{"product_id":"9781475916393","title":"At the Mercy of Externals: Righting Wrongs and Protecting Kids","description":"\u003cp\u003eProtecting children from all forms of abuse and understanding their formative years is on the minds of today’s professionals and families. In \u003ci\u003eAt the Mercy of Externals\u003c\/i\u003e, author Dr. David L. Roberts provides a practical model to successfully guide kids into adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHe introduces his Roberts FLAGS model (or RFLAGS), which explains how we tend to act out emotion-based anxiety rather than face the issues from the past that are often fueling our negative emotions of Fear, Loneliness, Anger, Guilt, and Shame. The model serves as a visual and intellectual way to understand the development of maladaptive behavior, and it is a means of helping us to understand that behavior is not necessarily representative of who we are as a person.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA companion to \u003ci\u003ePsyche-Soul-ology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAt the Mercy of Externals\u003c\/i\u003e advocates a two-step approach to the problems families, kids, and professionals face in various situations and contexts. Roberts uses examples from his dysfunctional childhood, combined with his professional experiences helping at-risk youth, to demonstrate the importance of repairing our lives as adults as a preliminary step to nurturing and protecting children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126347284720,"sku":"9781475916393","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475916393_p0.jpg?v=1763606608","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475916393","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}