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Primarily aimed at children seven and up whose parents have problems with alcohol or drugs. Grandmoo illustrates what an addiction is, how it develops, and what it does to both the addict and the people who love him or her. Grandmoo also serves as a powerful parable of addiction for adults. (44 pages)
Teens Find Hope.org provides a colorful gratitude journal for teens which provides space to share the best thing about your week and a gratitude for each day of that week.
Gratitude is all about being thankful and focusing on the good around us. When you learn to be thankful for everything and have an attitude of gratitude, you’ll feel more positive, peaceful and happy each and every day. Natural Beach Living.com shares a Gratitude Scavenger Hunt that is perfect for kids and adults to start finding little things to be thankful for.
The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors presents "The Great Big List of Favorite Fiddles", a list of 51 alternatives to skin-picking behaviors that keep sensory and impulse needs in mind.
This resource helps students practice mindfulness and acts as a great grounding technique for those suffering from anxiety. This download includes an: 11 x 17 Poster 8.5 x 11 Poster Worksheet with space for students to record their observations (Regular PDF) Worksheet with space for students to record their observations (Fillable PDF) This resource is distance learning compatible!
Half Price Books is America’s largest family-owned bookstore with more than 120 stores across the country. Waste not, read a lot. That one simple philosophy is the inspiration behind the country's largest family-owned bookstore chain. But we do more than just read a lot: We buy and sell new and used books, music, movies, games, electronic devices and collectibles in more than 120 stores and growing. Half Price Books has been dedicated to literacy and environmental initiatives since 1972. We give back to the community by supporting hundreds of worthy projects, including the Million Book Donation Project and the Half Pint Library Book Drive.
Leela loves to do yoga. She could do all sorts of poses, but there was one pose she couldn’t do. Every time Leela tried to do a headstand…KERPLUNK! This book explores the themes of acceptance, resilience, and self-compassion and offers the message that just because we may experience a failure does not mean that we are a failure. Written as a counterpoint to the message of The Little Engine that Could, Happiness Doesn’t Come from Headstands is a story about a girl who tries her best, but still falls down. Through the process she learns that happiness is not determined by external achievement. Through accepting our limitations and celebrating our efforts, even in the face of failure, peace can be found.
This heartwarming book encourages positive behavior by using the concept of an invisible bucket to show children how easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love by "filling buckets. " updated and revised, this 10th anniversary edition will help readers better understand that "bucket dipping" is a negative behavior, not a permanent label. It also explains that it's possible to fill or dip into our own buckets. - this heartwarming book encourages positive behavior by using the concept of an invisible bucket to show children how easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love by "filling buckets. " - will help readers better understand that bucket dipping" is a negative behavior, not a permanent label. - 10th anniversary edition - it also explains that it's possible to fill or dip into our own buckets.
This book describes how therapists can both facilitate constructive play therapy and intervene in posttraumatic play to help children who have been traumatized by abuse or neglect achieve a positive resolution. Traditional techniques of play therapy are reviewed for their application to this population. Throughout, numerous therapeutic aids are described to enhance the child's capacity to communicate verbally or symbolically. To help clinicians translate theory into daily practice, the book presents six detailed clinical vignettes that offer step-by-step guidelines for assessment and intervention in different situations of abuse or neglect.
There is a wonder and magic to childhood. We don’t realize it at the time, of course . . . yet the adults in our lives do. They encourage us to see things in the stars, to find joy in colors and laughter as we play. But what happens when that special someone who encourages such wonder and magic is no longer around? We can hide, we can place our heart in a bottle and grow up . . . or we can find another special someone who understands the magic. And we can encourage them to see things in the stars, find joy among colors and laughter as they play. Oliver Jeffers delivers a remarkable book, a touching and resonant tale reminiscent of The Giving Tree that will speak to the hearts of children and parents alike. Reading age 4 - 8 years; Print length 32 pages; Grade level Preschool - 3
"Help for Billy" is a pragmatic manual to help guide families and educators who are struggling with traumatized children. Based on the concept of the neuroscience of emotions and behavior, Heather Forbes provides detailed, comprehensive, and logical strategies for teachers and parents. This easy to read book, with tables, outlines and lists, clears the way for a better understanding of the true nature regarding traumatic experiences affecting the brain and learning. It is a must read for anyone working with a child in the classroom.
