Be More Assertive

by Suzie Hayman

Published 24 September 2010

Is this the right book for me?
- do you lack the confidence to say no?
- do you feel that people sometimes take you for granted?
- would you like strategies that will help you communicate your needs openly and calmly?

Teach Yourself Assertiveness will help you if you're struggling to make yourself heard.
It will show you how becoming more assertive can change every part of your life for the better, and give you techniques and strategies to make assertive behaviour a part of your life. You will learn how to give and receive criticism, make and receive compliments, cope with anger, fear and, most importantly, to say 'no' without feeling guilty.

Be More Assertive includes:
Chapter 1: Do you want to be assertive?
Chapter 2: The tactics we use to get along
Chapter 3: Knowing your rights
Chapter 4: Responsibilities
Chapter 5: Beliefs and values
Chapter 6: Becoming assertive
Chapter 7: Accepting and giving criticism
Chapter 8: Accepting and giving compliments
Chapter 9: Saying no
Chapter 10: Getting caught
Chapter 11: Anger and other feelings
Chapter 12: Changing others by changing yourself


Teach Yourself methods:

Not got much time?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

Author insights
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

Test yourself
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

Extend your knowledge
Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject.

Five things to remember
Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

Try this
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.


Be a Great Single Parent

by Suzie Hayman

Published 29 February 2008
This book offers a step-by-step, sensible and jargon-free guide to all the things that most concern you, from what being a single parent means to you and your child emotionally, how to cope with the practical realities day-to-day, and how to socialize with parents like yourself and benefit from the many support networks available. There will be plenty of expert emotional support and useful advice for fathers, mothers, and other family members whatever their domestic situation, and relevant do's, don'ts and further resources throughout.

Be a Great Step-Parent

by Suzie Hayman

Published 29 February 2008

Written by the UK's number one parenting counsellor, Be a Great Step Parent is a practical guide to coping with the many issues faced by the blended family and deriving a positive relationship with your family members. It is full of straightforward and easy-to-follow advice that anyone can act on, with plenty of emotional support for you in times of need. It covers not just all the members of the family involved directly, but also such knock-on issues as grandparents and access. With help for children of all ages, mums and dads, it takes a step-by-step approach to the subject, covering everything from the earliest days of a new relationship to the issues raised by a new baby, with sensible information on finances and schools, and suggestions for stress-free holidays.

NOT GOT MUCH TIME?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

AUTHOR INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the authors' many years of experience.

TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of PC care.

THINGS TO REMEMBER
Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.


Is this the right book for me?

Raise a Happy Teenager: Teach Yourself gives you advice and encouragement to help you manage your child's adolescence and turn these years of conflict into happy, hopeful times. It shows you how to improve communication with your teenager, giving you the insight to tackle all the areas of conflict calmly and confidently, and helping your child become a strong, independent adult.

Written by a leading counsellor who has trained as a teacher and worked with hundreds of teenagers and families like yours, it also offers plenty of real-life stories and sources of further help for anxious or concerned parents.

Raise a Happy Teenager includes:

Chapter 1: The change from child to adolescent
Chapter 2: What do teenagers need?
Chapter 3: Understanding teenage behaviour
Chapter 4: Communication
Chapter 5: Listening and talking, negotiating and compromising
Chapter 6: Whose problem is this?
Chapter 7: Points of conflict
Chapter 8: Helping your teenager to fly
Chapter 9: Looking after yourself

Teach Yourself methods:

Not got much time?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

Author insights
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the authors' many years of experience.

Test yourself
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

Extend your knowledge
Extra online articles to give you richer guidance through your child's teenage years.

Things to remember
Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

Try this
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.