ABIGAIL & FRIENDS: Understanding & Promoting a Child’s Emotional & Mental Wellness [Print Replica] Kindle Edition

Abigail & Friends is a psychoeducational storybook, with illustrations for children and youths, ages 7 and up, loaded with tools and strategies to address mental health and emotional challenges.The book addresses some of the mental health challenges that are very prevalent in children nowadays like anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, and racial trauma, and provides child-friendly interventions.The book addresses racism, and bullying, and highlights some of the struggles neurodivergent individuals face in society.The book will help children reduce the stigma associated with mental health and encourage them to seek help when struggling.The book will also help normalize therapy for children. The experiences of the characters can empower children to accept their diagnoses and develop emotional resilience.Teaching children how to embrace and celebrate the differences in race, neurodiversity or unique abilities is something caregivers/educators continue to struggle with. This book is ideal for introducing such topics in a gentle, age-appropriate way.This book is ideal for those looking for a children's book about mental health, diversity, equity, inclusion, and kindness.The book provides child-friendly strategies from various clinical approaches, evidence-based practice (EBP), and trauma-informed interventions.Though written for children, adults will benefit from the resources, tools, and strategies provided at the end of this book. The entire family will learn how to start paying attention to everyone’s mental well-being using practical examples provided.Key Themes Captured in Abigail & Friends:·Mental Health, Mental Wellness & Emotional Wellbeing: The book will help children understand mental health, as well as learn how to express and manage difficult emotions in a healthy way.·Diversity, Neurodiversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The book will help children understand how to embrace differences and celebrate what makes everyone unique, boost self-confidence and self-love. It will foster ways to live a life with resilience, good health, and happiness.·Racism, Unconscious Bias, and Microaggression: The book addresses racism, the importance of calling it out, bullying and strategies to intervene, while teaching others to embrace everyone irrespective of who they are.·Affirmative Scriptures & Christian Therapy: Readers will learn faith-based interventions, why it is important to seek professional help as Christians and how to incorporate their faith in the healing process.·Kindness and compassion: It will teach children the significance of showing empathy, love and care for others.·Connections and Friendship: It will inspire children to form connections beyond appearances or abilities and the value of friendships. Read more