{"product_id":"15-minute-focus-amy-baltimore-9781965066393","title":"15-Minute Focus: Relationships and Belonging: Why Students Struggle in Isolation But Thrive in Connection","description":"Creating a Culture of Belonging in Schools with Strategies for Connection, Student Support, and Schoolwide Impact\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo you know a student who is surrounded by people every moment of the day, yet feels completely alone?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e15-Minute Focus: Relationships and Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e, Amy Baltimore gives educators, counselors, and school leaders the neuroscience, practical strategies, and real-world tools to recognize student isolation, build genuine connection, and create school cultures where every student feels safe, seen, and supported.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a student is struggling to connect, withdrawing from peers, or moving through the school day emotionally invisible, it is rarely a choice. Isolated students are often the quietest ones in the room: compliant, high-achieving, and easy to overlook. Most adults want to help but aren't sure what to look for or where to start. This book reframes disconnection not as a personality trait but as a neurological state, one that is identifiable, addressable, and preventable when adults know what to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the brain treats belonging as safety and disconnection as danger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hidden masks of student isolation and how to recognize them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical tools for building schoolwide belonging at every tier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe SAFE Framework for weaving connection into daily interactions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to repair rupture, restore dignity, and rebuild trust after conflict\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActionable strategies, resources, and more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e15-Minute Focus: Relationships and Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e will ask you to look again at the students in your care, not only at what they are doing, but at what their nervous systems may be experiencing. When belonging becomes the system, not the exception, everything changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1965066399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965066393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Center for Youth Issues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.55w x 0.31d","brand":"Amy Baltimore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852847853823,"sku":"9781965066393","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/15-minute-focus-amy-baltimore-9781965066393","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}