Empowering For Change

A personal message from Billie Willmon Jenkin, the "self-acceptance guru."

Thank you for visiting this site. I trust the information found here benefits both you and others.
On this page, you'll find access to two types of information:

• That which I personally provide
• Link to resources from PFLAG Houston (including "Safe Schools: Cultivating Respect")
  

“Seven Steps to Self-Acceptance”: a series of e-letters to guide teens and adults in developing the psychologically crucial (and often elusive) characteristic of self-acceptance/ self-worth. (Modern psychology recognizes that an over-abundance of self-esteem  [a “prince” or “princess”  syndrome] is dangerous. Instead, indications are that we should cultivate self-worth or self-acceptance.)  Enroll  here  --->

Custom Presentations for Educational Professionals and Parents

Some topics include:

•   “No Child Left Hanging: The Case for Emotional Education” This topic has been submitted for presentation at the 2010 TASA/TASB State Convention, focusing on a positive alternative to "anti-bullying.")

• "Weaving Emotional Education into the Academic Curriculum" This topic uses The Knock-Kneed Cowboy [See info below] with educators (and parents, if desired) for incorporating the affective domain and higher-order thinking skills into middle-school language arts.
  

Self-acceptance opens the door to positive change.

The Knock-Kneed Cowboy: A Tale of Being “Just Right”... Just As We Are 

is a tale of a cowboy who wants to be bow-legged like his peers and of a “too-tall” pre-teen girl who is teased about her height. More than a “feel-good” story.

Find information for schools (including classroom sets) at http://Knock-KneedCowboy.com On that site is a page for educators, along with downloads and ideas for the classroom setting. (Reading level approximately fifth-grade; MANY enrichment/ higher-order thinking skills are woven into the tale.)