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Something Very Sad Happened is intended to be read to two- and three-year-old children to help them understand death and process the loss of a loved one. When a loved one dies, it can be hard to know how to explain it to a young child, particularly if you are grieving the loss yourself. Written at a developmental level that is appropriate for two- and three-year-olds, the story explains death lets children know that it is okay to feel sad and reassures children that they can still love the person who died, and the person who died will always love them.Since the two- to three-year-old child cannot read, this story is intended to be personalized certain words are color-coded in red to cue to you to substitute with the appropriate names and pronouns for the person who died.Includes an extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers with more information about talking to children about death, guidelines for answering a child amp rsquo s questions, advice for attending funerals and visiting cemeteries, and ideas for commemorating the loved one.

It amp rsquo s hard for teens to be happy when they amp rsquo ve created a very narrow window of what defines success.The goal of this helpful book is to encourage teens to maintain their desire to achieve without striving to always be perfect and to appreciate and love who they are just as they are, not for what they do or accomplish. Finding a balance between work and play is key. Challenging perfectionism is about the pursuit of happiness.When teens can recognize that perfectionism is a disadvantage, they can become motivated to do something about it. For many, it may just be shifting the perfectionism a bit to land in a more positive place.  It might be about deciding when and where to be slightly perfectionistic, when and where they can let go of high standards and all-or-nothing thinking, and when it amp rsquo s okay to simply do a amp ldquo good enough amp rdquo job on something.

amp ldquo Smart and essential! amp rdquo  -Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kidamp quot They used to tell kids to chant amp quot sticks and stones amp quot or amp quot just ignore it. amp quot It didn't work. This book helps kids find the opposite approach: don't ignore it understand it. amp quot --Tom Angleberger, Origami YodaSome kids sail through their middle school years without any drama, but most kids get stuck on a rollercoaster of up and down moods. How is it possible to feel sad and happy at the same time? Why is everything so embarrassing? How does one eye-roll from a friend make you suddenly doubt everything about yourself? The truth is you are growing into the amazing person you are meant to be and your many moods and emotions are helping you figure it all out. Not everyone nerds out on mood and emotions, but this book is packed with cool brain science and info on mental health and wellness, plus real-life stories from kids your age, you'll learn something about yourself without even trying! Soon you'll be an expert on YOU and will figure out what your emotions and feelings are saying. Soon you'll staying cool and calm during really tough moments knowing that you can handle anything. And all that adds up to feeling so much lighter and more confident about yourself and your future. Kid Confident Book 2: How to Master Your MOOD in Middle School is part of an awesome nonfiction book series developed with expert psychologist and series editor, Bonnie Zucker, PsyD that authentically captures the middle school experience. These books skillfully guide middle schoolers through those tricky years between elementary and high school with a supporting voice of a trusted big sister or a favorite aunt, stealthily offering life lessons and evidence-based coping skills. Readers of Telgemeir's Guts will recognize similar mental health and wellness strategies and fans of Patterson's Middle School series will appreciate the honest look at the uncertainty and chaos that middle graders can bring. Kid Confident offers what kids need to have fun with it all and navigate middle school with confidence, humor, perspective, and feel our mad respect for being the amazing humans they already are. Books in the series:Kid Confident (Book ): How to Manage Your SOCIAL POWER in Middle School by Bonnie Zucker, PsyDKid Confident (Book 2): How to Master Your MOOD in Middle School by Lenka Glassman, PsyDKid Confident (Book 3): How to Handle STRESS for Middle School Success by Silvi Guerra, PsyDKid Confident (Book 4): How to NAVIGATE Middle School by Anna Pozzatti, PhD amp amp Bonnie Massimino, MEd

amp ldquo Smart and essential! amp rdquo  -Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid seriesamp quot They used to tell kids to chant amp quot sticks and stones amp quot or amp quot just ignore it. amp quot It didn't work. This book helps kids find the opposite approach: don't ignore it understand it. amp quot --Tom Angleberger, Origami YodaHow to Navigate Middle School shows readers how to handle the increasing academic demands of middle school, organizational skills and time management, how to be self-determined, have grit, and a sense of agency.Whether you are just starting middle school or getting ready for the next grade, you probably have ideas about what the school year will be like--or should be like. Maybe you imagine that perfect day in middle school, where you are picked class president, made tons of new friends, or became the captain of the soccer team, or crushed your Spanish vocab test. Or maybe you imagine more a disastrous days...where you can amp rsquo t get your locker open, don amp rsquo t have anywhere to sit in the cafeteria, or trip while walking down the hallway. Or maybe you have heard from a friend or older sibling  middle school teachers are strict or you will have hours of homework a night! Whatever you have heard, it's most likely a combination some truth but a whole lot of drama and exaggeration. This book will help you separate fact from fiction and give you the tools and strategies you will need to find your place and be your best self in middle school. It will  help you handle the increasing academic demands of middle school, teach amazing organizational skills and time management, show you what it takes to have grit and grow in amazing ways!Kid Confident Book 4: How to Navigate Middle School is part of an awesome book series developed with expert psychologist and series editor, Bonnie Zucker, PsyD that authentically captures the middle school experience. These nonfiction books skillfully guide middle schoolers through those tricky years between elementary and high school with a supporting voice of a trusted big sister or a favorite aunt, stealthily offering life lessons and evidence-based coping skills. Readers of Telgemeir's Guts will recognize similar mental health and wellness strategies and fans of Patterson's Middle School series will appreciate the honest look at uncertainty and chaos that middle graders can bring. Kid Confident offers what kids need to have fun with it all and navigate middle school with confidence, humor, perspective, and feel our mad respect for being the amazing humans they already are. Books in the series:Kid Confident (Book ): How to Manage Your SOCIAL POWER in Middle School by Bonnie Zucker, PsyDKid Confident (Book 2): How to Master Your MOOD in Middle School by Lenka Glassman, PsyDKid Confident (Book 3): How to Handle STRESS for Middle School Success by Silvi Guerra, PsyDKid Confident (Book 4): How to NAVIGATE Middle School by Anna Pozzatti, PhD amp amp Bonnie Massimino, MEd

Anxiety-Free Kids (2nd ed.) offers parents strategies that help children become happy and worry-free, methods that relieve a child's excessive anxieties and phobias, and tools for fostering interaction and family-oriented solutions. Using a unique companion approach that offers two books in one—a practical, reader-friendly book for parents and a fun workbook for kids—this solutions-oriented guide utilizes the cognitive-behavioral approach to therapy and integrates the parent in the child's self-help process.Research has shown that if left untreated, children with anxiety disorders are at higher risk to perform poorly in school, to have less-developed social skills, and to be more vulnerable to substance abuse. Covering the six most commonly occurring anxiety disorders—generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, specific phobias, social phobias, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder—this book gives kids and parents successful strategies for achieving relaxation, conquering worries, challenging faulty thinking patterns, developing positive self-talk, and facing one's fears.Educational Resource

Parenting Kids With OCD provides parents with a comprehensive understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder, its symptoms, types, and presentation in children and teens. The treatment of OCD is explained, and guidelines on how to both find appropriate help and best support one's child are provided. Family accommodation is the rule, not the exception, when it comes to childhood OCD; yet, higher accommodating is associated with a worsening of the child's symptoms and greater levels of familial stress. Parents who have awareness of how they can positively or negatively impact their child's OCD can benefit their child's outcome. Case examples are included to illustrate the child's experience with OCD and what effective treatment looks like. OCD worsens when there is increased stress for the child; therefore, stress management is an essential component for improvement. Parents will learn how to manage stress in themselves and encourage effective stress management for their children.