Review of Mindful Me Lifeskills Journal
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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Mindful Me Lifeskills Journal" by My Mindful Co.]
Managing a child's emotions isn't a walk in the park, as children tend to have little restraints over themselves and are prone to wild outbursts. However, in Mindful Me Lifeskills Journal, Simone Derman, the author, makes it easy by elucidating practical steps children could use to take charge of their emotions and build the right mindset.
This book is broken into thirty-five sections and begins by re-introducing the reader to themselves and asking thoughtful questions. The author then states crucial techniques the reader could employ in understanding and controlling their emotions. Aware of her young audience, the author breaks down the technicalities of building a growth mindset with simple language. She highlights the need for tenacity and self-belief in accomplishing goals, no matter how difficult it poses, and bolsters her points with famous examples. The author debriefs on ways to manage feelings, think smartly, and build mindfulness with wonderful exemplifying stories and practicable steps. In conclusion, the author encourages the readers to make a list of their dreams with pragmatic steps to make them a reality. Does this book align with the goals you would like to see in your child? If yes, then grab a copy!
Simone Derman is a mindful author with an articulate writing style and a great zest for children's development. She couples this book together in a journal-like manner, leaving blank pages for the children to fill in and attempt the task for the day. The book is bright and colorful with images and pictures that suck in the reader with anticipation and intrigue and also emphasize the point the author stands to make.
In this book, the importance of having a growth mindset is satisfactorily emphasized, and I am pleased that the author worked hard to simplify this understanding for children. Writing a children's book sounds easy, but it takes a lot to come down from the plane of high reasoning and break down bits and pieces of knowledge into comprehensible work. I like how the author distinguished the amygdala as the emotional brain and the hippocampus as the thinking brain, giving a wide berth from scientific jargon and just heading straight for the tea. She also brushed topics I consider essential for a child to learn—for instance, the piece about learning to identify emotions and process them. As grown-ups, we understand how miserable it can be to manage a child subject to their feelings and swings wherever the pendulum of their mood takes them. Granted, children cannot be as logically sound as adults, but we find it easier to deal with them when they learn to understand and express their emotions safely, which is what this book teaches to a core.
This book is exceptionally edited, with just an error in sight. I found nothing dislikeable about it, except that some tasks didn't rhyme with the topic for the day. For instance, when the author introduced the concept of journalling, she sectioned a box twice, which I find pretty unnecessary and quite distracting, as she has already made available other tailored and interactive tools suited for the topic. Based on that, I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars.
I highly recommend this book to children from 5-12 years of age. This book is solid for guiding the average child to a responsible life.
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Mindful Me Lifeskills Journal
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Managing a child's emotions isn't a walk in the park, as children tend to have little restraints over themselves and are prone to wild outbursts. However, in Mindful Me Lifeskills Journal, Simone Derman, the author, makes it easy by elucidating practical steps children could use to take charge of their emotions and build the right mindset.
This book is broken into thirty-five sections and begins by re-introducing the reader to themselves and asking thoughtful questions. The author then states crucial techniques the reader could employ in understanding and controlling their emotions. Aware of her young audience, the author breaks down the technicalities of building a growth mindset with simple language. She highlights the need for tenacity and self-belief in accomplishing goals, no matter how difficult it poses, and bolsters her points with famous examples. The author debriefs on ways to manage feelings, think smartly, and build mindfulness with wonderful exemplifying stories and practicable steps. In conclusion, the author encourages the readers to make a list of their dreams with pragmatic steps to make them a reality. Does this book align with the goals you would like to see in your child? If yes, then grab a copy!
Simone Derman is a mindful author with an articulate writing style and a great zest for children's development. She couples this book together in a journal-like manner, leaving blank pages for the children to fill in and attempt the task for the day. The book is bright and colorful with images and pictures that suck in the reader with anticipation and intrigue and also emphasize the point the author stands to make.
In this book, the importance of having a growth mindset is satisfactorily emphasized, and I am pleased that the author worked hard to simplify this understanding for children. Writing a children's book sounds easy, but it takes a lot to come down from the plane of high reasoning and break down bits and pieces of knowledge into comprehensible work. I like how the author distinguished the amygdala as the emotional brain and the hippocampus as the thinking brain, giving a wide berth from scientific jargon and just heading straight for the tea. She also brushed topics I consider essential for a child to learn—for instance, the piece about learning to identify emotions and process them. As grown-ups, we understand how miserable it can be to manage a child subject to their feelings and swings wherever the pendulum of their mood takes them. Granted, children cannot be as logically sound as adults, but we find it easier to deal with them when they learn to understand and express their emotions safely, which is what this book teaches to a core.
This book is exceptionally edited, with just an error in sight. I found nothing dislikeable about it, except that some tasks didn't rhyme with the topic for the day. For instance, when the author introduced the concept of journalling, she sectioned a box twice, which I find pretty unnecessary and quite distracting, as she has already made available other tailored and interactive tools suited for the topic. Based on that, I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars.
I highly recommend this book to children from 5-12 years of age. This book is solid for guiding the average child to a responsible life.
******
Mindful Me Lifeskills Journal
View: on Bookshelves
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