Mooney, Carla
Summary: "This book explores academic anxiety and how it affects people both mentally and physically, examining the causes and symptoms of academic anxiety as well as strategies to overcome it. Features include a glossary, online resources, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 373.18 MOOWallace, Jennifer Breheny
Summary: "In Never Enough, reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and psychologists, she offers a humane view of the crisis plaguing today's teens and a practical framework for how to help"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2023
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Summary: "The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights. We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.8 GRAToussaint, Alex
Summary: "Alex Toussaint is known for his grueling workouts where he promises "to kick your ass" - yet thousands keep coming back for more. Why? Because he might be the most motivational teacher out there right now. His mantra is "Feel good, Look Good, Do Better." He expects more from you, and from himself. Yet so much of what he talks about is NOT about the bike. Alex's enthusiasm for life is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 131 TOUHiner, Ed
Summary: "A Navy SEAL veteran's proven, battle-tested guide for developing grit and resilience, overcoming obstacles, and living life to the fullest. What does it take to set a goal or have a dream, and then actually achieve it? What does it take to turn fear and stress into foresight, motivation, and action? It takes GUTS. No one knows this better than decorated Navy SEAL veteran Brian "Iron Ed" Hiner....
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw Hill 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 HINSolomon, Deborah Carlisle
Summary: Raise self-confident, self-reliant children using the RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) Approach. Your baby knows more than you think. That's the heart of the principles and teachings of Magda Gerber, founder of RIE and Educaring. Baby Knows Best is based on Gerber's belief in babies' natural abilities to develop at their own pace, without coaxing from helicoptering or hovering parents. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 305.9 SOLStixrud, William R.
Summary: A few years ago, Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson started noticing the same problem from different angles: Even high-performing kids were coming to them acutely stressed and lacking motivation. Many complained they had no control over their lives. Some stumbled in high school or hit college and unraveled. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist who helps kids gripped by anxiety or struggling to learn....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155 STI1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 155.4 STI
Holton, Carlotta G.
Summary: "As women, we are constantly evolving. Changing attitudes toward our gender have accommodated many, but not all. Still, we are told, it is progress. Women can now enter career paths never before considered. They can choose not to marry, not to have children, or become a single parent. Women can marry someone of the same sex, younger or older, regardless of race, ethnicity or religion. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorrance Publishing Co 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 HOLReichert, Michael
Summary: Michael C. Reichert draws on his thirty years of experience researching the process by which boys become men to provide a roadmap for parents and educators who hope to help the boys they love and care about grow into strong, emotionally intelligent, and compassionate men. In this groundbreaking book, a leading psychologist and researcher of the journey from boyhood to manhood reveals the vital...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 649 REIGinsburg, Kenneth R.
Summary: Offering essential tips on fostering resilience, this book helps parents understand how they can balance unconditional love and still set high expectations for their children, as well as recognize when to set boundaries and when to get out of kids' ways so they can learn lessons firsthand. The authors offer parents ways to understand why helicopter or "tiger" parenting undermines successful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Academy of Pediatrics 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 649 GINHarris, Kamala
Summary: "Senator Kamala Harris's picture book memoir in which she tells her life story and shows how everyone can be a superhero"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HARCanfield, Jack
Summary: Discover how to live life with energy and optimism. Learn to feel good about yourself and others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CareerTrack Publications 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 158.2 CANFrankel, Lois P.
Summary: "The New York Times bestseller, which has become a must-have for women in business, is now revised and updated in celebration of its 10th anniversary. Internationally recognized executive coach Dr. Lois P. Frankel teacher women how to eliminate unconscious mistakes that could be holding them back, and gives invaluable coaching tips that can easily be incorporated into social and business...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.3 FRAHaden, Jeff (William Jeffrey)
Summary: It's comforting to imagine that superstars in their fields were just born better equipped than the rest of us. When a co-worker loses 20 pounds, or a friend runs a marathon while completing a huge project at work, we assume they have more grit, more willpower, more innate talent, and above all, more motivation to see their goals through. But that's not at actually true, as popular Inc.com...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2018
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Summary: Drawing on her over 25 years' experience as a school psychologist, educator and student coach, the author identifies the skill deficits and counterproductive behaviors of disintegrating students and provides a complete toolbox of techniques and strategiesto combat them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.15 JANKotler, Steven
Summary: "Bestselling author and performance expert Steven Kotler breaks down the processes by which elite performers accomplish seemingly impossible goals and teaches us how we, too, can do what we thought was out of our reach, turning the art of impossible intopossibility for all who want to up their game"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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Summary: No matter who you are or where you come from, this book can help you define success, envision it, and make it happen--in school, in your personal life, and at work. Get ready to awaken all the awesomeness that is already inside of you --Provided by Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 651 PHAStixrud, William R.
Summary: "If you're a parent, you've had a moment--maybe many of them--when you've thought, "How did that conversation go so badly?" At some point after the sixth grade, the same kid who asked "why" non-stop at age four suddenly stops talking to you. And the conversations that you wish you could have--ones fueled by your desire to see your kid not just safe and healthy, but passionately...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 STIBalcetis, Emily
Summary: "Successful people literally see the world differently. Now an award-winning scientist explains how anyone can leverage this "perception" gap to their advantage. When it comes to setting and meeting goals, we are often susceptible to perceptual illusions: We think we are closer or further away depending on our mindset, and we might handicap ourselves by looking only at the big picture or too...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.8 BALBossidy, Larry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Business 2002
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Summary: The psychology of mindset continues to be the hottest topic of discussion among educators everywhere. Studies show growth mindset results in higher engagement, better test scores, and all-around greater student success. In this follow-up to widely praised The Growth Mindset Coach, education professionals Annie Brock and Heather Hundley show how to take mindset to the next level with further...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370 BROReichert, Michael
Summary: "At a time when many boys are in crisis, a much-needed roadmap for helping boys grow into strong and compassionate men Over the past two decades there has been an explosion of new studies that have expanded our knowledge of how boys think and feel. In How to Raise a Boy, psychologist Michael Reichert draws on his decades of research to challenge age-old conventions about how boys become men. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 REICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents ReichertSummary: Documentary-style film about manifesting and using the Law of Attraction to create whatever you want in your life. Helps you understand how important it is to consciously choose the thoughts you hold each day and to keep your thoughts and actions focused on what you really want to attract into your life
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Publisher / Publication Date: TS Production, LLC 2006