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Calm, Happy Kids

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Very nice and helpful. It has plenty of activities to help teach kids things like mindfulness, and truthfully it can be helpful for adults too. Practicing on yourself and then teaching with children is a great way to get familiar with the methods and then continue to teach them.

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A helpful guide that will give you some insight into a child’s mind and emotions. As of mom of a three year old, it can be hard to deal with his many emotions throughout the day. I found myself referencing back to this book in moments of frustration. It can be easy to forget that toddlers are just trying to figure it out everyday. They are overcome with emotions constantly. This book will help you sympathize with that.

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As a 3rd grade teacher who deals with kids and their social emotional issues frequently, I thought Calm, Happy Kids was a great book. It is full of meditation techniques to help keep kids calm and happy. Kids have big feelings. This book can help them navigate those big feelings. I would definitely use this resource within my classroom.

Thank you to NetGalley and Life Raft Media Ltd. for the opportunity to read this book!

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A bright and colourful educational book, the title of our book is straightforward, it's pretty much what it says on the tin!

To help our little ones with their happiness and help them to be calm the book is home to meditation techniques and exercises that can calm some of the spiciest nervous systems! In depth exercises for children that have larger than life emotions that they may not know how to fully handle, this book gives them the tools in which to get a grip on problem solving and building control up, this book is such a great resource and I definitely need a physical copy in my life and on my shelf!

With thanks to Netgalley for my free ARC in return for my honest review!

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We added this on to our daily homeschooling routines. It is a great one to have to bust out for when a calming corner is needed. We have also been using it when she gets overwhelmed with all the neighborhood kids, along with bedtime.

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Billed as a kids book is too narrow a marketing in my opinion. This is a super helpful book for all ages. Even just reading the ideas felt calming. Easy exercises that help anyone with anxiety.

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This was an awesome collection of strategies in dealing with stress. Either parental stress, life stress, or teaching our children to deal with their stress.

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Perfect for kids and caregivers to begin mindfulness techniques. Easy to follow. Great illustrations. I love how it was broken down into sections. So thankful for this resource.

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I mentioned several times in my reviews how much I love books that develop emotional intelligence, quietness and meditation, especially when they are directed to children, in these simplified sentences contain the greatest ideas that will facilitate the life of their reader throughout their living, I find something that fulls me with joy and happiness.

This book details several techniques that one does to restore their calm, balance and happiness, it explains those techniques gently and simply, with beautiful illustrations! all in order to simplify and soften it for young readers. do not misunderstand though,this book is useful for children yes, but that does not prevent adults from benefiting from it! I actually find a special, whimsical magic in those children books that I often do not get a hold of in adult books on the same topic. This book will be the first on my list to buy for my future children. ^^

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This was an interesting book. I thought the information presented was well laid out and flowed well. I really enjoyed reading it and want to try and start implementing some of what I read.

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This is a fantastic book for parents, teachers or practitioners who work with children. It is full of helpful mindfulness activities to practice that will help with a variety of issues such as anxiety and panic disorders. You can dip into it at any time and use the activities in stressful situations or to prepare for them. A very useful resource.

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This is a book I would purchase for parents, teachers and anyone working with kids, I loved plethora of ideas for adding calm. A treasure trove of strategies. I will be purchasing my own copy to use in the classroom.

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Some great ideas and tips here, which I'm already implementing. Simple but effective. Thanks to Netgalley and Life Raft Media.

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I received Calm, Happy Kids by Rob Plevin. I was very pleased at this collection of illustrations and exercises for kiddos. I work with families/kids as a therapist and I will definitely be using this as a resource in my library.

My only criticism is that I wish it were a little longer.

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley. I will be purchasing a hard copy of this book for my practice and telling every family I meet to buy this book. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book and get it early.

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Book : Calm, Happy Kids
Author : Rob Plevin

Thank you Net Galley, Life Raft Media Ltd. and the author of this book for an opportunity to review this ARC.

This book is such an incredible resource. This was my very first nonfiction family/child help resource book and I loved all of it. I will constantly have it on my shelf to reach to when I need ideas and help. I am always looking for helpful ideas and activities to calm and relax all of my children.

I enjoy how the exercises are followed with a how, why and when. I have recommended this book to other moms in my mom groups. So many of these have helped me and my family and I would love to see others helped as well.

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I love this! I am a youth mental health therapist, and I am constantly teaching my clients about mindfulness and how to find calm. These activities are definitely ones I would share with my clients, and do with my own personal children. I will definitely be recommending this book to my client's parents.

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This book title is pretty straightforward. It's filled with meditation exercises to inspire children to be calm and happy. But it's more in depth than that. The exercises are simple but each one gives an explanation as to why and/or when it's beneficial. The author also creates these exercises with the notion that children are full of wonder and intelligence, they just happen to have a big emotions that they can't fully grasp. Which is why this book can be such an impactful resource. Children are often seen as simple and incapapble of understanding the world around which exactly what they are not. Giving children the tools to problem solve and build self control while teaching them to be expressive is invaluable. If we start them off early with these skills they learn to better control themselves as they get older while also be more self aware. Definitely passing this one on to the moms/caretakers of little ones in my life.

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As a teacher, wife, and a mother of two, I am always on the hunt for fun and educational books. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This book was so bright and colorful! I have read books by this author before when it came to classroom management so I was over the moon when I saw this book. This books is full of adorable techniques to help calm your child. I will definitely also be using these strategies in the classroom as well as at home.

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I am always looking for ways to help students with emotional regulation. this book is a collection of mindful activities filled with great illustrations and easy to follow instructions. I am looking forward to implementing the ideas.

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My daughter and I loved this collection of mindful activities filled with sweet illustrations and easy to follow instructions. I’m sure they will quickly become an enjoyable part of our daily routine!

Thank you Netgalley and Life Raft Media Ltd for this ARC.

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