Review by Liz Huehnergarth
Kids frequently experience big feelings. Sometimes they really “flip their lids”, especially? when the homework gets hard and siblings get annoying. The Whole Brain Child? by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson, gives parents practical strategies for helping kids integrate these big emotions with rational responses. Through story-telling, changing focus, and responding with empathy, parents can help their children recognize and move past challenging emotional situations. One of my favorite components of the book is the comic strip illustrations. The strips show everyday situations and how parents can use whole-brain strategies when responding to children. This book will help with strategies to meet your child in a healthy place when emotions run high!
Join us for our spring session of Sparkle Girls! A Social Friendship Group for girls in second through fifth grade. The weekly meetings provide exploration of how the brain works, social thinking, our strengths and challenges, feelings, emotional regulation, perspective taking, friendship, and complications of friendship, including the differences between rude, mean, and bullying behaviors. The structure of the class allows for lots of authentic conversation and practice working together in a safe, accepting group.
