Childhood jealousy, possessive behavior, and even anger are normal parts of a child's development, and learning effective ways to handle this green-eyed monster is essential.
Lilly didn't like when Yucky came by... Her Green-Eyed Monster could make her do or say things she regretted later. But Lilly learned how to handle jealousy little by little! Finally, she discovered that feeling it is all right but doing mean things because of it isn't. Would you like to learn her tricks to tame this beast too?
Provide kids with many tools to handle those big little feelings and avoid hurtful behavior (to themselves or others). Use storytelling and fun activities to open the door to discussing many topics involving jealousy in children - and even adults.
This activity book includes tools to deal
Sibling/step-parent jealousySocial jealousySkills or Academic jealousyPossessions jealousyIf you can address jealousy early on, you may avoid aggressive behavior, isolation, low self-esteem, and overly possessive kids - who could become bullies as a response to their jealousy.Teaching social skills like empathy and friendship is essential for your child's development. However, handling emotions is one of the most challenging subjects for parents to teach and for kids to master. This book intends to help your kid understand and manage their jealousy by teaching multiple tools and methods around it.
Remember to check out Along Came Oliver's picture book (which focuses on jealousy within friendships). It will complement this self-regulation interventions and strategies activity book.
Best for kids Ages 6-10 (due to the level of word search, secret message, writing, etc.)
My son loved this activity book- he has trouble regulating his emotions and the activity book is AMAZING for helping a child work through jealousy and find appropriate behaviors to handle these frustrations. Highly recommend this activity book and also her book, Along Came Oliver to go with it!