10 Kids' Books Recommended by Psychologists 2021
Sara Darnell | May 15, 2021
Psychologists everywhere have noticed an uptick in children experiencing anxiety, stress, confusion, and other issues that have come as a result of 2020. We should note that these are completely normal things for children to experience, but what is the best way to work through these feelings? Many psychologists have turned to children's books to teach young readers how to deal with their emotions. Here’s a list of the books that these psychologists are recommending to children:
0 Kids Books Psychologists Recommend in 2021
Sara Darnell | May 15, 2021
Psychologists everywhere have noticed an uptick in children experiencing anxiety, stress, confusion, and other issues that have come as a result of 2020. We should note that these are completely normal things for children to experience, but what is the best way to work through these feelings? Many psychologists have turned to children's books to teach young readers how to deal with their emotions. Here’s a list of the books that these psychologists are recommending to children:
A Mother’s Story about how SEL affected her son’s behavior:
I’m sorry, but until Ryan improves his behavior, he’s not welcome back into our house…” the mother of my 6-year-old’s best friend told me…
This mortifying moment one year ago was when I realized the absolute necessity of teaching my son how to control his emotions.
Let me tell you exactly what happened and how I was able to completely turn around my son’s terrible behavior:
Ryan has always been a great kid, but he has trouble controlling his emotions and listening to adults…
Ryan’s main issue was that if he felt any sort of anger or frustration, he would immediately blame it on the adult around him and disobey them.
So whenever I dropped Ryan of at school or at a friend’s house, I always feared that he would have a huge temper tantrum and take it out on others.
And this happened a couple times… Not only did he yell at some of his teachers, but also at some of the moms of his friends!
I tried what felt like EVERYTHING… I looked online for solutions, asked his teacher for resources, and even went to our Pediatrician looking for answers…
Ryan’s behavior was getting worse and worse, and I felt like nothing I did was making a change!
And one day Ryan threw his worst tantrum yet… He took it out on the mother of his best friend!
Not only did Ryan scream at this poor woman, but he also broke an expensive vase during his tantrum!
The mother told me that until I could fix Ryan’s behavior, he wouldn’t be allowed back at their house…
I’ve never been more embarrassed and frustrated in my life.
I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact they my young 6-year-old son was behaving in such a way…
I decided to talk with a children’s psychologist to seek answers.
The psychologist met with Ryan for an hour and then talked to me.
He told me how great of kid Ryan is… the first time I had heard that in years…
The psychologist said that Ryan just needs help understanding and controlling his emotions.
He said that Ryan gets confused and frustrated to the point that he reaches his fight-or-flight instincts and takes it out on those around him.