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Angry: Helping Children Cope With Anger
Guaranteed to increase your child’s ability to express their feelings in a positive and healthy manner.If you are not 100% satisfied, simply return the book to Amazon within 30 days (7 days for Kindle) for a full refund.In this book, children will learn how to identify the physical sensations of feeling angry, explore typical situations where they might be prone to feeling angry, and develop coping skills to manage their anger.ABOUT THE SERIESJoin the COLORFEELING animal friends as they use color to explore their feelings. Written in a clear and straightforward manner with vibrant illustrations, the COLORFEELING series is a fun way for children to build a healthy awareness of their feelings. To help reinforce the message, each book contains interactive exercises and worksheets. The worksheets can be printed at www.brightawareness.com
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First published March 1, 2014
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About the author
Esther Adler
4 books3 followersI received my undergraduate degree in Psychology and graduate degree in Mental Health Counseling from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. I am a New York State licensed Mental Health Counselor who provides counseling for children of all ages in school and privately.
In my work within the field, I saw the need for a series of books to help children develop a healthy awareness of their feelings--and the ColorFeeling series of books were born.
My first book, Angry was just published by Bright Awareness Publications.
I am married to my wonderful husband and have six lovely children ages 5 through 15.
In my work within the field, I saw the need for a series of books to help children develop a healthy awareness of their feelings--and the ColorFeeling series of books were born.
My first book, Angry was just published by Bright Awareness Publications.
I am married to my wonderful husband and have six lovely children ages 5 through 15.
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April 9, 2014
I really like to read children’s book, and Angry: Helping Children Cope with Anger is an excellent book for children. This book is not only entertaining, but it is educational. It assists children with learning how to deal with angry emotions in a positive way. The book teaches through wonderful graphics ways to identify that they are angry, who they can turn to if they are angry, as well as ways to talk to individuals who have made them angry. This book would be valuable for teachers and parents alike. And I believe that children will really enjoy the illustrations in this book.
January 24, 2015
I have a background in Child Development and Education and Development and a Masters in Psychology, and I found these picture books to be quite remarkable. In a world that rewards and prioritizes thinking skills over emotions and feelings, anytime we can encourage children to recognize and process their emotions, we are giving them and ourselves a great gift.
This series, written for ages three to eight, helps children focus on one emotion at a time. One of the ways that the books do this, is by associating one color with one feeling per book. For example, in the Angry book, the color focus is red. Red for red-in-the-face, hot-tempered, and other fiery reactions that we see reflected in Lion’s flaming mane and features. Sad is associated with blue, Happy with yellow, and Jealous with green. Another way that the books help children to process their feelings is by showing how emotions express themselves physically. For example, in the Sad book, the blue Dinosaur’s body “feels tired and heavy.”
It is one thing to recognize feelings, and another to cope with them. All of the books demonstrate coping skills. In the second half of each book, the book asks the reader questions to consider such like what happens when they feel jealous, sad, happy, or angry. Then the child reader is given a series of things they can effectively do to work through the emotions in a constructive way. For example, in the Jealous book, the green jealous snake is shown asking Lion, “Can I play with your toy airplane?” and the caption that accompanies this picture is, “When I feel jealous I can ask to share.”
Another method that the books employ for helping children to work with their emotions is to have them work through interactive activities and with the aid of free worksheets. The quiet introspection and thought that the worksheet activities provide will give children a depth of reinforcement beyond the time spent with the colorful, charming characters.
In all the books, children will be happy to see all four of the characters returning and interacting in similar attractive scenes. When Lion, Chick, Dinosaur, and Snake look at themselves in their reflections, and in turn to ask the child reader, “What makes you angry, happy, sad, or jealous?” We can be sure that the question is taken to heart and that the answers will help and heal long after these delightful books are tucked away for the night. In conclusion, I give this book series my highest recommendations.
Bonus: Worksheets can be printed for free at www.brightawareness.com/print
This series, written for ages three to eight, helps children focus on one emotion at a time. One of the ways that the books do this, is by associating one color with one feeling per book. For example, in the Angry book, the color focus is red. Red for red-in-the-face, hot-tempered, and other fiery reactions that we see reflected in Lion’s flaming mane and features. Sad is associated with blue, Happy with yellow, and Jealous with green. Another way that the books help children to process their feelings is by showing how emotions express themselves physically. For example, in the Sad book, the blue Dinosaur’s body “feels tired and heavy.”
It is one thing to recognize feelings, and another to cope with them. All of the books demonstrate coping skills. In the second half of each book, the book asks the reader questions to consider such like what happens when they feel jealous, sad, happy, or angry. Then the child reader is given a series of things they can effectively do to work through the emotions in a constructive way. For example, in the Jealous book, the green jealous snake is shown asking Lion, “Can I play with your toy airplane?” and the caption that accompanies this picture is, “When I feel jealous I can ask to share.”
Another method that the books employ for helping children to work with their emotions is to have them work through interactive activities and with the aid of free worksheets. The quiet introspection and thought that the worksheet activities provide will give children a depth of reinforcement beyond the time spent with the colorful, charming characters.
In all the books, children will be happy to see all four of the characters returning and interacting in similar attractive scenes. When Lion, Chick, Dinosaur, and Snake look at themselves in their reflections, and in turn to ask the child reader, “What makes you angry, happy, sad, or jealous?” We can be sure that the question is taken to heart and that the answers will help and heal long after these delightful books are tucked away for the night. In conclusion, I give this book series my highest recommendations.
Bonus: Worksheets can be printed for free at www.brightawareness.com/print
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