Healthy for Life: Self-esteem and Mental Health

by Claybourne, Anna

• ISBN13: 9781445149806
• ISBN10: 144514980X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-09-04
• Publisher: Franklin Watts

Summary

Growing up isn't always easy - your brain is changing and there's many things to cope with from new emotions to stress. This book explores what is self-esteem and mental health and why it's important and looks at topics such as mental illness, phobias, eating disorders and self-harm. It looks at techniques to deal with issues including stress reduction, mindfulness and assertiveness.

Is is part of the series Healthy for Life, which gives factual information on a range of health issues so teens can get the information they need to be healthy. The books feature fun infographic style illustrations.

Author Biography

Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for threw months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.

Table of Contents

• 1: The mind and the self
• 1: The brain
• 1: Self-esteem
• 1: Mental health and illness
• 1: Stress
• 1: Depression
• 1: Anxiety
• 1: Food and fitness
• 1: Assertiveness
• 1: Mindfulness
• 1: Talking about it
• 1: Healthy and happy for life
• 1: Endmatter
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Index