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The S.T.A.R. System

A workbook designed to help your child conquer the Isolation Monster

Author: Devin C. Hughes


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Being a child is hard enough without anxiety and isolation getting in the way. They are changing more than ever before, not just physically, but mentally. If a child suffers from panic attacks, chronic worry, and feelings of isolation, it can be very difficult to meet their goals. The good news is that there are real, powerful ways that they can take control of their anxiety—and their life! This workbook is designed to help a child conquer the Isolation Monster.

Excerpt from The S.T.A.R System

Isolation is perhaps one of the most insidious and damaging things that can happen to a human being, regardless of their age. It is even more detrimental to the well-being of children, as experiencing isolation whilst forming relationships and learning social skills will inevitably lead to unhappy kids that grow into unhappy adults. It’s important that we recognize the causes and signs and begin to undo the damage.

What is Isolation?

When it comes to children experiencing isolation, I view it as a bullying monster, keeping them trapped in a corner. It roars and rears its ugly head every time they think about venturing beyond the borders it has established, pushing them further into themselves. Eventually, they find comfort in staying behind that invisible line, where it’s harder for anyone – monster or not – to reach them.

In more technical terms, isolation is a sense of alienation that can lower one’s self esteem and, among other effects, create longing for attention from others that seems out of reach. Most of the psychological problems people suffer in their adulthood are derived from their early childhood. They grow up feeling inadequate and unworthy so they don’t know how to love or to reciprocate love. Much of this stems from AND results in either self-inflicted or external isolation.

Being a child is hard enough without anxiety and isolation getting in the way. They are changing more than ever before, not just physically, but mentally. If a child suffers from panic attacks, chronic worry, and feelings of isolation, it can be very difficult to meet their goals. The good news is that there are real, powerful ways that they can take control of their anxiety—and their life! This workbook is designed to help a child conquer the Isolation Monster.

Author Genre: Ethnic & Minority Studies + Biography

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Author Description: Devin C. Hughes was born in Washington D.C. in 1969 to a black father and white mother. Devin grew up in a mixed--and mixed up--world. His home life was chaotic, riddled with his parents' drug use and unconventional ways of educating; dyslexia made academic learning a seemingly insurmountable challenge; and his identity was beyond confusing--was he black because he felt black or white because he looked white? Devin knew one thing: he needed to escape his environment and get into college, beyond which he believed the world would open up to him. His memoir, Contrast, is his gift back to those who are looking for some inspiration and passion to move forward, not look back. A great life is measured by ones progress not perfection!





Author's Book List
Moon Patrol
Junot Díaz famously once said, “If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves.” “Moon Patrol” promotes the “story of us all,” ensuring that children’s bookshelves contain diverse, non-majority narratives of kids of all different races. A space exploration adventure and humor picture book series for young and early readers, focusing on themes of inclusion and diversity. Axis travels the galaxy helping the helpless, righting wrongs and solving problems! A race of aliens have altered their DNA to eradicate any diversity or specialty, leaving their world in ruins. With no one too smart or too strong, for example, there is no one to fix the machines, or lift debris out of the road. Axis helps show them the importance of diversity and the value of having different cultures in a society. Using his magical space age guitar, he adds color and variety to the planet and formally Grey Aliens.


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Self Talk
Today's children are riddled with shots that chip away at their self-esteem and self-worth. From bullying—whether overt or passive—to learning disabilities to familial dysfunction to peer pressure, they are constantly under fire. Positive self-talk, a concept culled from Devin C. Hughes' autobiography "Contrast," is a crucial, effective strategy anyone can use to build their self-esteem and self-worth.


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Contrast - A Biracial Man's Journey To Desegregate His Past
In 1967, the Supreme Court legalized interracial marriage in America. Devin Hughes was born two years later to a black father and white mother who fled to Washington DC to escape the racism of the Deep South. Bigotry still ran rampant up North, and light-skinned, greeneyed Devin felt its pull from both ends: strangers who didn’t know he was half-black and friends who didn’t care he was half-white.

In racial limbo, Devin found himself more consumed with his dysfunctional family life—a father who offered an alternative “street” education and a mother whose drug use zombified her for most of his childhood. Despite his parents’ flaws, they were Devin’s greatest believers.

From his dad founding a neighborhood baseball team to his mom advocating for him in school, they taught Devin that anything imaginable was within reach, that their mistakes needn’t be his choices, and that his destiny was for greatness. Ultimately, Contrast: A Biracial Man’s Journey to Segregate His Past isn’t a book about race; it’s a book about acceptance, perseverance, and love.


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