I cannot emphasize enough how important this book is for any parent of an elementary aged child. I read their first book Ting Humans, Big Emotions and knew I had to read this one as well. It did not disappoint.
This book offers so many little gems of advice and insight for parents. What I like most about this book is that all of the advice was very practical for real life application. Many parents are already struggling to manage issues and cannot take on more rigorous multi-step routines, like many other parenting books suggest. Campbell, offers sound advice based on research surrounding topics like screen-time, discipline, managing behaviors and supporting neurodivergent children. As a therapist who focuses on parenting I particularly appreciated when Campbell likened developing emotional intelligence in children to developing literacy.
I will definitely be adding this to my social-emotional lending library for parents and will be referencing and recommending to many families who are struggling with their elementary aged child and/or families who are proactively preparing for the parenting changes that will happen as their children grow into elementary aged children.

A valuable and insightful guide for handling difficult emotions and conversations for 'middle' childhood, which can feel like a boat without oars when kids worlds shift to peer and external relationships. It was well-structured advice and has useful sample scripts.

This book is such a game-changer for parenting! It gives super practical tools for helping kids manage big emotions without making you feel judged as a parent. I loved how relatable and realistic it was—like talking to a really wise friend who just gets it. If you’ve got a strong-willed or sensitive kid, this book is a must-read.

As a first time parent of five-year-old twins I found a lot of helpful information in this book about navigating difficult emotions and discussions. A few sections felt a bit like a book report since they quoted a lot of other texts, but overall the advice and sample scripts were well structured and I know I'll be referring back to them in the future.

I loved this book. I can't wait to own a copy to flip back through it. I like the look into different ages and how we can help our kids as they grow and change.
I have kids in elementary school and I feel like this book is going to be very helpful for me to help them along their journey.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC.