Stick Up for Yourself: Every Kid’s Guide to Personal Power & Positive Self-Esteem (Revised & Updated Edition)
First published in 1990, this perennial best-seller has helped countless children build self-esteem and assertiveness skills.Newly revised and updated, it’s the ultimate resource for any kid who’s ever been picked on at school, bossed around, blamed for things he or she didn’t do, or treated unfairly—and for any kid who sometimes feels frustrated, angry, powerless, [More About This Book]
Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents)
Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions. Includes a 60-minute audio CD of guided exercises read by Myla Kabat-Zinn. Mindfulness—the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is—is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as [More About This Book]
So Easy a 6th Grader Can Do It
This past Friday I had the opportunity to speak to middle school students in Jacksonville, Florida about The Positive Dog. When I asked the students, who here is an artist, they all raised their hands. I wondered how many adults would have done the same. We forget there’s an artist inside each of us. When I asked the students, who here is a positive leader, they all raised their hands again. I then asked them to tell me actions that a positive leader takes. There was no shortage of answers. They are kind. They help others. They smile. They make you… [Read Entire Story]
