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FEATURED ON Deliciously Ella: The Podcast - 10 Ways to De-Stress Your Life With tips from leading experts in every field, The Little Book of Life Skills is the ultimate guide to solving the trickiest tasks in your day, making life easier with more time to do things that bring you joy. We all have areas of our lives that make us feel disorganised, unprepared or stressed out. From creating a calmer morning routine to setting yourself up for a good night's sleep, and everything in between, there are easy and proven ways to do things better. Whether you need advice on how to end an argument, iron a shirt or keep your inbox under control, Erin has spoken to experts including Arianna Huffington an...
Set yourself up for success as an adult—tips and advice for ages 16+ How do you create a budget? Clean a bathroom? Make a doctor's appointment? If you're feeling a little overwhelmed by the responsibilities of growing up, you're not alone—and the Life Skills Book for Teens is here to help! It includes straightforward advice for handling your money, health, home, relationships, and more so you can take on adulthood with confidence. Life skills 101 for teens—Learn the basics of being independent with guidance on everyday skills like using a credit card, eating balanced meals, and doing laundry. Make a good impression—From giving thoughtful gifts to dressing appropriately for different occasions, this book of life skills for teens is your go-to guide for navigating social and professional interactions like a pro. Consider this—Make smart choices with tips on things to think about when you travel, adopt a pet, make a big purchase, or any other life event that comes with extra responsibilities. This essential life skills book shows you how to live independently and feel in charge of your own life!
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Managing finances can be tricky for adults, much less teenagers who are dealing with money for the first time. In this useful resource, readers will learn about earning money through part-time jobs or making and selling products. Other helpful topics covered include saving and making budgets, banks and different types of accounts, and credit cards and debt. Readers will come away knowing how to be a thoughtful consumer and make the most of their money.
It's never too early for teens to start thinking about their future careers, but planning ahead can be stressful and overwhelming. Whether they want to make their dream job a reality or are unsure what field to pursue, this guide will help teenagers assess their interests, skills, and goals and turn them into a rewarding career path. Readers will find out how to research jobs that reflect their talents and personality, how to plan ahead for the qualifications they'll need, and how to gain experience through internships, volunteering, or part-time jobs.
No matter what their family situation, teenagers often clash with their relatives on issues ranging from small sibling squabbles to major crises like divorce and abuse. This relatable guide helps students build strong relationships with their parents, siblings, and other family members through open communication and compromise. Whether readers live with their biological parents, adopted parents, foster parents, or grandparents, they will find helpful advice and resources for navigating and resolving conflicts both big and small.
Children who belong to healthy peer groups are generally happier and function at a higher level. Will You Be My Friend? helps young students learn the steps it takes to meet, make, and keep a friend.
This book offers an autobiographical reflexive approach to foreign language education. It offers unique ways of developing vocational language teaching as an integrated holistic approach combining language contents with vocationally relevant topics and the interactive, dialogical processes of working in language classes. It is presented in a "common sense" way and accessible to non-native English readers.
It's very important for a child to learn how to make good decisions. In this informative new book, Slim Goodbody helps children learn the steps they should follow in making almost any decision: Stop, Think, Act, Review (STAR).
Being, or wanting to become, a scientist requires academic training in the science subjects. To succeed as a research scientist and educator requires specific as well as general skills. Skills for a Scientific Life provides insight into how to be successful. This career book is intended for potential entrants, early career and mid-career scientists for a wide range of science disciplines. Features Offers advice on specific skills for research article writing, grant writing, and refereeing as well as teaching undergraduates and supervising postgraduates Provides helpful case studies resulting from the author's teaching and mentoring experience Contributes a special emphasis on skills for realizing wider impacts such as sustainability and gender equality Presents several chapters on leadership skills both in academe and in government service Concludes with an emphasis on the author’s overall underpinning of the topics from the point of view of ethics