This beautifully illustrated and empathetically written book walks children through a calming activity that focuses their attention on God and helps them manage their emotions.
Through a combination of slow breathing, prayer and focusing on five things about God and his good gifts, children will learn to count themselves calm. Children can practise this calming activity while you read them the book and then use it when they feel upset, sad, angry, worried, anxious or scared.
This resource is a great tool to equip children 4-7 years old to regulate their emotions and calm down.
(Review written for 'Count Yourself Calm')
The practical exercises in this book can become healthy habits, that God uses to build faith in him.
I personally found the first step very therapeutic, and my boys were interested and engaged. A few days later our 5 year old told me he did the first exercise earlier that day of his own accord. We've only read it once, and I can see the other steps becoming more habitual too. I'm grateful to TGBC for producing a quality book in the children's counselling space.
(Review written for 'Count Yourself Calm')
I bought this on preorder in the hope it would be helpful for reading with my four year old when his emotions get too big but sadly it's been a big disappointment.
The idea is nice - taking the "5 senses" grounding technique and directing it towards God.
Unfortunately by doing so it loses the thing that makes the technique work - that they are looking for something concrete and immediate - and turns it into something abstract, which kids of this age are simply not capable of.
We couldn't manage it when calm so have never been able to ...use it when things get difficult.
I gave it two stars rather than one because my 7 year old enjoys reading it.
(Review written for 'Count Yourself Calm')
Good for littles and my 10 year old to read
