. Single leaflets are available also - see above -or as an entire set of ten different leaflets topics (500 leaflets in total). See Emotional Wellbeing Section.

I Love Myself by Angela Smith, NZ

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No image available A new New Zealand children’s book that is full of colour and affirmations. It’s designed to help children understand that, when we love ourselves, we can help ourselves and others as well. The message, and the way it is put across, is heart warming. I Love Myself is a book for everybody, but especially for children 3–10 years. It's a book that brings a smile to your face as you read each delightful page; a book that encourages good new habits and facilitates positive life-affirming changes. This will be an encouraging book for children who are facing tough times. It will remind them how special and wonderful they are, no matter what.

I Want Your Moo: A Story for Children About Self-esteem (second edition) by Marcella Bakur Weiner and Jill Neimark, illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi (USA)

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No image available Toodles doesn’t like herself. Her legs are skinny, her feathers are brown and her head has no hair. Most of all, she hates her gobble-gobble. All that changes when Toodles saves the day with her super-confident, super-empowering, super-turkey gobble-gobble! With lively rhymes and funny illustrations, this book will have kids laughing out loud while they learn to accept their own gobble-gobbles. An extensive note to parents relays additional information and strategies for helping kids overcome a lack of confidence and self-esteem. Full colour, for children 4–8 years.

Be the Star That You Are: A book for Kids Who Feel Different. by Susan Heyboer O’Keefe, illustrated by RW Alley (USA)

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Children feel different for many reasons. Children can sometimes come to see differences as a cause of shame in this world where external appearance, visible talents and physical ideals are highlighted as the goal for all. This book helps children to accept, value and celebrate the differences among us. Some Christian references to God on a few pages.

Feeling Like Crap: Young People and the Meaning of Self-esteem by Nick Luxmoore (UK)

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No image available We use the word all the time, but what exactly is self-esteem and how do young people develop it? Feeling Like Crap explores how a young person’s self is constructed and what might really help that self to feel more valued and confident. Through accounts of his individual and group work with young people, Nick Luxmoore demonstrates how listening to, engaging with and being respectful of young people can provide the support they need to help them repair their sense of self and offer them new possibilities and directions in life. This compassionate and thought-provoking book will be an invaluable resource for counsellors, teachers, youth workers and anyone else working to help young people with self-esteem issues.

Stick Up for Yourself! Every Kid’s Guide to Personal Power and Positive Self-esteem (revised and updated edition) by Gershen Kaufman, Lev Raphael and Pamela Espeland (USA)

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No image available This best-seller has helped countless children (9–12 years) build self-esteem and assertiveness skills. Newly revised, it’s for any child who’s ever been picked on at school, bossed around, blamed for things he or she didn’t do or treated unfairly – and for any kid who sometimes feels frustrated, angry, powerless or scared. Simple words and real-life examples show how children can stick up for themselves with other kids (including bullies and teasers), big sisters and brothers, even grown-ups. Questions from real kids are paired with answers about how to handle specific situations calmly, confidently and effectively. A special note to parents and teachers explores the ‘self-esteem backlash’ and explains what self-esteem really is – and why kids today need it more than ever. A wealth of practical, encouraging, realistic advice, this empowering little book is also recommended for parents, teachers and counsellors.

Kids Behaving Bravely: Raising a Resilient Child by Tania Roxborogh and Kim Stephenson (NZ)

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No image available Gives helpful guidance in the tough job of raising children in a challenging and ever-changing world. Life is full of hurdles, and a parent’s core goal should be to instil in their children a sense of inner resilience. A resilient child is an emotionally healthy child, equipped to successfully confront challenges and bounce back from setbacks. This book will show the role of resilience in overcoming trauma, change and adversity, resilience differences between boys and girls and teaching kids ‘learned optimism’. It teaches kids how to deal with change (for example, moving to a new school), loss (for example, loss of a friendship or death of a pet), grief (for example, death of a family member or loved one) and conflict (for example, family disputes).

