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A Children's Guide to Emotional Well-being
From the 'School of Life' comes this comprehensive guide to being human for young people who are ready to turn to a book for some answers. Ideal for 9 years and older.
Our minds are beautifully complicated and brilliant machines. For much of our lives, these machines run efficiently with minimal maintenance. However, just like our other organs, they do require some proper attention every now and then and recognising this at an early age can help as children progress into adulthood.
This is a guide designed to help children become more aware of their emotional needs and examines a range of topics that might give their minds difficulties, for example:
We explore a range of common scenarios encountered by children and talk about some of the very best ideas to help deal with them. By offering a sympathetic and supportive framework, Happy, Healthy Minds encourages children to open up, explore their feelings and face the dilemmas of growing up armed with emotional intelligence.
Hardcover, with illustrations by Lizzie Stewart. 168 pages. 246 mm x 180 mm.
Published by The School of Life.
On Bullies
“People behave badly — they get angry or they do and say mean things — when they are afraid of something. Usually you can’t see what they are afraid of and they don’t tell you. They feel they can’t explain their fear, and they are worried that if they tried to explain no one would understand. So they cover up their fears. They try to look as if they aren’t afraid at all. Maybe this happens to you sometimes.”
On Frustration
“Both anger and sadness start off with frustration, with a wish that has not been fulfilled. But the frustration will make us sad when it is expected. It might make us furious when it is a surprise. What makes us angry are frustrations, large or small, that we have not budgeted for; that we didn’t expect to happen.”
On Confidence
“If we know we might look stupid, because everyone does at one time or another, it gives us permission to try things where we risk looking stupid — which includes all the most interesting situations in life. If you are too concerned about looking sensible, you’ll never audition for the school play, paint a crazy picture, or try speaking a foreign language.”
"Helping the next generation with their mental well-being seems to be one of the most urgent priorities of all. This book should prove both fun, and most of all, deeply useful." – Alain de Botton
"...a solid beginning resource for those navigating the emotional terrain of young adulthood." – Publishers Weekly
"A book full of gold … Every word in this book applies to all of us." – Chris Evans, Virgin Radio
“A beautiful exploration into children’s emotions … brilliant, insightful and realistic.” – Clemmie Telford, Honestly Podcast
"Love the book! A great resource." – Marla Conn, Readability
"Happy Healthy Minds is an engrossing and effective read for children aged 10-16 and a must have resource for home educators." – School Reading List
"This fantastic book belongs on every child’s bookshelf." – Seattle Book Review
"Cheerful illustrations interspersed amongst sensible matter of fact text go really well together in this title, a guide to emotional well-being for children. Informative without being preachy." – School Libraries Group
"This book is wonderful. My son and I dove right in and it’s compelling and helpful, a real treasure for helping kids understand their emotions. Written with just the right tone." – Netgalley review
"This is a great resource to help children learn how to have a happier and healthier life especially in the way they think. My daughters loved this book. It’s definitely one we’ll return to again and again." – Netgalley review
