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This exciting book introduces kids to the science of psychology, with chapters on the brain, personality, intelligence, emotions, social relationships, and more. Accompanied by colorful illustrations of psychology’s big ideas, and lots of hands-on experiments to try at home, there’s no better way to dive into the fascinating science of the mind. Why do we sleep? What are feelings? How do we make decisions, and how do we learn from them? Psychology helps us ask and answer these big questions about ourselves, others, and the world around us.

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This latest installment in the bestselling What To Do series tackles children’s feelings of anxiety around current events and what is portrayed in the news. Scary news is an inevitable part of life. This book can support and guide efforts to help scary news seem a bit more manageable for young people. Whether from television news reports, the car radio, digital media, or adult discussions, children are often bombarded with information about the world around them. When the events being described include violence, extreme weather events, a disease outbreak, or discussions of more dispersed threats such as climate change, children may become frightened and overwhelmed. Parents and caregivers can be prepared to help them understand and process the messages around them by using this book.What to Do When the News Scares You provides a way to help children put scary events into perspective. And, if children start to worry or become anxious about things they’ve heard, there are ideas to help them calm down and cope. This book also helps children identify reporters’ efforts to add excitement to the story which may also make threats seem more imminent, universal, and extreme. Read and complete the activities in What to Do When the News Scares You with your child to help them to understand the news in context—who, what, where, when, how—as a means of introducing a sense of perspective. Also available in Spanish Qué Hacer Cuando las Noticias te Asustan: Guía para Niños para Entender las Noticias Actuales

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“Readers looking for help for themselves or a friend will find that this slim volume is chock-full of easy-to-implement ideas for those living with depression.”—School Library Journal Teens get a great deal of information and guidance on many things from study skills to college admissions to test taking…and the list goes on. But many teens get no direct instruction about how to manage difficult emotions. This lack of direction can be hard because teens are at an age vulnerable to depression. While people often use the word "depression" to describe a momentary mood, the same term is also used to label a more serious and long-lasting problem that can interfere with many aspects of a person’s life. It's that second definition that is the focus of this book.Depression: A Teen’s Guide to Survive and Thrive is a guidebook for teenagers who are depressed or at risk for depression, full of useful information, helpful self-reflection quizzes, and easy-to-do exercises. This guide discusses depression and provides guidance on cognitive—behavioral therapy principles to help teens take a problem-solving, strategy-based approach to deal with depressed moods, thoughts, and behavior. Intended to serve as an adjunct to therapy, this is a very practical and easy-to-read book that is not overwhelming for teens.

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Esta última entrega de la serie “Qué Hacer” más vendida abarca los sentimientos de ansiedad de los niños en torno a los acontecimientos actuales y a lo que aparece en las noticias. Las noticias aterradoras son una parte inevitable de la vida. Este libro puede apoyar y guiar los esfuerzos para que las noticias aterradoras parezcan un poco más manejables para los jóvenes. Ya sea a través de la televisión, de la radio de tu carro o las conversaciones de los adultos, los niños suelen ser bombardeados con noticias. Cuando los acontecimientos que se describen incluyen violencia, fenómenos meteorológicos extremos, un brote de una enfermedad o discusiones sobre amenazas más dispersas, como el cambio climático, los niños pueden asustarse y sentirse abrumados. Los padres y cuidadores pueden estar preparados para ayudarles a entender y procesar los mensajes que les rodean utilizando este libro. Qué Hacer Cuando las Noticias te Asustan ofrece ayudar a los niños a poner en perspectiva los sucesos que les asustan. Si los niños empiezan a preocuparse o a ponerse ansiosos por las cosas que han oído, hay formas para ayudarles a calmarse y sobrellevar la situación. Este libro también ayuda a los niños a identificar los esfuerzos de los reporteros por añadir emoción a la historia, lo que también puede hacer que las amenazas parezcan más inminentes, universales y extremas. Lea y complete las actividades que están en Qué hacer cuando las noticias te asustan con su hijo para ayudarle a entender las noticias en su contexto -quién, qué, dónde, cuándo, cómo- como medio de introducir un sentido de la perspectiva.

