The concept of bucket filling is an effective metaphor for encouraging kind and considerate behavior and for teaching the benefits of positive relationships.

Are self-help books really any help? From diet and productivity to decorating to social interactions, Greenberg and Meinzer tried it all, and then share what they've learned. They started for a laugh, but discovered that reading and following each book's advice has actually changed and improved their lives. Here they synthesize the lessons and insights they've learned: practices that have worked, real talk on those that didn't, and a list of philosophies...

"Mel Robbins broke self-publishing records has changed the lives of millions of people with her best-selling global phenomenon, The 5 Second Rule. And now, she's back with The High 5 Habit and on a mission to help you change your life. Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. Instead, Mel teaches you how to start high fiving the most important person in your life, the...

After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness.

Kids today are depressed and anxious. They also seem to feel entitled to every advantage and unwilling to make the leap into adulthood. As Polly Young-Eisendrath makes clear in this brilliant account of where a generation has gone astray, parents trying to make their children feel special are unwittingly interfering with their kids' ability to accept themselves and cope with life. Clarifying an enormous cultural change, The Self-Esteem Trap shows...

"For Tulane University's 2018 commencement, Jesmyn Ward delivered a stirring speech about the value of hard work and the importance of respect for oneself and others. Speaking about the challenges she and her family overcame, Ward inspired everyone in the audience with her meditation on tenacity in the face of hardship. Ward's moving words will inspire listeners as they prepare for the next chapter in their lives, whether, like Ward, they are the...

Willie goes to elaborate and comical lengths to be strong like his friend Manuel, but he soon gains appreciation of his own uniqueness.

Combining humor, authenticity, heart, and soul, international speaker Joe Beckman shares five specific phrases he believes all kids (and adults) need to hear. The result is a refreshing, authentic, and down-to-earth approach to finding self-worth (Love YOU), resilience (Push Through), confidence (Fail On), joy (Yeah Toast!), and maybe most importantly, human connection (Just Look Up).

Vinney is frustrated about being one of the smallest children at school, but when he takes his mother's advice and thinks big for a day, he discovers that there are advantages to being small.

An ugly dumpling is ignored and sad until an encouraging cockroach sees the dumpling's inner beauty and helps it discover its true identity and realize being different is beautiful after all.