Who can use these workbooks?

Anyone who is willing to learn can benefit. Many children, teens and adults today are diagnosed with a “problem” or set of problems. Labels are given in schools, in hospitals, in residential treatment centers, and at doctor’s offices. Labels can be useful if they help the children, teens or adults receive the services they need, or if the labels help bring clarity, explanations, and not excuses.

Unfortunately, many children and teens hear adults discuss their “labels” and concerns, often without any explanation. Sadly, the child or teen will often begin to label themselves as unable, victims, sick, bad, weak, stupid, and inadequate. The children and teens are often, unconsciously and sometimes consciously, set up to act out these false beliefs. Unless the cycle is stopped and clarity is given to the child, or teen, a lifetime of heartache and unnecessary “treatment” may follow with little to no self-empowerment skills.

The 5 Needs in Life curriculum can help explore other possibilities for “acting out” or “problem behaviors.” When children are taught from an early age they have choices, and can make good choices, the children grow to be more self-confident, resilient, and enjoy a happier life. The adults in their lives enjoy a healthier relationship with them while all involved win as the relationships grow.

When preteens and teens realize they are “normal” and have the same needs as everyone, but need to learn to meet the needs in appropriate, healthy ways, they are empowered. Bullying can be reduced, peer pressure can be reduced, and even the view of suicide changes. Teens have said the hardest need to meet is staying alive because they feel sad, lonely, and depressed. They have no idea why or what to do, so they think of killing themselves end it all. Learning we have needs and this is not only normal, it is right, helps in all areas of life. The questions change from “What is wrong with me?” to “What do I need and how can I get that need met?”

We all have the same basic 5 needs in life. Our needs do not change, but how we meet them changes over time. Once we understand our needs, and realize that we all have the same needs, communication can grow instead of decline through the years. At all stages in our life, we change and we meet our needs in different ways. Learning to share the journey is a marvelous experience.

Who can learn this? Anyone! We offer books for all ages.
(See workbooks page for more details)

My Needs: Little Ones Have Needs Too is for preschoolers.
Mom's Have Needs is for mothers (a father’s guide will be added).
Kids Have Needs for younger elementary children.
We All Have Needs for older elementary ages.
People of All Ages Have Needs for preteen and teens.

Due to different ability levels, we have grouped the stages each book is written for instead of giving specific ages. You choose what is best for your child or teen.

We will have a Leader's Guide available soon.