A simple way to support children's well-being is by generating stronger connections in the brain for positive concepts. Children can strengthen these neural networks by practicing spelling positive emotion words. By regularly activating positive emotion concepts (by spelling the words in this book), these concepts become more available, accessible, and easily activated in daily life. In the long run, strengthening these positive networks helps children more easily develop emotional intelligence, resilience, and well-being. To use this book, just cut out the flashcards, help your child learn to spell the words, and encourage your child to practice spelling the words as often as possible.

A simple way to support children's well-being is by generating stronger connections in the brain for positive concepts. Children can strengthen these neural networks by practicing spelling positive emotion words. By regularly activating positive emotion concepts (by spelling the words in this book), these concepts become more available, accessible, and easily activated in daily life. In the long run, strengthening these positive networks helps children more easily develop emotional intelligence, resilience, and well-being. To use this book, just cut out the flashcards, help your child learn to spell the words, and encourage your child to practice spelling the words as often as possible.

This baby is happy. Can you make a happy face? Find the happy baby! This bold, beautiful board book features six essential facial expressions: happy, sad, angry, surprised, silly, and sleepy. The idea is simple: Show a large, establishing image of a baby’s face, then children making the same face, then ask the reader to find that baby among several other faces. The very last spread includes all of the baby faces and a mirror so babies can watch themselves make every face imaginable.

Teach important social and emotional skills with this powerful emotional intelligence curriculum. By involving you students in these engaging activities, they learn how to: constructively express themselves and control their behavior think through the consequences of their actions learn how to take the perspectives of others and to develop empathy accept responsibility for their decisions develop skills for positively managing conflict, anger, and stress The instructional strategies are appropriate for classroom or counseling groups and include a variety of meaningful large- and small-group activities, lively discussion topics, and reproducible activity sheets. This collection of the most popular and effective social-emotional activities ever offered by Innerchoice Publishing is organized into ten units. They are: Self-awareness Managing Feelings Decision Making Managing Stress Personal Responsibility Self-concept Empathy Communications Group Dynamics Conflict Resolution

Now Available in Paperback! In Einstein Never Used Flashcards highly credentialed child psychologists, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D., and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D., with Diane Eyer, Ph.D., offer a compelling indictment of the growing trend toward accelerated learning. It's a message that stressed-out parents are craving to hear: Letting tots learn through play is not only okay-it's better than drilling academics! Drawing on overwhelming scientific evidence from their own studies and the collective research results of child development experts, and addressing the key areas of development-math, reading, verbal communication, science, self-awareness, and social skills-the authors explain the process of learning from a child's point of view. They then offer parents 40 age-appropriate games for creative play. These simple, fun--yet powerful exercises work as well or better than expensive high-tech gadgets to teach a child what his ever-active, playful mind is craving to learn.

This simple tool children as well as parents and therapists helps youngsters identify their feelings, then engage their wise owl mind to accept or cope with intense or difficult emotions. On these pages, facial expressions depict a range of feelings and moods--from happy to sad, friendly to shy, hopeful to angry, and more--that can be matched to the child's current state of being. On the back of each card different strategies relevant to the card's particular feeling or mood are suggested, including asking for help, deep breathing, talking about feelings, finding a quiet place to calm down, and asking for a turn. 48 laminated pages. 6-1/2 wide x 7-3/4 high (16.5 cm wide x 19.7 cm high). Wire-o binding with built-in accordion stand.

Alexithymia is an inability to identify and describe both one's own, and other people's emotions. Although individuals with alexithymia display the typical physical responses associated with emotions - such as tears, butterflies in the stomach or an increased heart rate - they are unable to recognize these responses in terms of the emotions they might be signifying. Emotionally Dumb describes the nature of alexithymia and includes therapeutic and self-help suggestions for overcoming some of the difficulties that alexithymia presents. The author discusses the possible causes and associated conditions, including Asperger Syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder. The book provides details of the diagnostic tests available and includes an informal questionnaire, developed by the author, for people who believe they may have alexithymia. Written in accessible language, this book is ideal both for professionals and for anyone with an interest in the subject.