Understand Your Self

by Dale Carlson

Understand Your Self is a teen/young adult manual for the understanding of oneself. Self-knowledge is the basis for all good relationships, and the end of human loneliness. Learn to understand yourself on your own—not according to someone else's authority and rules. Self-understanding techniques help you to understand others and improve your lovers, friends, parents, community, the world.

Genres: Nonfiction

158 pages, Paperback

First published January 10, 2013

About the author

Dale Elissa Bick Carlson
Also published as Dale Bick Carlson

Reviews

[Dodie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been a fan of Dale Carlson's books for years, and her latest, Understand Your Self, leaves no doubt that this author knows how to write for teens about what is going on in their lives and brains. She deftly walks readers through the concepts of self, and self-awareness (which you'll discover are quite different!) and then proceeds to help teens relate these to their everyday actions at home, school, work, their relationships and communication. As the mother of a teenager, I truly appreciate Carlson's observations of adult influences on their children's behaviors, expectations, and ability to relate to the world around them, making this manual not only highly recommended for teens, but also for those that care about them. Carol Nicklaus' delightfully simple illustrations punctuate the fine points with humor and affection. A bibliography, list of additional reading resources, websites, and index are included. Appropriate for ages 12 and up, Understand Your Self should be on all school and public library shelves.

[Charlou · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very much not your typical teen self-help book. The word "self" is the crucial one here. Self not yourself. This book is more about the theories of what the self is, how self is defined and determined, with an bend toward eastern philosophy. Much more than just how to deal with those mean girls!