Growing Up Resilient: Ways to Build Resilience in Children and Youth by CAMH (Canada)

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No image available Resilience is an important aspect of mental wellbeing. Bouncing back from today’s stresses is one of the best life skills children and youth can develop. Growing Up Resilient is a must-read for adults (including parents, teachers and frontline workers) who want to increase resilience in the children and youth in their lives. This is a well respected Canadian developed resource.

Strength Cards by Innovative Resources

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No image available The original, and some say, the single truly indispensable resource, used by thousands of family workers, teachers, counsellors, trainers and parents worldwide. This set of 48 large cards combines simple, positive words with full colour light-hearted graphics to reinforce the important principle that we all have strengths. And our strengths are our best resources for overcoming problems. Invite people to identify their strengths, those of others or those they want to develop. A versatile tool for team-building or job interviews, and a wonderfully 'strengths-based' way to break the ice in any group. 48 laminated, full-colour cards, 150 x 100mm, 2-part cardboard box, 24-page booklet.

Strength Cards Stickers by Innovative Resources

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No image available Each pack, using images from the Strength Cards Set, contains 5 complete sets on A4 backing sheets. There is a total of 240 stickers. Each sticker is 37 x 26mm.

Strength Cards for Kids by Innovative Resources

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No image available Developing self-esteem and emotional intelligence. A set of 40 cards or stickers with practical, positive, affirming statements and fun-loving cartoon-style graphics, designed for children. So why do adults like them so much? We think it's because the most powerful way to solve a problem is to start with what we already do well, and everyone needs these reminders. These cards are ideal for developing inner strengths and building values for life. Teachers love to use these for 'Strengths of the Week' or 'About Me' projects. 40 laminated, full-colour cards, 210 x 150mm, 2-part cardboard box, 24-page booklet.

Strength Cards for Kids Stickers by Innovative Resources

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No image available There are 5 complete sets of stickers, using images from the Strengths Cards for Kids Set. They are on A4 backing sheets. Total of 200 stickers. Each sticker is 56 x 41mm.

Kids Skills by Innovative Resources (Australia)

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No image available This radical book is based on the notion that practically all problems can be seen as skills that need to be developed. The popular book is buzzing with ideas, stories and suggestions to inspire adults and invite children to become active participants in skill-building and solution-finding.

Optimism Boosters by Innovative Resources

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No image available Harness the power of questions. The right question at the right time can stop our negative thought patterns in their tracks. Suddenly, we see optimistic possibilities. Written by a practising psychologist, each of the 30 cards in this elegant little set creates a window into change by asking a key question. There are three suits - goals, possibilities and strategies - and ten question cards in each suit. Dip into the cards with your friends, clients or students for fresh ways of thinking about problems and decisions. 30 laminated, full-colour cards, 105 x 65mm, polypropylene box folds back to create a stand, 32-page booklet

Can Do Dinosaurs by Innovative Resources (Australia)

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No image available It’s never too soon to begin nurturing life skills and building self-esteem. These engaging easy-to-use skill-building cards are aimed at 3–7 year olds. The bright, quirky cartoons will inspire great conversations and an ‘I can’ attitude in little people. Minimal text builds literacy without excluding pre-literate children. Adults will love these quirky dinosaur characters too! 24 full-colour laminated cards, 210 x 148 millimetres, full-colour polypropylene box and fold-out wall frieze with suggested uses (840 x 148 millimetres.

Can Do Dinosaurs Stickers by Innovative Resources (Australia)

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No image available These engaging, easy-to-use skill-building stickers are aimed at 3–7 year olds. The bright, quirky cartoons will inspire great conversations and an ‘I can’ attitude in little people. 24 different full-colour stickers. Five complete sets on A4 backing sheet with a total of 120 stickers.

