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This exciting new book introduces kids to the science of
psychology, with chapters on the brain, personality, intelligence,
emotions, social relationships, and more. Accompanied by colorful
illustrations of psychology's big ideas, and lots of hands-on
experiments to try at home, there's no better way to dive into the
fascinating science of the mind. Why do we sleep? What are
feelings? How do we make decisions, and how do we learn from them?
Psychology helps us ask and answer these big questions about
ourselves, others, and the world around us.
Explorers investigate places they have never been before. These
explorers might take a while to make their discoveries. They might
have trouble understanding their maps. They might make wrong turns.
They might need to start their expedition all over again! If
explorers could not accept their mistakes and keep going, they
might never make any discoveries! Does this sound like you? If you
have trouble accepting mistakes, if you try to be right all the
time, or if you worry about being less than the best, this book is
for you! What to Do When Mistakes Make You Quake guides children
and their parents through the emotions underlying a fear of making
mistakes using strategies and techniques based on
cognitive-behavioral principles. This interactive self-help book is
the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering
children to cope with mistakes - so they can explore new territory
without fear!
This latest installment in the bestselling What To Do series
tackles children's feelings of anxiety around current events and
what is portrayed in the news. Scary news is an inevitable part of
life. This book can support and guide efforts to help scary news
seem a bit more manageable for the young people. Whether from
television news reports, the car radio, digital media, or adult
discussions, children are often bombarded with information about
the world around them. When the events being described include
violence, extreme weather events, a disease outbreak, or
discussions of more dispersed threats such as climate change,
children may become frightened and overwhelmed. Parents and
caregivers can be prepared to help them understand and process the
messages around them by using this book. What to Do When the News
Scares You provides a way to help children put scary events into
perspective. And, if children start to worry or become anxious
about things they've heard, there are ideas to help them calm down
and cope. This book also helps children identify reporters' efforts
to add excitement to the story which may also make threats seem
more imminent, universal, and extreme. Read and complete the
activities in What to Do When the News Scares You with your child
to help them to understand the news in context-who, what, where,
when, how-as a means of introducing a sense of perspective.
Chapters include: Extensive notes to parents and caregivers Chapter
1. Sometimes scary things happen. Chapter 2. What is news? Chapter
3. Things that make the news more scary Chapter 4. Did you see
that! Chapter 5. Keeping it real Chapter 6. Un-news Chapter 7.
Taking care of you. Chapter 8. Plan of action Chapter 9. You Can Do
It!
Lots of kids are a little afraid of some things, like heights or
spiders. But some kids are so afraid that it stops them from having
fun. Does this sound like you? If your fear is getting in the way
of everyday activities, this book is for you! What to Do When Fear
Interferes guides children and their parents through overcoming
phobias using strategies and techniques based on
cognitive-behavioral principles. This interactive self-help book is
the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering
children to overcome their fears-so they can blast off to new
adventures!
Circus clowns perform tricks and make us laugh. They wear bright
colours, big shoes, and all kinds of wigs and colourful hats. Have
you noticed that they seem to like people looking at them and
laughing at them? Lots of kids feel shy when they feel that other
people notice them. But some kids get super uncomfortable being in
the spotlight. Does this sound like you? If you feel too shy or
nervous too often, or if you miss out on cool activities and fun
because you worry about what other people might think about you,
this book is for you! What to Do When You Feel Too Shy guides
children and their parents through the emotions underlying social
anxiety using strategies and techniques based on
cognitive-behavioral principles. This interactive self-help book is
the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering
children to overcome social anxiety - so they can join in the
circus of fun and friends!
Have you ever noticed how pirates use a spyglass to focus in on
other ships or land in the distance? While they focus in on small
things in the distance, they miss seeing other things around them.
Sometimes they miss having fun. Sometimes they miss the beautiful
treasure they already have Just like a pirate using a spyglass,
kids may focus in on one thing that they want, and not notice all
the good things they already have. If you're a kid who thinks "it's
not fair," this book is for you What to Do When It's Not Fair
guides children and their parents through the difficult emotions of
envy and jealousy using strategies and techniques based on
cognitive behavioral principles. This interactive self-help book is
the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering
children to cope with envy so they can sail the high seas with
pleasure This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do
Guides for Kidsr series
If you have picked up this book, you probably want nothing more
than to understand why you feel the way you do and how to feel
better. You want those depressed thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
to just go away, right? Inside you'll read about what depression
is, how it can derail you, and effective ways to take care of
yourself if you are depressed. Full of useful information, helpful
self-reflection quizzes, easy-to-do exercises, and based firmly on
cognitive-behavioral principles, this book will provide you with a
concrete plan that could make huge difference in your health and
well-being - a difference that lasts.
Carolyn is in a wheelchair, but she doesn't let that stop her! She
can do almost everything the other kids can, even if sometimes she
has to do it a little differently. Includes a Note to Parents,
Caregivers, and Teachers with more information on discussing
disabilities with children and helping them to build positive,
empathic relationships.
Esta Ultima entrega de la serie "QuE Hacer" mAs vendida abarca los
sentimientos de ansiedad de los niNos en torno a los
acontecimientos actuales y a lo que aparece en las noticias. Las
noticias aterradoras son una parte inevitable de la vida. Este
libro puede apoyar y guiar los esfuerzos para que las noticias
aterradoras parezcan un poco mAs manejables para los jOvenes.
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