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The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Kids offers parents a variety of techniques they can use to help their children relax, unwind, and deal constructively with common stressors such as divorce, loss of a loved one, a family move, starting at a new school, and more.

When Melissa Francis was eight, she won the role of a lifetime: Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted by the Ingalls family on the prime-time soap opera, Little House on the Prairie. Despite her age, she was already a veteran actress, moving from one Hollywood set to the next. But behind the scenes, her success was fueled by the pride, pressure, and sometimes grinding cruelty of her stage mother. While Melissa thrived under pressure,...

A Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Medalist join forces to give an overscheduled princess a day off, and a deliciously wicked crocodile a day on.

Stress is a part of life, and in our fast-paced society, children often feel an unbelievable amount of pressure to balance family and friends, school and homework, and extracurricular activities. All of their responsibilities and expectations can make them feel stretched beyond their limits. I'm Stretced is a captivating story that speaks to children and adults alike, giving them tactical tools to manage their stress in a healthy and helpful way so...

When our children are born, we do everything we can to make sure they have love, food, clothing, and shelter. We read to them, play with them, and comfort them when they cry. But despite all this, one in five children today suffers from a diagnosed anxiety disorder, and countless others suffer from anxiety that interferes with critical social, academic, and physical development. The author, childhood anxiety expert, is here to help. In this book she...

Braden delivers drama to every minor misunderstanding, grievance and annoyance in his life! Will he learn to keep his cool in the face of disappointment, or will every discouraging moment send him into an emotional meltdown? See what lessons he learns in this fast-paced story about the perils of overreacting and losing self-control.--Publisher.