A fun and engaging "coping toolkit" to help kids ages 8 to 12 face
life's challenges, manage emotions, and thrive!
Kids today are experiencing alarming rates of mental health challenges
such as anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma. The good news is there
are skills they can learn now to gain psychological flexibility,
regulate emotions, and cultivate the resilience needed to navigate
life's many storms. This timely and much-needed workbook can help.
In The ACT Workbook for Kids, Tamar D. Black offers fun activities
grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to
help kids deal with worry, sadness, and anger. The exercises in this
workbook are based on the processes of the ACT Kidflex--a simplified
version of the ACT Hexaflex--and help kids work through the difficult
thoughts and feelings that can arise from anxiety, depression, and
stress. The workbook also includes tons of kid-friendly worksheets,
crossword and word search puzzles, body-based practices, and arts and
crafts that kids can do by themselves or with a parent, counselor, or
clinician.
Most importantly, the skills in this workbook will help kids balance
their emotions at home, at school, and in other social situations--such
as going to parties, being with friends, and extracurricular activities.
No matter what the situation, children can use these quick and simple
strategies whenever they feel worried, sad, angry, stressed, or are
struggling with self-esteem.
In these increasingly challenging times, kids and teens need mental
health resources more than ever. With more than 1.6 million copies sold
worldwide, Instant Help Books are easy to use, proven-effective, and
recommended by therapists.
