I Love Being Me: A Child's Guide to Embracing Individuality

by Poppy O'Neill

Overview

Does your child put themselves down frequently? Perhaps they have the tendency to think negatively and doubt their abilities? Do they worry about what other children think about them? These could be signs that your child is struggling with self-acceptance.

This practical guide combines proven cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness methods used by child psychologists in schools with simple activities to help your child learn to believe in themselves. So much happens in the primary school years that can impact a child’s emotional well-being, not just now but for years to come.

Topics highlighted throughout this workbook include:

• Recognizing signs of low and high self-worth
• Self-talk and quieting unkind thoughts
• Learning how to empathize
• Loving your body and being comfortable in your skin
• Practicing ways to feel calm
• Reacting to other people's emotions
• Saying hard things with kindness
• Meeting your emotional needs
• Building a love yourself action plan

Your child will be guided with the help of Glow—a friendly and supportive character they can identify with—through fun and engaging activities that are interspersed with useful tips, inspirational statements, and practical information for parents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510764095
Publisher:	Sky Pony
Publication date:	05/04/2021
Series:	Child's Guide to Social and Emotional Learning , #3
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	498,543
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Poppy O'Neill runs a writers’ retreat in Portsmouth. Her short stories and nonfiction have appeared in various literary magazines and anthologies, and her flash fiction has been long-listed for the Bath Flash Fiction Award and the Bristol Prize. She resides in Chichester, England.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7

Introduction: A guide for parents and caregivers 8

You're not the only one 8

Signs of low self-worth 9

Getting started 10

How to use this book 11

How to use this book: A guide for children 12

Introducing Glow the Monster 13

Part 1 What Is Self-Worth? 14

How to spot low self-worth 15

Activity: All about me 16

Activity: If I were an animal 18

Activity: My best bits 19

Signs of high and low self-worth 20

Feeling good about every bit of you 22

Activity: What's easy to feel good about… and what's hard? 23

Activity: Be messy 25

Activity: My camouflage 26

Part 2 Why It's Great To Be Unique 28

Activity: When do I feel my best… and my worst? 29

What is self-talk? 31

Thoughts are not real 32

Quieting unkind thoughts 33

Activity: Take deep breaths 35

Activity: A time I was brave 37

Activity: Being thankful 39

One-minute visualization 40

Activity: Help Glow feel better! 41

Activity: Positive-thought bracelets 43

Everyone is different, inside and out! 46

Activity: Comparing yourself to others 47

Love your body 49

Every body is beautiful 50

Part 3 In Their Shoes 52

Activity: What is empathy? 53

We are all patchworks! 55

Activity: Favorite things game 56

Activity: When someone else is feeling difficult emotions 57

Activity: When you need to say sorry 58

Activity: When someone has hurt you 60

Activity: Practice pausing 62

Ways to feel calmer 64

Activity: My favorite things 66

Activity: Try new things 68

Activity: The hero of your own story 70

Part 4 Express Yourself 74

Celebrate everyone's uniqueness! 75

Activity: Make a smile guide 77

Activity: Make a self-portrait 79

Activity: Your friends 82

Activity: How to say hard things with kindness 84

Activity: Draw your breath 86

Activity: How do I show my emotions? 88

Activity: Saying no 90

Activity: Keep a mood tracker 92

Activity: Emoji emotions 94

Part 5 Taking Care of Yourself 97

Healthy eating 98

Activity: Drink plenty of water 99

A good night's sleep '01

Emotional needs 102

Activity: Be your own best friend 103

Get plenty of exercise 104

Activity: How are you doing? 106

Activity: Asking for help 108

Activity: Relax with coloring 110

Activity: What do you find relaxing? 111

Look for positives 112

Part 6 Self-Acceptance 114

Activity: The future is today 115

Activity: Find your happy place 118

Activity: Shape stretches 121

Activity: Self-talk switches 123

Activity: How would my friends describe me? 125

Activity: Collect be-your self boosts! 128

Activity: Keep writing! 131

What have you learned so far? 134

Activity: Love yourself action plan 135

The end 136

For parents: How to help your child be themselves 138

Further advice 139

Recommended reading 140