Helpful Books and Resources
Books:
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- The Worry Tree By Marianne Musgrove A great small chapter book for kids.
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- Silly Billy – By Anthony Browne
A brilliant book introducing the use of ‘worry doll’ as a strategy to help manage worry thoughts!
- Silly Billy – By Anthony Browne
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- Mr Huff – By Anna Walker
A beautiful story about living with a cloud (anxiety)
- Mr Huff – By Anna Walker
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- The Huge Bag of Worries – By Virginia Ironside. A story about a girl who collects worries, and struggles to carry them around..until a little old lady helps get rid of them!
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- I like Myself – By Karen Beaumont A lovely book boasting healthy self-esteem
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- Taming Butterflies – by Sue Whiting. A lovely book about dealing with anxiety
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- My Daddy’s Going Away – by Christopher MacGregor. A wonderful book about dealing with temporary parental separation anxiety. Great for children whose parent(s) are in the Armed Forces or leave home for periods of time.
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- Living with IT– by Bev Aisbett
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- Stomp out the Ants and Living with Ants – by Sally-Anne McCormack A wonderful book explaining what worry thoughts are and how to help manage them. A great site for resources, information about Anxiety & Depression in Children and Teens.
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- Don’t Think About Purple Elephants – by Susan Whelan and Gwyneth Jones. An excellent resource for social and emotional learning for parents and teachers.
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- A Secret Safe to Tell – by Naomi Hunter and Karen Erasmus. An important story that encourages children to tell someone about confusing feelings
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- You’re Different Jemima – by Jedidah Morley and Karen Erasmus. A book to make children feel special about what makes them feel different.
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- Even Mummy Cries – by Naomi Hunder and Karen Erasmus. Encourages parents to openly express their sadness with their kids without feeling guilt or shame.
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- little wuppy® – The little wuppy® is a ‘worry doggy’ for children to use to help ease their worries and to help comfort them.
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- A Big Hug Book Set – by Shona Innes and Irisz Agocs
Life is like the Wind
The Playground is like a Jungle
The Internet is like a Puddle
Friendship is like a Seesaw
- A Big Hug Book Set – by Shona Innes and Irisz Agocs