Self-Help Skills is a book written for kids with the help of kids. When asked why young people have drug and substance abuse issues, being bullied and bullying others, as well as depression and suicide, my sixth grade students answered with courage and honesty. They said and wrote things that helped us to understand how severe their needs are. Hundreds of comments, both written and spoken, caught my attention. My next questions were: What do you need? How can I help? What can we do together to make it better for ourselves and others? Again their answers led us to asking more and more...

Self-Help Skills is a book written for kids with the help of kids. When asked why young people have drug and substance abuse issues, being bullied and bullying others, as well as depression and suicide, my sixth grade students answered with courage and honesty. They said and wrote things that helped us to understand how severe their needs are. Hundreds of comments, both written and spoken, caught my attention. My next questions were: What do you need? How can I help? What can we do together to make it better for ourselves and others? Again their answers led us to asking more and more...

Self-Help Skills is a book written for kids with the help of kids. When asked why young people have drug and substance abuse issues, being bullied and bullying others, as well as depression and suicide, my sixth grade students answered with courage and honesty. They said and wrote things that helped us to understand how severe their needs are. Hundreds of comments, both written and spoken, caught my attention. My next questions were: What do you need? How can I help? What can we do together to make it better for ourselves and others? Again their answers led us to asking more and more...

Some say good men are hard to find. Good marriages are even harder. I have recently encountered both. Sadly the marriage has been altered by the passing of Curt's wife, Paulette. It was unexpected and painfully shattering. Looking at the array of their photos together, it is obvious they were happy. Their marriage lasted for over three decades. Their children are a testament to the solidarity of their parent's union. The decision to write this book came because it felt like the right thing to do. It's an inspired effort to pay tribute to a woman whose emotional and spiritual legacy is far...

There are four volumes in the Keep Kids Safe Self-Help Skills Series. Each book has an expanded and abridged version. Expanded contains additional information and workbooks. This is an abridged version and does not contain the workbook. Volume 1 is about being physically and emotionally safe. Volume 2 is for self-awareness skills. Volume 3 addresses having healthy relationships and being of service to others. Volume 4 focuses on self-care for those who care about kids. These books are the only ones of their kind. They were put together with kids for kids. When I asked 160 of my students how...