Bøger af Deborah Serani

Children learn practical strategies for coping with jealousy and envy.Gentle, supportive, and straightforward, Sometimes When I'm Jealous describes a child's experience with jealousy and the related emotion of envy. "Sometimes when I'm jealous, I do mean things. I don't listen to my teacher when he asks me to share the crayons at my desk. Everything is so unfair!"Along with the main character, young children learn ways to cope with jealousy, which can be a challenging emotion. "Grandpa says we can feel jealous when our friends spend time away from us. He teaches me that friends don't stop liking us because they're with other people. Grandpa asks if I want to walk to the park to find someone to play with. Or if I want to call a friend and make a playdate for tomorrow."A special section for adults offers more information on how children of differing ages express jealousy and envy, and how to help children manage these feelings in healthy and empowering ways.Sometimes When collection With quiet, sensitive illustrations, the Sometimes When collection helps young children work through big feelings, such as sadness and anger. The stories are accessible to children and grounded in research from an author with over thirty years of experience as a clinical psychologist. A special section at the back of each book provides more information for adults and activities to help young children work through their feelings.

Children learn practical strategies for coping with worry and anxiety.

A sensitive and supportive story to help children learn practical strategies for coping with boredom and loneliness.

Help young children recognize difficult feelings and learn anger management techniques.

"Now when I get sad, I still cry sometimes. I still hide sometimes. But only for a little while. Because now I know ways to feel better." Sadness can be an overwhelming emotion, especially for young children. But it's important to know when sadness can be overcome, and when it's indicative of a greater problem.

Depression is often misdiagnosed or missed entirely in the elderly; people often think it's a "normal" response to the aging process. But this is not the case, and Serani offers a compassionate and practical guide to understanding, identifying, and treating depression for anyone suffering or who knows someone suffering with this common disorder.

Depression and Your Child provides a uniquely textured understanding of pediatric depression and its treatments. Readers will find a wealth of specific tips, recommendations, and case examples sure to make parenting a depressed child less challenging.