Ups and Downs by Innovative Resources (Australia)

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No image available An extremely versatile resource. A text-free tool that uses evocative, vivid thought-provoking images to talk about feelings, strengths, life’s joys and life’s struggles. Ideal for men and boys, great for everyone from age 4–100. 54 full-colour, laminated cards 96 x 135 millimetres in full-colour two-piece tin.

Note to Self by Gena McLean and Innovative Resources (Australia)

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No image available Many of us surround ourselves with sticky notes, scraps of paper or lists of things we want to remind ourselves to do on a day-to-day basis. Note to Self is a set of 24 stunning, full-colour cards. It reminds us that we have control over our thoughts and actions; that we have choices. Right questions at the right time are powerful catalysts for change, and we all need these reminders to be the best we can be. These cards are for anyone who wants to take effective control of their life, make conscious choices and clarify goals. Useful also for counsellors, social workers, managers and educators. Note to Self consists of 24 full-colour cards.

Symbols by Innovative Resources

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No image available Symbols is a box of 120 evocative images that work as poems for the soul. A symbol is a metaphor something that means something else. Metaphors and symbols work as short cuts - 'cosmic worm holes' to understanding and feelings. Symbols is a set of simple, free-hand line drawings of everyday objects that can suggest layers of meaning to the observer. Symbols can be used with individuals and groups as a therapeutic tool for: building conversations and relationships, setting goals, creating meaning, storytelling and creative writing. 100 laminated, full-colour cards, 105 x 105mm, packaged in a tin with a 48-page booklet.

Reflexions Stickers by Innovative Resources

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No image available 5 complete sets of stickers from the Reflexions Card pack on A4 backing sheets. A total of 160 stickers each sticker 65 x 45mm.

Reflexions by Innovative Resources

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No image available Essential for anyone working with adolescents. The right visual edge for adolescents! A set of 32 cards or stickers using street and techno style, computer enhanced photography for encouraging adolescents to explore their lives. What do I think? What do I feel? What is important to me? Where am I heading? Each card features a key word and a layer of images to illustrate it. By encouraging conversations about the good stuff and the hard stuff, this is a powerful tool for building identity, self-esteem and goals. 32 laminated, full-colour cards, 210 x 148mm, polypropylene box, 24-page booklet. Published 2001.

Deep Speak by Innovative Resources (Australia)

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No image available Some questions are hard to answer. Some questions take us by surprise. Some questions haunt us for years. Some questions make us laugh. Some questions challenge our values – and our picture of who we are. Deep Speak is a set of 120 questions, each with its own beautifully designed card, plus a 32-page booklet of suggestions to explore the transformational power of simple questions. Teachers, counsellors, therapists, social workers, youth workers, parents and anyone who spends time with young people can use Deep Speak to build rich conversations about some of life’s big questions and some of the little quirky ones as well.

Storycatching by John Holton and Ray Bowler, Innovative Resources (Australia)

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No image available Here are 80 full-colour storytelling prompts for people of all ages. From classrooms to discussion groups; a family game to a therapeutic tool. Perfect for anyone who works with people who have a story to tell. Whatever the application, Storycatching provides opportunities to reflect upon our thoughts, feelings, memories and attitudes to life. They are laminated cards 80mm x 110mm, 2-part cardboard box, with a helpful 24-page booklet of ideas.

Talking Up Our Strengths by Russell Deal and Tim Lane, Innovative Resources (Australia)

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No image available As well as being a visual feast, Talking Up Our Strengths is a catalyst for inspiring conversations and storytelling in schools, communities, groups, social work settings, board rooms, family gatherings and back yards. Whether they are spread out across the kitchen bench or on the tables of policy makers and politicians, these cards can be used as tools for reconciliation, social justice and pride in cultural diversity. This is a set of 22 stunning photomontage cards that celebrate the strengths and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Published by Innovative Resources and Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) Card size 140x140, 22 laminated, full-colour cards, polypropylene box, 24-page booklet of ideas for the use of this set..