Originally Posted by
Twoboos
Hey Gena, do you think "My Book Full of Feelings" is appropriate for a kid not on the spectrum? Or is it geared toward all kids? The review seemed to imply all but I'm not sure. DD2 could definitely use help keeping some of her emotions in check...
Thanks!
I definately think any kid who needs to learn to recognize and regulate their emotions would benefit from this book. It's not just for kids on the spectrum.
For each emotion (happy, sad, angry, calm, worried, frustrated) it has a two page spread. The left hand side helps the child identify small-medium-big triggers. The right hand side helps the child identify things they can do when they have these emotions.
Some kids have a hard time recognizing and naming their emotions. Other kids can recognize the emotion, but only express them in extremes (On or Off). The book helps kids realize that their emotions come in different sizes. So for example, they can learn how to get a little frustrated without escalating to completely out of control frustrated. And then they can see ways to deal with their frustration.
The pages are dry-erase, so you or your child can write things specific to themselves and change it as they need. It's really a neat little book.
Last edited by Gena; 11-19-2010 at 12:40 PM.
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Gena
DS, age 11 and always amazing
“Autistics are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It's that you're destroying the peg." - Paul Collins, Not Even Wrong