My Strong Mind IV: I am Pro-active and Keep my Emotions in Check: 4 (Social Skills & Mental Health for Kids)

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" It is a great book for children of primary school years and has everything that a child needs to grow a positive mindset ." PositivePsychology.com With My Strong Mind your children will learn social skills and simple techniques to develop their own strong mind and increase resilience, mental health and well-being. This fourth My Strong Mind book, introduces your children to Control and how to use their strong mind to be Pro-active and Keep their Emotions in Check! We can be sure our children will have to deal with adversity and need to show self-control and initiative during their lifetime. Whilst playing in the school yard, with sport activities, hobby's, homework, trying something new or with simple tasks at home. In this book, Jack and Kate share examples on how to be pro-active, try new things, focus on what they can control and manage their emotions and feelings. These tips to build a strong mind in children are presented in an easy to read, fun and practical way. All tips and techniques your children learn are evidence based to improve mental health, well-being and performance. It's a great book for children, especially those at primary school, to read under their own steam. The story will open the door for your children to commence building their own strong mind. Along with Jack and Kate, help your child improve their understanding of Control. Enjoy some great Control exercises together at the end of the book. The My Strong Mind book series are the world’s only children’s books that educate parents and children around the scientifically validated 4 C s of mental toughness: C ommitment, C ontrol, C onfidence & C hallenge. "Let's not just teach our children how to cope and survive, let's guide them in how to stay Mentally Healthy and Thrive " Review: Great mindset development book - a great addition to the 'My Strong Mind' series - This is another great book in the 'My Strong Mind' series. There are elements of the '7 habits of highly effective people' combined with Carol Dweck's 'Mindset' sprinkled throughout this great book, but in a style and format that is easily absorbable for pre-teen children. This is especially evident where the story focuses on what Stephen Covey described as the first foundational habit behind effective people - Be Proactive. The story teaches the young reader how they can be in control of both their emotions and their resultant actions, rather than letting these feelings control them. It also explains in a visual and easily understood way how to become less affected by things that your child cannot change, which again links back to the principles behind Covey's circles of control, influence and concern. I wish this had been available when my boys were younger, as I feel it would have been invaluable in helping them develop a more growth-based mindset. Five stars. Review: Teaches kids emotional resilience - Great child-friendly book talking about how to deal with anger, frustration in a constructive way. Covers lots of angles of the topic and I liked that it introduces things that you can talk about with your child when you're reading the book together (i.e. when they are calm) and then when they are struggling later you can call back to them e.g. "What size is your problem?" or "Is this something you can control?" There's even a section you can fill in with your child to work out their own triggers and what they can do when they are feeling bad, to get them thinking about it proactively.