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How to Have More Control Over What Happens to You
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781736182857
Publisher: Selina Jackson Books
Published: Jul 8 2024
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.48 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
What if the struggle isn't the real problem?
Many young people know what they're supposed to do.
They know they should be more confident.
They know they should make good choices.
They know they should speak up, calm down, focus, try again, or believe in themselves.
Yet many still struggle.
Why?
Because sometimes the visible problem isn't the real problem.
Sometimes there are hidden patterns beneath the surface quietly influencing thoughts, emotions, learning, confidence, relationships, and behavior.
For more than twenty years, educator, school counselor, and creator of the Brain-Ready Framework(TM), Selina Joy Jackson has helped children, teens, educators, and families discover that lasting change often begins by understanding what's happening underneath the behavior-not just reacting to what we can see.
This isn't another book filled with lectures, quick fixes, or pages of advice.
It's an interactive Brain-Ready experience that helps young people ages 10-17 make powerful discoveries about themselves through engaging stories, visual models, reflection activities, and hands-on experiences that make learning personal, memorable, and meaningful.
Instead of simply telling young people what to do...
This book helps them understand why they think, feel, and respond the way they do-and gives them practical tools for creating new patterns that support greater confidence, emotional mastery, healthier relationships, and more successful outcomes.
Inside you'll discover experiences that help young people:- Recognize hidden patterns that may be creating visible struggles.
- Build genuine confidence from the inside out.
- Better understand emotions without shame or self-criticism.
- Develop stronger emotional regulation and resilience.
- Respond thoughtfully instead of reacting automatically.
- Strengthen friendships and relationships.
- Make wiser decisions under pressure.
- Create new patterns that support success at school, at home, and in life.
Perfect for:✔ Parents and caregivers
✔ Teachers and educators
✔ School counselors and psychologists
✔ Coaches and mentors
✔ Youth organizations
✔ Anyone who wants to help young people thrive
Whether you're reading this together, using it in a classroom, recommending it to a student, or giving it as a meaningful gift, the experiences inside are designed to spark conversations, build self-awareness, and help young people discover strengths they may not yet realize they have.
Because sometimes the greatest breakthroughs don't happen when we try harder.
They happen when we finally discover what has been quietly getting in the way all along.
Hidden Patterns Often Create Visible Problems.
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