Everyone feels sad and lonely sometimes. Increasing numbers of children are living with depression, often unrecognised or diagnosed. Here is a book that kids can turn to when they need advice, reassurance, and ideas. The author explains how the body and mind react to painful feelings of sadness and loneliness, then offers "Ten Tips for Beating the Blues" - coping skills kids can read, learn, and practice. Additional strategies help kids get a handle on their feelings, make and keep friends, and enjoy their alone time. The second part of the book focuses on depression, bipolar disorder, grief, and other problems too big for kids to handle on their own, and how to ask for help, in a way that works.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-13 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published in 2006 by Free Spirit Publishing Inc. , U. S. .

Award-winning author James J. Crist is the clinical director and a staff psychologist at the Child and Family Counseling Center in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he provides psychological testing and individual, couples, and family psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Crist is also an adjunct faculty member at Argosy University in Washington, D. C. He conducts workshops on topics including ADHD, Asperger's, depression, anxiety, anger management, parenting skills, effective discipline strategies, and more. He is the author of several books for young people, including "What to Do When You're Cranky & Blue," "What to Do When You're Scared & Worried," "Mad: How to Deal with Your Anger and Get Respect," and "Siblings: You're Stuck with Each Other So Stick Together" (with Elizabeth Verdick). He lives in Fort Washington, Maryland.