An essential guide to help children become more aware of their emotional needs. This book examines a range of everyday topics that might give childrens minds difficulties, for example: when parents dont seem to understand us; when we fall out with friends; when school feels boring or difficult; when were too busy and get overwhelmed; when our phones create trouble; when we feel sad, bored, anxious or fed up with things. As an atlas to a childs mind, we explore a range of common scenarios encountered by young children and talk about some of the very best ideas to help deal with them. By offering a sympathetic and supportive framework, we encourage children to open up, explore their own feelings and face the dilemmas of growing up armed with emotional intelligence.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-15 years.

There are 176 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2020 by The School of Life Press .

Lizzy Stewart is an illustrator and artist currently based in London. She is the author and illustrator of There's a Tiger in My Garden, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017 and she is shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2017. The School of Life is devoted to developing emotional intelligence. We address such issues as how to find fulfilling work, how to master the art of relationships, how to understand one's past, how to achieve calm and how better to understand, and where necessary change, the world.