Books published by publisher National Center for Youth Issues

Tyler Tames the Testing Tiger addresses the anxiety often felt by students at testing time. This resource provides helpful tools for parents, teachers and counselors who want to prepare children for standardized and other tests. In the eye-opening children's story, Tyler manages to "tame the testing tiger" by applying familiar and successful sports strategies he learned from his basketball coach to the testing situation. Help students identify their own level of test anxiety and develop effective strategies for relaxation, positive thinking, time management, study skills, mental and physical preparation and test taking skills. A helpful parent article is also included. Includes: Children's Story Discussion Questions Leader's Guide Testing Bulletin Board Test Prep Cards Test Anxiety Assessment Coach's Tips How Parents Can Help

The number one reason child sexual abuse victims don't tell is that they are afraid they won't be believed. This book addresses the most often misunderstood piece in the puzzle of the sexual victimization of children, and that is acquaintance molestation. The Kid Trapper offers counselors, parents, teachers, and children a safe and non-threatening way to address this painful issue. In a non-offensive manner, it takes the extremely sensitive issue of child-molestation and presents it in a way that gives the victim power and strength. Can be used to teach children and adults to recognize and prevent traps set by acquaintance molesters. It can also be used as a diagnostic and therapy tool helping to relieve blame and guilt for both child and parent. Includes the following: Important statistics How to spot a child molester Traps often used by predators What you would hear from a sexual predator Endorsed by Child Watch of North America.

Do you know a child who struggles with worry? Is fear holding them back from being the best they can be? In A.B.C. Worry Free, author and neuroeducation consultant Noel Foy has developed an actionable approach to worry that will help children process everyday challenges and work through them. "You'd be surprised what you can teach someone with the right attitude." "Do you think you could teach someone to worry less?" Chris chuckled. "Absolutely. As long as they're not afraid to learn something new." With anxiety among children at double-digit growth, adults are looking for tools children can adopt into their daily practice to manage those feelings. Using a clear three-step plan to shift their perspective on anxious or fearful thoughts, children can regain control over the vicious anxiety cycle. A special section for adults provides evidence-based tips for helping children develop the skills necessary to face and overcome worries and fears.

Join Luci and her friends as they go on an adventure to find a missing robot! In the process they learn the foundational concepts of coding, the increasing capabilities of technology, and the power of persistence. Was it just a dream?! Luci wakes up after dreaming about robots only to learn that her teacher has a robot emergency at school! The class robot has disappeared, and the students must decipher codes to locate it, reprogram it, and return it. We huddled together. "Hurry! Read the card!" Go to the gym where you'll find a maze, Up and down and then sideways, Over and over with your group, Not a pattern, but a ______. This STEM-friendly tale takes children on a fun game of hide and seek that teaches coding terminology and how technology and computer science work together to create and manage so many of the things we use in our daily lives. With a little ingenuity and a lot of perseverance, Luci and her friends follow the clues and end up with a surprise that will allow each of them to help others and inspire the next generation of leaders.

For all of us that love watching volleyball but have a tendency to get a little too involved in the game. For those of us that cross the line between supportive fan and obnoxious spectator. This book will serve as a gentle and hilarious reminder that... Coaches Coach, Officials Officiate, Players Play, and Parents Parent (cheer, hug, encourage, help transport, feed). Written by an experienced volleyball mom and USA Volleyball, this book is designed to make the volleyball court a much more enjoyable place for us all to be. Includes tips from USA Volleyball for parents, coaches, players, and officials. Proceeds from the sale of this book go to USA Volleyball

Give children "the scoop" on personal safety with this powerfully important story written to empower children with the skills and confidence needed to make right choices in their daily social interactions. SCOOP is an acronym to help children remember five personal safety strategies to keep them safe in everyday situations: be Smart, use your Call list, zerO talking to strangers, keep strangers Out of your personal space, and always Pair up. This book is an excellent tool to help parents, teachers, counselors, and caregivers equip children with safety skills to prevent child abduction. Written in a friendly, non-threatening manner, SCOOP takes a refreshingly empathetic approach to the topic of personal safety from a child's point of view. This new edition includes online safety tips, too! Includes helpful parent safety tips. Endorsed by Child Watch of North America and The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

