Quite practical, with lots of activities and bright metaphors。 Could be useful for consultations。
Lisa Mychols,
What I LOVE most about this book, is that it’s an engaging workbook filled with activities!!!I am absolutely BEYOND impressed by this workbook and cannot wait to start using it with my own kids…and myself…sigh。 The thing is, is that my youngest struggles with some STRONG anger every now and then (literally getting lost in it), while my older child struggles to understand why that kind of anger even is-which often leads to more arguments and more fighting。 I definitely see this workbook as a very What I LOVE most about this book, is that it’s an engaging workbook filled with activities!!!I am absolutely BEYOND impressed by this workbook and cannot wait to start using it with my own kids…and myself…sigh。 The thing is, is that my youngest struggles with some STRONG anger every now and then (literally getting lost in it), while my older child struggles to understand why that kind of anger even is-which often leads to more arguments and more fighting。 I definitely see this workbook as a very strong supportive coaching tool for my own family。The pages of this workbook are immediately safe, uplifting, calming, and most importantly FUN! There’s a nice consistent flow! Some writing activities include: recognizing emotions for what they are, drawing a photo of what “it” looks like, why negative emotions come up, what they look like, what they feel like, how strong the feelings are, the feelings that come up after reacting…。。I cannot recommend this book highly enough-I mean, it’s serious yet FUN business! If action is not taken on the angry and/or sad emotions that come up, there’s a good chance that those patterns will continue happening to the person experiencing them within their own UN-conscious state of awareness, which can get passed on and on on to future generations only to continue the suffering that comes with it all。To recognize emotions first and foremost is KEY! “Hey look! There it is!”So bust out those colorful gel pens for yourself, your child or pretty much ANYONE who might feel their emotions are running the show! Recognizing, disarming and dissolving negative programming while making it fun throughout the process!I’d like to personally point out here that I always remind myself that one is ever “broken” or “messed up”。 We are simply addressing human emotions that come with conditioning and programming。 Everyone has their own set。 We are in a day and age where we can dissolve what doesn’t work and reprogram for what does!***I received a free copy of this book from the publisher。 。。。more
Andrex,
Colorful! Does NOT look boring! That's what struck me first before I even opened the book。 In fact as soon as this workbook arrived one of our children, who has some anger issues, asked, "Is this book for me?" (Yes!)"Most people - even kids - can make a great deal of change in how happy and safe they feel by learning to understand their feelings instead of simply reacting to their emotions。" There is both a letter to grown-ups and kids at the beginning。 Three main parts (listed below) are split Colorful! Does NOT look boring! That's what struck me first before I even opened the book。 In fact as soon as this workbook arrived one of our children, who has some anger issues, asked, "Is this book for me?" (Yes!)"Most people - even kids - can make a great deal of change in how happy and safe they feel by learning to understand their feelings instead of simply reacting to their emotions。" There is both a letter to grown-ups and kids at the beginning。 Three main parts (listed below) are split into smaller activity sections。Why do I feel angry? * What happens when I feel angry? * What should I do with my anger?The first section encourages the child to become a detective and solve how anger feels, how to know what it is like etc。 It encourages the child to be curious。 The author also explains in clear terms the happenings in our brains and bodies when we get angry。 The very helpful exercises are not just about "me, me, me" but also help the child understand the effects their anger has on others - both humans and pets。 The child is guided to getting to the root of what causes the anger to well up inside of them。 SO SO refreshing to hear the author talking about people in our lives that may be difficult to get along with but ones that we cannot just walk away from。 ( I have read/reviewed many so-called "self help" books encouraging you to eliminate such people from your life when reality is that whilst that may be possible sometimes, it is most definitely not possible when it is a close family member!) Once again SO thankful for the realism in this book and "talking" to the angry child about this and helping them through。 Have you ever thought of teaching your child how to greet their anger and "other big feelings" with kindness? This is what the lessons in Pt。 3 of this book attempt to do。 I was THOROUGHLY impressed with this book。 There is plenty of space for kids to write and draw。 The activities are a reasonable length and don't get too bogged down。 A child can learn to cope without feeling condemned or thinking of it as another school lesson to do。 Whilst a 6 year old may need help filling in all the blanks, an 11 year old could theoretically work through this book by themselves, depending on their ability。 (Working on this with an adult would likely be the ideal situation though。) Why is this book not available on Kindle? It is a workbook and thus a book that needs to be physically present to be written and colored in。 (Think textbook/exercise book。) I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher。 That has not influenced my review which consists of my own thoughts and opinions。 Thanks, Liz 。。。more