Somebodyness: A Workbook to Help Kids Improve Their Self-Confidence (Helping Kids Heal)

Is your child a little down on him/herself? Have other kids laughed at her or made her feel small?
It’s easy for kids to let these things get to them and make them feel unimportant. Kids care very much about what others think. While multiple people may tell them they’re wonderful, it’s the negative thoughts that often stick. This activity book can help parents work with their children to develop strategies for navigating negative situations and feelings.

Using Somebodyness, parents can guide their children (8 to 12 years old) through the tricky landscape of self-esteem and helps kids learn to look beyond the negative opinions of others and start to build a positive image.

With

• engaging drawings to capture children’s interest
• activities designed to help them foster a positive self-image
• exercises to help them learn to react to negative feedback in a healthy way while identifying the traits that make them unique
• visual journaling and art therapy that help children will learn how to use their strengths, and even their weaknesses, and to focus on them when developing goals and interacting with the world