Games and Activities for Exploring Feelings with Children

Author: Vanessa Rogers
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 085700459X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
This is a fun, imaginative and creative resource designed to help children aged 7--13 get thinking and talking about their feelings and the issues that affect their lives. It is packed full with games and activities that help children explore their emotions and express themselves positively. Activities surrounding issues such as peer relationships and friendships, bullying, offending, participation and citizenship are designed to build self-esteem, raise aspirations and increase motivation. They will also enhance emotional well-being and develop protective behaviours, encouraging children to speak out rather than act out, and helping to keep them safe and happy. This is an ideal resource for all those working with children and looking for new and exciting ideas for games and activities, including teachers, youth workers, social workers and counsellors.

The Hurt

Author: Teddi Doleski
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809165513
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

Book Description
A child learns that he must let go of hurt feelings and not let them grow big.

Glad Monster, Sad Monster

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Publisher: LB Kids
ISBN: 9780316573955
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Glad, sad, silly, mad - monsters have all kinds of different feelings! In this innovative die-cut book, featuring a snazzy foil cover, you'll try on funny masks as you walk through the wide range of moods all little monsters (and kids!) experience. Here's a fun, interactive way to explore the many different ways we feel! Caldecott Medal-winning author/artist Ed Emberley provides readers with an imaginatively crafted book that helps children identify and understand their emotions. Visit him at his Web site: www.edemberley.com.

Games and Activities for Exploring Feelings

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Languages : en
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Book Description
This is a fun, imaginative and creative resource designed to help children aged 7-13 get thinking and talking about their feelings and the issues that affect their lives. It is packed full with games and activities that help children explore their emotions and express themselves positively. Activities surrounding issues such as peer relationships and friendships, bullying, offending, participation and citizenship are designed to build self-esteem, raise aspirations and increase motivation. They will also enhance emotional well-being and develop protective behaviours, encouraging children to speak out rather than act out, and helping to keep them safe and happy. This is an ideal resource for all those working with children and looking for new and exciting ideas for games and activities, including teachers, youth workers, social workers and counsellors.

My Mood Stars

Author: Wendy White
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781719307543
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24

Book Description
My Mood Stars is a book that encourages children to talk about their feelings. This delightful book asks questions that encourage your child to talk about their feelings. There is space for notes on each page to record your child's thoughts and then look back on in days to come. This book does not come with My Mood Stars and board.

Play Therapy Techniques

Author: Charles E. Schaefer
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0765703602
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description
The second edition of Play Therapy Techniques includes seven new chapters in addition to the original twenty-four. These lively chapters expand the comprehensive scope of the book by describing issues involved in beginning and ending therapy, using metaphors, playing music and ball, and applying the renowned "Color Your Life" technique. The extensive selection of play techniques described in this book will add to the clinical repertoire of students and practitioners of child therapy and counseling. When used in combination with formal education and clinical supervision, Play Therapy Techniques, Second Edition, can be especially useful for developing treatment plans to address the specific needs of various clinical populations. Students and practitioners of child therapy and counseling, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and child life specialists will find this second of Play Therapy Techniques informative and clinically useful.

Exploring Feelings: Activities for Young Children

Author: Susan Neuman, Ph.D.
Publisher: Green Dragon Books
ISBN: 0893345458
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 430

Book Description
We all want our children to grow into healthy, self-confident, secure adults. "Exploring Feelings" is just the resource you need to help make it happen. This truly unique and invaluable activity book is the first to focus on emotional development -- on helping young children develop self-confidence, independence and creative freedom. These delightful activities help children acknowledge and examine their feelings about their families, their friends and themselves, and encourage children to use their five senses to explore the world around them. Using everyday experiences, ideas and materials, these activities are suitable for both a group or individual home setting. Help give the children you love the precious gift of a healthy outlook and a positive self-image. You'll be helping your children be all that they can be with "Exploring Feelings."

The Feelings Activity Book for Children

Author: Diane Romo
Publisher: Rockridge Press
ISBN: 9781648766763
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Encourage kids to explore their emotions through engaging activities for ages 4 to 8 When children can identify their feelings, they're better able to work through them and express them in a positive way. Help kids build essential social and emotional skills with this constructive approach to feelings books for children. It's filled with activities that teach kids to understand their feelings and practice healthy methods for managing them. Kids will discover what happens to their minds and bodies when they experience emotions like happiness, anger, and embarrassment--and how to cope with big feelings when they arise. This standout among feelings books for children includes: A balanced approach--Investigating all of their feelings without judgment will show children how to handle a wide spectrum of emotions. Real-life situations--Realistic examples encourage kids to think about how they'd feel and react in different scenarios, helping them develop empathy and manage their emotions in new situations. A wide variety of activities--This fun choice in feelings books for children keeps kids engaged with coloring, drawing, writing, solving puzzles, and more. Give kids the tools to deal with their emotions in a healthy way with this colorfully illustrated entry into feelings books for children.

The Way I Feel

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Publisher: Parenting Press, Inc.
ISBN: 9781884734724
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Our most popular children's book, now with 1.2 million copies in print. Praised by parents, who say it's especially valuable when getting children to talk about the day's triumphs and troubles, and by professionals, who use it in pediatric clinics and with the developmentally disabled and emotionally troubled. Janan Cain's kids ooze anger and bounce with excitement as they teach the words for emotions. This award-winning, full-color book comes in two editions.

My Many Colored Days

Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 067989344X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Dr. Seuss's youngest concept book is now available in a sturdy board book for his youngest fans! All of the stunning illustrations and imaginative type designs of Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher are here, as are the intriguing die-cut squares in the cover. A brighter, more playful cover design makes this board book edition all the more appropriate as a color concept book to use with babies or a feelings and moods book to discuss with toddlers.