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Gold Medal, Mom's Choice AwardsThis book introduces kids to cognitive behavioral therapy based strategies that can help them understand and deal with envy, jealousy, and self-esteem. Just like a pirate using a spyglass, kids may focus in on one thing that they want, and not notice all the good things they already have. If you’re a kid who thinks “it’s not fair,” this book is for you! What to Do When It’s Not Fair guides children and their parents through the difficult emotion of envy and jealousy using strategies and techniques based on a cognitive-behavioral principles. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to cope with envy—so they can sail the high seas with pleasure! This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do Guides for Kids series and includes an “Introduction to Parents and Caregivers.” What-to-Do Guides for Kids are interactive self-help books designed to guide 6–12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.

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NAPPA Award Winner and finalist in the Foreword INDIES Book Awards. What to Do When You Feel Too Shy guides children and their parents through the emotions underlying social anxiety and uses strategies and techniques based on cognitive-behavioral principles to address the issue. Circus clowns perform tricks and make us laugh. They wear bright colors, big shoes, and all kinds of wigs and colorful hats. They seem to like people looking at them and laughing at them, but many people—including children—feel shy when other people notice them. And some people are incredibly uncomfortable being in the spotlight. Does this sound like your child? If he feels too shy or nervous often or if he misses out on cool activities and fun because of it, this book can help. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to overcome social anxiety—so they can join in the circus of fun and friends! This book is part of the What-to-Do Guides for Kids series and includes an “Introduction to Parents and Caregivers." What-to-Guides for Kids are interactive self-help books designed to guide 6–12 year olds, and their parents, through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.

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Carolyn is in a wheelchair, but she doesn't let that stop her! She can do almost everything the other kids can, even if sometimes she has to do it a little differently. Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers with more information on discussing disabilities with children and helping them to build positive, empathic relationships.

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This book is about dealing with persistent and interfering fears (phobias) and coaches kids to deal with a phobia, gradually building confidence to face their fear and more and more challenging situations. Lots of kids are a little afraid of some things, like heights or spiders. But some kids are so afraid that it stops them from having fun. Does this sound like you? If your fear is getting in the way of everyday activities, this book is for you!What to Do When Fear Interferes guides children and their parents through overcoming phobias using strategies and techniques based on cognitive-behavioral principles. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to overcome their fears—so they can blast off to new adventures!

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ForeWord Indies Finalist, Juvenile NonfictionWhat to Do When Mistakes Make You Quake guides children and their parents through the emotions underlying a fear of making mistakes using strategies and techniques based on cognitive-behavioral principles. Explorers investigate places they have never been before. These explorers might take a while to make their discoveries. They might have trouble understanding their maps. They might make wrong turns. They might need to start their expedition all over again! If explorers could not accept their mistakes and keep going, they might never make any discoveries! Does this sound like you? If you have trouble accepting mistakes, if you try to be right all the time, or if you worry about being less than the best, this book is for you! It’s natural to be afraid of making mistakes. You may be afraid of saying the wrong thing during a meeting or getting lost when traveling in a new city, for example. Kids can think this way, too. In fact, some kids are so afraid of making mistakes that they may hold back from challenges and blame others for their errors. A kid may forgo an activity for fear of not excelling. Or, a student may fail to complete assignments on time due to erasing too much, rewriting, or overdoing the task in some way. Kids who worry about being wrong or making mistakes may try to control situations to ensure their success, blame others for their failings, see themselves in a negative light, or be critical in general. They may have trouble making decisions for fear of making the wrong one. It’s exhausting trying to avoid mistakes—for you and for your child. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to cope with mistakes — so they can explore new territory without fear! Here are some helpful tips to keep in mind: Emphasize effort more than outcome. Let your child make mistakes—don’t do your child’s work for him. Model self-acceptance and lose gracefully. Comment on why you’re okay when you make a mistake. Demonstrate a sense of humor. Balance work with play. Let your child’s achievement be his own—don’t measure yourself by your child’s accomplishments (or mistakes). This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do Guides for Kids series and includes an Introduction to Parents and Caregivers. What-to-Guides for Kids are interactive self-help books designed to guide 8–12 year old's and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.

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