Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Too often kids' feelings get ignored. This series helps children and adults accept and acknowledge their emotions. It also helps them distinguish between feelings and actions. Even more important, the stories give kids several ways to cope with feelings. They also allow parents and teachers to discuss other situations in a nonjudgmental way.
How can kids diffuse their anger? Your kids get to decide what Matt should do when his little brother ruins his favorite baseball card. "I'm so angry inside I can't think!" he tells his mother.
Synopsis
This series recognizes that children are entitled to their feelings even when their behavior needs to be corrected. It acknowledges specific feelings and offers children several ways to deal with them. Each book features a choose-your-own-adventure format, and shows what different outcomes of choices might be--allowing children to back up and try another solution if they don't like the outcome, or to try a variety of choices to see how each might turn out.
When Matt's little brother ruins his best baseball card, Matt wants to "knock him flat." Readers will identify with Matt's feelings, and can help him choose a better way to handle his anger.