Robin Stern

A handbook that helps educational leaders hone the social and emotional skills essential to promoting positive school culture and navigating their complex jobs. In this profoundly useful work, Janet Patti and Robin Stern make the case for social-emotional learning (SEL) as part of a critical skill set for K–12 school leaders, and they offer coaching on how to integrate emotional intelligence into leadership practices. Patti and Stern draw on recent research from psychology and education, as well as their combined 40 years of experience in the fields of SEL and leadership training, to highlight the many benefits of SEL-focused professional development for superintendents, principals, and aspiring school leaders. They also give readers the tools to develop their own SEL skills. Emotional Intelligence for School Leaders outlines key SEL skills, from mindfulness and self-management to relationship building and conflict resolution, and details how each can be applied in a leadership context. Case studies of a variety of successful educational leaders who employ positive psychology in their work illustrate the strategies they used to cultivate and apply their own SEL skills. This encouraging book underscores how teams that lead with self-awareness and empathy can promote well-being, foster resilience, and prevent burnout among educators and ultimately increase equity in the education system.

Piilomanipulaatio (eng. gaslighting) on salakavalaa emotionaalista hyväksikäyttöä ja manipulointia, jota on vaikea tunnistaa ja sitäkin vaikeampaa siitä on päästä eroon. Tässä uraauurtavassa oppaassa terapeutti, tohtori Robin Stern osoittaa, miten piilomanipulaatio toimii ja miten sen voi tunnistaa. Hän opastaa päättämään, mitkä ihmissuhteet on mahdollista pelastaa ja mitkä lopettaa sekä miten voit jatkaa elämääsi niin, ettet enää päädy manipuloiviin suhteisiin.

Your husband crosses the line in his flirtations with another woman at a dinner party. When you confront him, he asks you to stop being insecure and controlling. After a long argument, you apologize for giving him a hard time. Your mother belittles your clothes, your job, and your boyfriend. But instead of fighting back, you wonder if your mother is right and figure that a mature person should be able to take a little criticism. If you think things like this can't happen to you, think again. Gaslighting is an insidious form of emotional abuse and manipulation that is difficult to recognize and even harder to break free from. Are you being gaslighted? Check for these telltale signs: 1) Does your opinion of yourself change according to approval or disapproval from your spouse? 2) When your boss praises you, do you feel as if you could conquer the world? 3) Do you dread having small things go wrong at home--buying the wrong brand of toothpaste, not having dinner ready on time, a mistaken appointment written on the calendar? 4) Do you have trouble making simple decisions and constantly second guess yourself? 5) Do you frequently make excuses for your partner's behavior to your family and friends? 6) Do you feel hopeless and joyless? In this groundbreaking guide, the prominent therapist Dr. Robin Stern shows how the Gaslight Effect works, how you can decide which relationships can be saved and which you have to walk away from--and how to gasproof your life so you'll never again choose a gaslighting relationship.

Sara's Seeds is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy. RI. K.8 and Literacy. L. K.1. Large, bright photographs show seeds and plants up close, while narrative nonfiction text explains each seed's journey into a fruit or vegetable. This book should be paired with "Seeds and Plants (9781448889327) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.

We Follow the Rules is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy. RI. K.8 and Literacy. L. K.1. Large color photographs of school-related activities such as students in a classroom, teacher-student interaction in a playroom, and chalk-board demonstrations along with narrative nonfiction text demonstrate the behaviors that are considered polite and courteous in a school environment. This book should be paired with "Our Classroom Rules" (9781448886920) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.