A Story from the Heart... Fifth-grader Javon has the big responsibility of being a Book Buddy to a kindergartner named Richard. But when he meets Richard for the first time, he isn't so sure he's up for the challenge. Richard won't talk to Javon or even look at him. He seems sad, but Javon quickly realizes that Richard reminds him a whole lot of himself at that age, and Javon is determined to help his new friend. Both boys learn a lot that year, but what Javon learns from Richard is the most important lesson of all: that helping someone find their happiness can make your own heart happy, too. Children need to be taught they have unique gifts they can be proud of and that make them special. They need to know how to cope when the world feels like a big, scary place, and they need to be reminded of the things that make them happy so when they are sad, they can remember those things. With these tools in their tool belts, children can grow in self-confidence and learn to thrive in their world.

But why? Is it my fault? Suicide is hard for many adults to understand and extremely difficult to explain to children. The first process of healing from the loss of a loved one is to begin to understand and discuss the hurtful feelings that follow. Why Would Someone Want to Die equips you with the tools necessary to help explain suicide openly and honestly to children and open the lines of communication between you and a grieving child. You'll also learn several techniques that will help you guide your child to positively cope with the loss as well as the personal guilt associated with the suicide of a loved one. Includes: Colorfully Illustrated Storybook Parental Permission Form Counseling Activities Special Section for Parents How to Prepare a Child for Attending a Funeral Service Parent and Child Personal Resource Questionnaire Child Grief-Reaction Chart Resource List for Parents and Teachers

The first chapter book from best-selling storybook author, Julia Cook! Meet "Average Joe" - a not so average 12 year old. Three years ago, Joe's dad, the brilliant scientist, was working on his latest invention: Flawless Forever - a top secret anti-aging serum that keeps grown-ups young forever. Joe's curiosity gets the best of him, and he sneaks into his dad's lab and tries the Flawless Forever on himself. Unfortunately, it has the opposite effect. Within a few minutes, Joe explodes into a 22 year old man! Luckily two hours later, the serum wears off and Joe changes back into a 9 year old kid with one side effect: since being exposed to the serum, Joe has not grown. Now Joe is a 12 year old stuck inside a nine year old's body FOREVER! It doesn't take Joe long to figure out that when he takes the Flawless Forever, he can accomplish things that other kids his age only dream about. A kid who can turn into a grown up for two hours any time he wants to... imagine how much fun Joe can have!

LOUIS IS BACK! AND THIS TIME, HE'S LEARNING ALL ABOUT PERSONAL SPACE. LOUIS, A SELF-TAUGHT SPACE EXPERT IS DELIGHTED TO LEARN THAT HIS TEACHER HAS SENT HIM TO THE PRINCIPAL S OFFICE TO ATTEND PERSONAL SPACE CAMP. EAGER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LUNAR LANDINGS, SPACE SUITS, AND OTHER COSMIC CONCEPTS, LOUIS SOON DISCOVERS THAT HE HAS MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT PERSONAL SPACE RIGHT HERE ON EARTH. WRITTEN WITH STYLE, WIT, AND RHYTHM, PERSONAL SPACE CAMP ADDRESSES THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF RESPECT FOR ANOTHER PERSON S PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES. TOLD FROM LOUIS PERSPECTIVE, THIS STORY IS A MUST-HAVE RESOURCE FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND COUNSELORS WHO WANT TO COMMUNICATE THE IDEA OF PERSONAL SPACE IN A MANNER THAT CONNECTS WITH KIDS.

All of Louis’ thoughts are very important to him. In fact, his thoughts are so important to him that when he has something to say, his words begin to wiggle, and then they do the jiggle, then his tongue pushes all of his important words up against his teeth and he erupts, or interrupts others. His mouth is a volcano! My Mouth Is A Volcano takes an empathetic approach to the habit of interrupting and teaches children a witty technique to capture their rambunctious thoughts and words for expression at an appropriate time. Told from Louis’ perspective, this story provides parents, teachers, and counselors with an entertaining way to teach children the value of respecting others by listening and waiting for their turn to speak.