Dr. David O'Grady developed the Goodnight Worry program in 2001 because in his practice as a clinical psychologiset he kept encountering children who are afraid to sleep on their own. Over the years, he has refined this straightforward behavioral approach to solving the problem. By applying well-validated behavioral techniques, listening carefully to parents and kids, and lots of trial and error, he has discovered the specific strategies that children need to establish a habit of independent sleep. In this article Dr. O'Grady provides a thorough explanation of his program, step by step instructions, frequently asked questions, and thoughts on when it's time to get professional guidance with the program.
Inside: Kid-friendly coping skills used to help manage anger, including safe ways to express anger, books to read and videos that can help.
From separation anxiety to general anxiety, social anxiety, specific phobia and panic disorder, Helping Your Anxious Child, Second Edition describes the common types of childhood anxiety, how anxiety originates, and options for dealing with the problem, with or without a therapist's help.
Eliana Gil, internationally recognized for her expertise in working with abused children, teens and their families, ‘moves mountains’ with her most recent contribution. It distinguishes itself from other trauma resources in that it combines both a directive and non-directive approach to working with traumatized children and families. Through in-depth case examples, Dr. Gil demonstrates ways to individualize treatment by attending carefully to the personal meanings and experiences of each child. Novice and seasoned clinicians who work with traumatized children will consider this a must have work. Presenting an integrative model for treating traumatized children, this book combines play, art, and other expressive therapies with ideas and strategies drawn from cognitive-behavioral and family therapy.
These pages offer information on helping children, from infants to teens, understand and cope when someone they love has cancer. When children learn that a family member or someone they know has cancer, it can be upsetting and confusing for them. Here we will try to help you understand what children might be thinking and feeling, how to talk to them, and share some ideas on how you may be able to help them through this time. Topics covered including:-Explaining Cancer to Children of Different Ages, Telling a Child Someone They Love Has Cancer, Helping a Child Cope When Someone They Know Has Cancer
Most teens report feeling stressed out every so often, but for teens who chronically worry, the sense of being one step away from disaster never really goes away. Minor troubles are often blown out of proportion, leading to heightened anxiety and sometimes all-out panic attacks. Yet when parents try to coax teens to let go of their fears, their efforts are often met with resistance. How do we get through to teens to stop the cycle of chronic worrying and anxiety? Sheila Achar Josephs provides a brief overview of some strategies that she includes in her book “Helping Your AnxiousTeen”.
Download for free Volume 1 of Helping Traumatized Children Learn. Published in 2005, TLPI’s landmark report summarizes the research from psychology and neurobiology that documents the impact trauma from exposure to violence can have on children’s learning, behavior and relationships in school. The report also introduces the Flexible Framework, a tool organized according to six core operational functions of schools that can help any school create a trauma sensitive learning environment for all children.
Download for free, Volume 2 of Helping Traumatized Children Learn: Creating and Advocating for Trauma-Sensitive Schools, safe, supportive learning environments that benefit all children offers a Guide to a process for creating trauma-sensitive schools and a policy agenda to provide the support schools need to achieve this goal. Grounded in theory and practice in schools and with families, the Guide is intended to be a living document that will grow and change as more schools become trauma sensitive and add their ideas. The policy agenda calls for changes in laws, policies, and funding streams to support schools in this work. Together, the online learning community and the book are designed to complement each other, helping to build a growing and increasingly visible trauma-sensitive learning community.
This powerful book, based on cutting-edge research and cognitive behavioral strategies, will help you develop the know-how to effectively manage teen anxiety. You’ll learn the best ways to support your teen in overcoming problematic thinking and fears, discover what behaviors and coping strategies unwittingly make anxiety worse, and understand how anxiety is best defeated with surprisingly counterintuitive methods. Step-by-step guidance, along with numerous real-life examples and exercises included.
