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Highlights
- 2019 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Winner 2020 Mom's Choice Awards(R) Gold Recipient An engaging and interactive story showing children ages 3-6 the power of breath when dealing with new and difficult emotions.
- 3-7 Years
- 9.1" x 9.2" Hardcover
- 36 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Health & Daily Living
Description
About the Book
"Breathing Makes It Better guides children to breathe through their feelings and find calm with recurring cues to stop and take a breath. Simple guided practices, like imagining you are a tree blowing in the wind, follow each story to teach children how to apply mindfulness techniques when they need them the most"--Book Synopsis
2019 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Winner2020 Mom's Choice Awards(R) Gold Recipient An engaging and interactive story showing children ages 3-6 the power of breath when dealing with new and difficult emotions. Read aloud and breathe along with this sweet story teaching children how to navigate powerful emotions like anger, fear, sadness, confusion, anxiety, and loneliness. With rhythmic writing and engaging illustrations, Breathing Makes It Better guides children to breathe through their feelings and find calm with recurring cues to stop and take a breath. Simple guided practices, like imagining you are a tree blowing in the wind, follow each story to teach children how to apply mindfulness techniques when they need them the most.
Review Quotes
"Part guide, part sweet story, Breathing Makes It Better shows children how breath can be their bridge from overwhelming emotions to a state of calm. Through easy and visual practices like imagining yourself outside in the wind, each story shows children how to use breath as a technique to resolve challenging situations."--Brightly
About the Author
DR. CHRISTOPHER WILLARD is an author and educator who teaches at Harvard Medical School and serves on the board of the Mindfulness in Education Network and the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. An established speaker in both meditation and psychotherapy communities, he regularly leads workshops and presents at conferences around the world. WENDY O'LEARY, MEd, is a holistic health educator and certified yoga teacher with over twenty-five years of experience developing and teaching programs with a focus on social-emotional learning, mindfulness, and mind-body strategies for well-being. She has extensive direct experience working with children and teens in schools, nonprofit organizations, and afterschool programs; and she provides staff development trainings and parent workshops in addition to individual and group work with people from pre-K through adulthood.Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 9.2 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .79 Pounds
Suggested Age: 3-7 Years
Sub-Genre: Health & Daily Living
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages: 36
Publisher: Bala Kids
Theme: Mindfulness & Meditation
Format: Hardcover
Author: Christopher Willard & Wendy O'Leary
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 2019
TCIN: 93121793
UPC: 9781611804690
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-3506
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.5 inches length x 9.2 inches width x 9.1 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.79 pounds
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