I Can Handle Special Occasions

Mindful Mantras #3

by Laurie Wright

Special days can be ROUGH.Adults feel it too, except we have more experience handling our meltdowns and shutdowns.Many children feel easily overwhelmed by crowds, costumes, and family gatherings, and they struggle on days that should be happy ones, like birthdays and holidays.   Give your child the language and skills to help with their big emotions on these special occasions. Birthday presents that aren't for them? They can handle it. Weird food they have to eat at someone else's house? They can handle it. Celebrating a special holiday for the first time without a loved one.  They can handle it!Repetition and relatable situations will make both you and your kids agree that YOU CAN HANDLE IT!Teachers and parents have the most difficult and important jobs.  As a giant THANK YOU there are free resources to accompany this book. Simply go to lauriewrights.com/three now!Buy it NOW and get the ebook FREE!

Genres: Childrens

30 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 6, 2017

About the author

Children's author and publishing coach, Laurie Wright is a silly but smart, busy mom of three who laughs at her own jokes just a bit too much. The minivan is her sanctuary, and the only place she can sing out loud without being shushed. She’s known for her short term memory and extreme love of chips and dip. Usually on her best behavior, watch out when her filter wears off! Never without her laptop and a notebook. Trust her with your kids and your books, but not your coffee!

Reviews

[کیه!؟ · Rating 3 out of 5]

بسم الله...

کتاب کودک با اعمال شاقه!

«خشم، غم، اضطراب، حسادت، شادی و... احساساتی است که کودک شما ممکن است به صورت روزمره تجربه کنند.
شناخت احساسات و هیجانات و سپس مدیریت آنها مهارت ضروری و ارزشمندی است که باید به شکل صحیح از دوران کودکی آموخته شود».

هدف کتاب تقویت اعتماد به نفس و آموزش مدیریت احساسات به بچه هاست. هر برگ از کتاب بیان یک موقعیت احساسی بد در کودک است که باید آن را مدیریت کند و صفحه ی روبرویی سه پیشنهاد برای کنترل همان حس ارئه می دهد و در پایان "سباستین"، شخصیت اصلی کتاب می گوید که احساسش را کنترل کرده است.
مثلا حسادت در برابر خواهر کوچکتری که هدیه گرفته است؛ سه پیشنهاد و بعد سباستین می گوید: «من می توانم وقتی هدیه نمی گیرم، درست ترین رفتار را بکنم.»

خب کتاب برای گروه سنی پسرم نیست و هنوز نمیدانم آیا پسرک میپسندد یا نه! و نمیدانم در بچه ها تاثیرگذار است یا نه! اما کتاب های کودک برای خود من آرامش دهنده و آموزنده است؛ شاید چون ما بچه های دهه ی شصت خیلی کم با مهارتهای زندگی و کنترل احساسات به شیوه های جدید آشنا و بزرگ شدیم :)

کتاب هایی که برای یحیی تهیه می کنم از چند انتشارات خاص است که انتشارات "مهرسا" یکی از آنهاست. بیشتر کتاب های این انتشارات ترجمه است و بزرگترین مشکلم با کتاب های ترجمه شده برای بچه ها، تفاوت فرهنگی این کتاب هاست! اشتباه نکنید! درباره ی سانسور حرف نمیزنم! دغدغه ام فرهنگ روزانه مان است؛ ما هالووین نداریم، خیلی از بچه های ما اتاق شخصی ندارند و در بهترین حالت اتاقی مشترک با خواهر و برادرهایشان دارند، خیلی از بچه ها هنوز تولد به معنای آن چیزی که در کتاب های داستان آمده نمیگیرند! پسر من، برادرزاده هایم، خواهرزاده هایم، بچه های دوستان و حتی نوه عموها و دایی ها هم هیچ کدام عینک اشعه ایکس ندارند که با آن پیشنهاد کتاب را انجام دهند! (حالا منظورم همه اسباب بازی هایی است که در این کتاب ها آمده و در جامعه ایرانی نیست یا رواج ندارد.) و این ها برای بچه ها قابل درک نیست و خودش برای بچه مسئله ایجاد می کند.

مشکلاتی که حین خواندن کتاب برای پسرک باید فکری برایشان بکنم چون حتما سوال میکند؛ دیشب از شبکه پویا سریال "دکتر ارنست" را تماشا میکردیم وقتی "فلون" و "جک" وارد خانه ی جدید شدند، در کمال تعجب بلافاصله پرسید: «مامان! کفشهاشون رو در نیاوردن؟ خونشون فرش نداره؟» یا «مامان! با کفشش رفت روی تخت؟»

بچه ها موجودات دقیقی هستند، دقیق تر از آنچه ما تصور میکنیم!

9/10/99

[Gwen - Chew & Digest Books - · Rating 5 out of 5]

What I would give to have books like this and the rest of the series when I was a kid. All of them not only say that it's okay to feel the way you do but gives you a few constructive ideas on what to do about them. Action steps, it's all about moving forward even when you're feelings say no.

[Jax Rabinowitz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource for anxious kiddos and their parents.

Although it appears to be written for ages 4-7 or so, if open to it, I think tweens are a good audience as well. The book not only helps to normalize certain anxieties, it gives concrete, CBT oriented solutions. Very helpful!

[Peter song · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book

It seems a little same of “I can handle ” , but anyway, it is still a good book for my child.

[Zahra tavakoli · Rating 3 out of 5]

نویسنده با ترسیم موقعیت‌های مختلف ، به شناخت احساسات کمک می‌کند و راه‌های کنار آمدن با آن‌ها را به مخاطب پیشنهاد می‌دهد. به نظرم برای مخاطب بالای ۵ سال مناسب است.

[Cynthia Gutzwiller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the third book in the Mindful Mantra series and I think they are terrific. They show children different ways of dealing with hard feelings. Sometimes we adults need this too.
Sebastian gets impatient waiting for special days. He keeps himself busy and then he plays with his little sister. He is still distracting himself and goes in find his mom. He helps him with her chore list. When he is through he feels good about himself and says "I can handle waiting."
He gets nervous when events are coming with loud noises. So he wears his special loud noise protection suit. He can stay by mom or he can wear his ear muffs. When he is ready he says, "I can handle loud noises."
There are more examples of what he does to help himself. They are terrific.
You will need a picture or pencil at the back of the book. If this is your first mantra book it will be a surprise why you need them. If this is your third book you already know what you need to finish out the story.
I found this book on Amazon for free for an honest review.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a light-hearted way to show children how, even on special occasions and unusual situations where they feel uncomfortable, they can handle themselves and their emotions. Beautifully illustrated by Ana Santos, I loved the book's creativity and sometimes funny ideas for coping with situations, and my nieces and I had great discussions about ways they'd handle the situations too. I'd highly recommend these books to any children, but especially those who find unusual situations uncomfortable.

[Mark Restaino · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solutions to Stressors

This is a great book and resource for parents to have for when their children are feeling stressed. I was glad to see that the book touched on a lot of different occasions. The thing I enjoyed most about the book was that among the practical solutions to combat stressors, there were some silly (but through a child's eye, maybe still practical) solutions, such as wearing x-ray glasses and walking backwards. This is a great book for any parent's toolbelt.

[J.K. Coy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Laurie

More simple and silly solutions from Laurie Wright to handle all the different things kids experience on holidays, or when things are out of routine.