The Worry Monster: Calming Anxiety with Mindfulness

Download or read book The Worry Monster: Calming Anxiety with Mindfulness written by Dr. Catherine Cook-Cottone and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-12-03 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give kids tools to calm their inner worry monster with this interactive, vibrantly illustrated book! Tried-and-true methods from a child pscyhologist will have little ones mindfully breathing, practicing gratitude, and gracefully surfing their worry waves. Everyone worries sometimes! But when your worries are giant, overwhelming, and constant--you've turned into a worry monster. Fortunately, the Worry Monster is here to help. He's going on a field trip tomorrow that he's very anxious about. Is there something that makes you very anxious, too? You're in luck! Worry Monster knows six Mindful Monster Moves that will help him--and you--stop the worry spiral. Will you join the Worry Monster and practice these skills so that you can both feel calmer? In this therapeutic story from Dr. Catherine Cook-Cottone, kids are able to see themselves in the Worry Monster and learn step-by-step practices for self-soothing and reducing their own anxiety.