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Brave

Brave, the second book in the Lessons of a LAC series, provides kids with a strategy for how to face things that worry them. While kids are blessed with imagination, that can be a source of anxiety. However, it can also be tapped to help them to feel calm, confident and BRAVE! In Brave, Curly teaches Loppy how to manage his worries, specifically his worries about going to school. However, the technique of helping children to ‘find their brave’ can be applied to any challenging situation.

SPECIFICATIONS:  9781925117844 | Paperback | 310 x 230 mm / 12¼ x 9 inches | 32 Pages | Colour

Lynn Jenkins is an experienced and practicing clinical psychologist, author and mother of three. Brave is her second book with Kirrili Lonergan in the ‘Lessons of a LAC’ series. In addition, Lynn has written Ollie’s Treasure a picture book about mindfulness, as well as two non-fiction titles: Best Start and School Start. Lynn is passionate about early intervention in the social and emotional development of children, and explores this in all her books.

Kirrili Lonergan is a picture book illustrator and art therapist. She is the co-creator of the Lessons of a LAC educational sessions and is currently working on her ninth picture book. She is passionate about children’s needs due to her former years working as a paediatric nurse. Kirrili is an active committee member for the CBCA Newcastle Sub-branch and a regular volunteer for Books4Outback.

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Life’s Brighter When You’re Not Wearing Grey Glasses!

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It’s tough to help an anxious child. Psychologist Lynn Jenkins knows this, from professional experience, and from being a mother! In Lessons of a Little Anxious Creature, she has created an essential emotional resource that encourages children to develop strategies for anxiety management, by discovering new, useful ways to think about their worries.

With this engaging book, you can support children in learning to manage anxiety, and help them take crucial steps to understanding and dealing with their emotions. It’s a fun and innovative way of building resilience, a foundation that will not only benefit kids now, but for the rest of their lives.

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