behavior modification

Examines the culture of fear created by media, parents, schools, and the legal profession surrounding bullying and childhood aggression. Discusses how the language used to describe social dynamics between children affect adults' and students' ability to deal with bullying. Offers suggestions for better school practices and policies.

When Max tries to make friends with the new boy at school and everything seems to backfire, Max makes up a secret game to calm his nerves.

Meet Maximus Todd! He's the kid who can't sit still! Max calms his fears about getting a needle at the doctor's office by playing a game that involves all the animals on the farm. Can he make it out of the office without everyone thinking he's coming down with more than the fidgets? Max finds that while it's not always easy being a kid -- especially if you're a bit different -- there is often humour, kindness and love in the most unexpected places.

When Max's soccer team plays the school bully's team, Max must come up with a secret game to calm his super fidgets or it may cost his team the championship.

Meet Maximus Todd! He's the kid who can't sit still! Clever Max invents a game to keep his Super Fidgets at bay for the day. Too bad his arch enemy Mandy Beth discovers what he's up to and tries to trip him up! Will Max win at his secret game?Max finds that while it's not always easy being a kid -- especially if you're a bit different -- there is often humour, kindness and love in the most unexpected places.

Offers teachers effective strategies to help students make good behavioral choices and develop the self-control needed to make the right choices in the classroom setting, with information on why certain children behave certain ways.

The Law of Attraction tells us that whatever we focus our attention on, consciously or not, we attract into our lives. Think happy thoughts, enjoy happy experiences. And vice versa. Begin with Yes introduces the Law of Action, a principle that reverses the order - and is equally as powerful: What we do affects how we think and the kinds of experiences we have. When we take small, manageable steps, we feel more positive and our lives flow more smoothly. Begin with Yes is all about setting things in motion and opening new doors. Getting unstuck. -- taken from back cover.