Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members

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Book SynopsisWhen Sara Olsher was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 34, her first thought was how to tell her six-year-old daughter without scaring her. As it turned out, explaining cancer was only the beginning. Treatment is long and causes a lot of ongoing changes in the family-all of which can be confusing, scary, and isolating for kids.Join Mia and her stuffed giraffe Stuart as they explain the science of cancer and how a loved one''s diagnosis and treatment affects a kid''s day-to-day life. What Happens When Someone I Love Has Cancer? uses bright and fun illustrations to show how cells can turn into cancer, and helps reduce confusion about how cancer treatment affects a person and the kids in their lives."Most of the time we do the same things in the mornings. We wake up. We eat breakfast. (I like apples. Stuart only eats bugs.) ... when something big changes, what we do each day can change too. Stuart wants to know what happens to our days when someone we love has cancer."Aimed at families with kids ages 4 to 10, this method of teaching is based on decades of solid science about how kids learn and cope with the major day-to-day changes that result from issues like cancer. What Happens When Someone I Love Has Cancer? is the perfect book for families that want to explain what cancer actually is and how it affects a kid''s life, and applies to mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, and many types of cancer, including breast cancer, colon cancer, blood cancers such as leukemia, and bone cancers. By creating a routine that kids can see and understand, parents can restore a sense of safety and predictability in their kids'' lives, helping them to be more resilient in the face of life''s inevitable challenges. What Happens When Someone I Love Has Cancer? helps families that want to reduce their kids'' anxiety surrounding a scary diagnosis. It aims to empower kids with knowledge, which is proven to help kids through traumatic situations.Meet Mia and StuartWith her messy pigtails and sunny personality, Mia brings a bit of fun to books about hard topics. Explaining life''s toughest stuff to her toy giraffe Stuart, Mia is the star of the What About Me? book series, where she''s able to help kids feel safe by explaining exactly what they can expect when faced with big changes.

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Book SynopsisFamilies celebrates diversity in families. And there are so many kinds of families to celebrate! Discussion questions for parents, caregivers and educators included. Suitable for ages 2 to 6. This book is part of the Little BIG Chats series.The Little BIG Chats series has been written to assist parents, caregivers and educators to have open and age-appropriate conversations with early learners around crucial, and yet at times, ''tough'' topics. And what better way than using children''s picture books! Some pages will have questions for your child to interact with and discuss. Feel free to use these questions and the Discussion Questions provided on the inside back cover of each book to help you assist your child with the topic being explored. Stop at any time to unpack the text together; and try to follow your child''s lead wherever that conversation may take you!Suitable for ages 2 to 6.There are 12 books in the Little BIG Chats series: Empathy: Exploring the meaning of empathy and kindness I Always Try: Developing a growth mindset of resilience and persistence Feelings: Understanding different feelings and emotions Everyone is Equal: Introducing the importance of gender equality and diversity Around the World: Celebrating the importance of racial equality and diversity Mindfulness: Exploring the importance of mindfulness and learning calming skills Families: Celebrating diversity in families Consent: Introducing consent and body boundaries My Safety Network: Introducing a Safety Network (3 to 5 trusted adults a child can go to if they feel unsafe) My Early Warning Signs: Exploring Early Warning Signs and what to do if a child experiences these signs Private Parts are Private: Learning private parts are private and what to do if touched inappropriately Secrets and Surprises: Learning the difference between secrets and surprises The Body Safety titles should ideally be read in the following order:Consent, My Safety Network, My Early Warning Signs,Private Parts are Private, and Secrets and Surprises.The remaining titles can be read in any order.

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