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Picture Books About Perseverance and Grit for Kids

Whole Child Counseling

Nov 27, 202417 min read

Perseverance and Grit

Picture Books About Perseverance and Grit for Kids

Here is a list of the best picture books about perseverance and grit for children

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Supporting Children’s Mental Health with CBT — Unpacking the Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors of Kids

Whole Child Counseling

May 14, 20249 min read

CBT

Supporting Children’s Mental Health with CBT — Unpacking the Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors of Kids

This is a guest blog post by: Alison McGrath, LMHC. Alison is the author of the new CBT picture book, Walter and the Worry Test. I love...

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Picture Books about Flexible Thinking and Dealing with Change for Kids

Whole Child Counseling

May 3, 202410 min read

Flexible Thinking

Picture Books about Flexible Thinking and Dealing with Change for Kids

In a world that's constantly changing, teaching our children to be flexible thinkers is more important than ever. Flexible thinking...

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Using Books to Teach Kids About Self-Control: 28 Top Impulse Control Picture Books for Children

Whole Child Counseling

Jul 6, 202211 min read

Self-Control and Impulse Control

Using Books to Teach Kids About Self-Control: 28 Top Impulse Control Picture Books for Children

Self control is an important skill to teach children. One of my favorite ways to introduce new social emotional learning topics like...

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Using Books to Teach Kids About Kindness

Whole Child Counseling

May 14, 202214 min read

Kindness Caring and Inclusion

Using Books to Teach Kids About Kindness

Children absorb the world around them like a sponge, whether positive or negative. They quickly learn acceptable and unacceptable...

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Using Books and Videos to Teach Kids Good Sportsmanship, Teamwork, and Cooperation Skills

Whole Child Counseling

Mar 25, 20228 min read

Social Skills

Using Books and Videos to Teach Kids Good Sportsmanship, Teamwork, and Cooperation Skills

Are you looking for books and video clips to teach kids about how to be a good sport, winning and losing graciously, playing fairly,...

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How to Explain Alzheimer's Disease to Children

Whole Child Counseling

Sep 24, 20218 min read

Books

How to Explain Alzheimer's Disease to Children

I am so pleased to share this guest blog post from Laurie Zelinger, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S, author of the Please Explain to Me book series....

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Whole Child Counseling

Sep 18, 20217 min read

Grief

Top 3 Favorite Grief and Loss Books

Grief is a topic I've written about here a lot because it has impacted my life so much. And since I've read SO MANY books on grief,...

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Practical Tips and Books for Helping Children Cope with Anxiety

Whole Child Counseling

Aug 8, 202112 min read

Anxiety

Practical Tips and Books for Helping Children Cope with Anxiety

Time and time again I have found that kids really benefit from using bibliotherapy techniques. Bibliotherapy is the strategy of using...

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SMART Social-Emotional Counseling IEP and Treatment Goals and Objectives

Whole Child Counseling

Jun 26, 20216 min read

SMART Goals

SMART Social-Emotional Counseling IEP and Treatment Goals and Objectives

Let’s discuss S.M.A.R.T. social-emotional and counseling IEP goals and treatment plan objectives. These goals can be hard to write since...

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Helping Children Cope with Anticipatory Grief

Whole Child Counseling

May 17, 20217 min read

Grief

Helping Children Cope with Anticipatory Grief

I keep circling back to grief and loss because my world has been rocked by my losses. I think of death and loss every day. Not in a...

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Shout Out Book to Boost Teacher and Staff Morale

Whole Child Counseling

Mar 8, 20201 min read

Staff Morale, Burnout & Self Care

Shout Out Book to Boost Teacher and Staff Morale

In my free resource library (you will receive the password when you subscribe to my email list at the bottom of this page), you can...

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Books for Parents, Educators and Counselors about Anxiety in Children

Whole Child Counseling

Feb 16, 20201 min read

Anxiety

Books for Parents, Educators and Counselors about Anxiety in Children

Anxiety is such a common issue with children and adolescents today. Here is a list of books that I have found helpful. These books are...

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Whole Child Counseling

Feb 16, 20201 min read

Anxiety

Favorite Children's Books about Anxiety

Here are some of my favorite children's books which focus on dealing with worrying, anxiety, and learning relaxation skills. Many of...

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