Part 1: For Kids. 1. Meet the Keep-Calm Guru. 2. What Is Your Light?. 3. The Mind-Body Connection. 4. The Big Four: Slow and Tired, Fast and Emotional, Fast and Wiggly, and Just Right. 5. Making Abstract Feelings Tangible. 6. Specific Steps to Get to that Just Right Feeling. 7. How This Book Works. 8. Anywhere Body Breaks: The Science Behind the How, the Why, and the What. 9. Anywhere Body Breaks. 10. Tools: Using the Stuff Most of You (Probably) Already Have. 11. Big Body Breaks: Or Shall We Say, Yoga. 12. The End of Our Journey - For Now. 13. Sum it Up. Part 2: For Adults. Acknowledgements. 14. For Parents and Caregivers - How to Get the Most Out of this Book. 15. For Teachers and Therapists - How to Get the Most Out of this Book. 16. Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs and its Connection to Child Development. 17. Supports to Promote Overall Self-Regulation. Appendix 1: 'Just Right' Checklist. Appendix 2: 'Draw and Jot Journaling' Card. Appendix 3: 'My List of Ten' Card. Appendix 4: 'Positive Affirmations' Bookmark. Appendix 5: 'Just Right' Self-Monitoring Checklist. Appendix 6: At a Glance Reminder Desk Strips: Anywhere Body Breaks, Tools, and Big Breaks/Yoga. Appendix 7: At a Glance Reminder Bracelets: Anywhere Body Breaks Only.
With the help of the Keep-Calm Guru, children aged 7-14 will learn to tackle difficult emotions and feel cool, calm, and in control!
Lauren Brukner is a Senior Occupational Therapist and published author of six books with Jessica Kingsley Publishers. She currently works as a Senior Occupational Therapist and evaluator for the NYC Department of Education. She has contributed to Scary Mommy, the Huffington Post, and Edutopia. Lauren was a speaker at UNESCO's Virtual Special Kids International Summit in April of 2020. She appeared as a guest on the Sue Larkey Show, The Autism Show, The Manhattan Neighborhood Network's School-Home Connection, the Sue Atkins Show, and The Matt Townsend Show. She was quoted in the Wall Street Journal on self-regulation tips for traveling. Her books have been endorsed by experts in the field such as Dr. Temple Grandin, Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, and Dr. Winnie Dunn, and listed as resources on websites such as Real Simple Magazine, Inc. Magazine, Psych Central, Romper, Everyday Health, Aol's Health and Wellness, MSN Health, Singapore's Child, and Friendship Circle, among other websites/libraries/community/academic/parenting sources.
There is something for everyone in this toolbox of tangible
strategies for staying calm and in control. The book cleverly and
clearly explores what we feel, why we feel like that and how we can
address those feelings. Well explained ideas for readers and clear
guidance for supporting adults makes for a book that many will find
indispensable.
*Pooky Knightsmith, Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Specialist*
Sometimes when I'm angry I hurt people and it makes me sad
afterwards. Mum taught me some of these ideas to help me be more
controlled and they really work. I'm going to teach them to my
friends too so we can all be calm and kind.
*Lyra, age 6*
This book speaks the gentle, smart language that empowers kids to
recognize their feelings and learn practical approaches to feel and
function better. It's filled with powerful techniques-from deep
breathing exercises to sensory modulation tools, from journaling to
positive self-talk and yoga poses-that can make a big difference
each and every day for stressed-out kids and teens.
*Lindsey Biel, M.A., OTR/L, Occupational Therapist, Author, Sensory
Processing Challenges: Effective Clinical Work with Kids & Teens,
Co-author, Raising a Sensory Smart Child*
Emotional and sensory regulation can present as an insurmountable
obstacle when difficulties arise and effects behaviors and everyday
tasks. Brukner not only tackles these issues head on, but does it
from a perspective of an expert occupational therapist and Mother.
This allows for sensible practicality teamed with proven evidence
based research that truly garners results.
*Dr. Frederick B. Covington, OTD, www.ontimepediatrics.com*
A fantastic resource to help children learn strategies to regulate
emotions and senses. Self-regulation is a key to success for all
students, from social situations to learning students need to use
different strategies to regulate their emotions. This ready-to-use
book full of timesavers and proformas is a must for all schools and
families.
*Sue Larkey, Teacher*
Lots of practical, easy-to-use methods to help kids calm down.
*Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures and The Autistic
Brain*
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