Happy, Healthy Minds: A Children's Guide to Emotional Wellbeing by The School of Life & Lizzy Stewart (Hardcover)

An essential guide to help children become more aware of their emotional needs and develop a better understanding of their thoughts and feelings.

Happy, Healthy Minds explores a range of everyday situations that can make life difficult for children. It looks at what happens when parents do not seem to understand us, when friendships become complicated, when school feels boring or challenging, or when busy schedules leave us feeling overwhelmed. It also considers the difficulties that phones and technology can create, alongside common feelings such as sadness, boredom, anxiety and frustration.

Presented as an atlas to a child’s mind, the book explores familiar scenarios and offers thoughtful ideas to help children understand and deal with them. With a sympathetic and supportive approach, it encourages young readers to open up about their feelings, think about their experiences and approach the challenges of growing up with greater emotional intelligence.

Inside the Book:

• Helps children become more aware of their emotional needs
• Explores common feelings including sadness, anxiety, boredom and frustration
• Covers friendship difficulties and family relationships
• Looks at challenges surrounding school and busy schedules
• Explores the impact of phones and technology
• Provides supportive ideas for dealing with everyday dilemmas
• Encourages children to understand and express their feelings
• Helps develop emotional awareness and emotional intelligence