Hello Happy! Mindful Kids: An activity book for children who sometimes feel sad or angry.

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Katie Abey Stephanie Clarkson

Hello Happy! Mindful Kids

An activity book for children who sometimes feel sad or angry.

Katie Abey, Stephanie Clarkson, Dr. Sharie Coombes, Ed.D, MA (PsychPsych), DHypPsych(UK), Senior QHP, B.Ed.

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Studio Press
27 July 2017

Child & developmental psychology; Psychology: emotions; Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts; Interactive & activity books & packs; Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA)

Series: Mindful Kids

Hello Happy! is an interactive self-care activity book for children aged 7+ to colour and doodle their w ay to happiness, calm and confidence. The encouraging and simple activities and exercises tackle anxiety, sadness and stress; children w ill enjoy using their creativity to combat negative feelings, w ork out w hy they feel w orried and how to put stress back in its place through w riting, colouring, doodling and draw ing. Featuring the charming and quirky illustrations of Katie Abey, a UK-based illustrator. Her quirky pictures w ill keep the reader entertained and focused as they w ork through the book, or simply dip into the pages for ten minutes of calm colouring. Part of Mindful Kids, a thoughtful new range of activity books for children from Studio Press. Includes an introduction and notes for grow n-ups by consultant Dr Sharie Coombes, Child & Family Psychotherapist. Dr Sharie Coombes is a former primary teacher, headteacher and local authority adviser w ho retrained as a child and family psychodynamic psychotherapist, neuropsychotherapist, solution-focused therapist, and specialist paediatric hypnotherapist. Alongside a busy private therapy practice in Brighton, she has w orked part-time as a child, adolescent and family psychotherapist at the NHS Tavistock Clinic in London w ith adopted and fostered children, young people and families. She now w orks w ith the psychosocial team in the British Red Cross Refugee Support and International Family Tracing team. Sharie has 2 adult children.

By: Stephanie Clarkson, Dr. Sharie Coombes, Ed.D, MA (PsychPsych), DHypPsych(UK), Senior QHP, B.Ed.
Illustrated by: Katie Abey
Imprint: Studio Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 193mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 332g
ISBN: 9781783708994
ISBN 10: 1783708999
Series: Mindful Kids
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 27 July 2017
Recommended Age: From 7 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , English as a second language , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephanie Clarkson is a w riter and journalist. She w orked in-house as a features w riter for The Daily Mail from 1999 to 2004 and w as Deputy Features Editor for Woman and Home magazine until 2006. Since then she has w orked as a freelance w riter, dividing her time betw een w riting for the children's market and continuing to contribute to the British press. Stephanie has w ritten extensively in the health and w ellbeing arena for titles such as Top Sante, Zest, Psychologies, Red, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Good Health in The Daily Mail. Mental health subjects she has covered include dementia, anger management, stress, depression, and body dysmorphia. Over the past three years, Stephanie has been collaborating w ith leading fertility charity the Donor Conception Netw ork producing a chapter book for DC children, creating resources for families and schools and refreshing the charity's picture book series. Such experience, coupled w ith the time she spends w orking w ith schools to help children unlock their creative w riting potential, means that Stephanie know s exactly how to make the trickiest of subjects accessible to younger readers. Previous w ork on the Vlog It series (Scholastic) and Justin Bieber and One Direction titles www.kingsroadpublishing.co.uk/ (Centum), enables her to hit the right tone for tw eens and teens. Orders to:

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Written in consultation with Dr Sharie Coombes, a Child and Family Psychotherapist, the books in the Mindful Kids series reflect the growing concern around young people and their emotions, and focus attention on the increasingly popular area of mindfulness. Hello Happy! is an interactive self-care activity book for children aged 7+ to colour and doodle their way to happiness, calm and confidence. The encouraging and simple activities and exercises tackle anxiety, sadness and stress; children will enjoy using their creativity to combat negative feelings, work out why they feel worried and how to put stress back in its place through writing, colouring, doodling and drawing. We all know how relaxing it can be to doodle and colour and this book just provides that extra encouragement. It features the charming and quirky illustrations of Katie Abey, which will keep the reader entertained and focused as they work through the book. * Parents in Touch *