Empowering Young Learners: Classroom Jobs to Boost Self-Esteem in Preschool to Grade 2 Students
Has it ever crossed your mind how the simple act of watering a classroom plant or being the proud line leader can significantly transform a young learner’s self-esteem? Oh, the magic of classroom jobs! Classroom jobs are the unsung heroes of our learning environments, often overlooked, yet indispensable tools in the hands of savvy educators. […]
5 Must-Read Kids Books That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
As the resident childrens author in my friend group, I get asked for book recommendations a LOT. Hey Laurie, do you know a good book about moving? Hey Laurie, do you know a good book about grief? Hey Laurie, do you know a good book to give a 9 year old girl who loves dragons? […]
How To ‘Think Positive’ And Grow A Healthy Mind (Poop Jokes Included)!
‘Think Positive’ about Dog Man Max and his books “Mom, can you read me Dog Man?” <insert inner mom dialogue … what is it about poop and comic books?> All my kids enjoy Dav Pilkey’s books, but recently I’m reading a lot of Dog Man with my six-year-old. He can’t read it alone, so we […]
How to Help Your Students Stay Optimistic in 2021
There is both good stress and bad stress that everyone, including children, must deal with every single day of their lives. Especially during a pandemic! Everyone has stress of some kind. It’s a normal part of life and some people would suggest that without stress, no one would accomplish anything. As a teacher in 2021, […]
Everything You Want to Know About Childhood Anxiety
Strictly speaking, anxiety isn’t a condition, it’s a feeling. It’s a natural emotion that is normal and healthy to feel sometimes, in the same way that it’s normal to feel anger, sadness and frustration. We WANT our kids to feel some anxiety, and to learn what to do with that BIG feeling, so that they can handle it when they are older.
How To Successfully Launch A Children’s Book
For most of my books my launch style was ‘push publish and cross fingers’ and the truth is, it wasn’t the end of the world. My ‘under the radar’ launch style might not have helped me all that much, but it also didn’t seem to hurt.
Then a few years went by, I matured *slightly* and developed this neat thing called ‘patience’.
3 Ways to Talk To Your Kids About Racism, At Any Age
Teach them to see people’s color. Really see them. If we try to teach our kids to think everyone is the same, we are teaching them to ignore the black life experience.
How to find a perfect illustrator for your children’s book!
Does this sound familiar? You were inspired to write a book for your kids. It took late nights and plenty of staring at the wall, but you got it done! The elation had you dancing in your kitchen with your kids, the vision of your future as a children’s author was brilliant and the excitement […]
Raise happy, confident and well-rounded children!
This is BIG I know you want to raise happy, confident and well-rounded children! This resource is going to help you do it! In August 2018, 13,567 recommendations were submitted for great child self-esteem boosting activities, programs, and books from students, parents, and tutors who use Tutorful. It was a tough selection process and after […]
I Can Handle It post
Kids learn well through repetition, and simple easy to ‘get’ language.
Your children will incorporate the mindful mantra I Can Handle It almost immediately after reading this book!
In a tough situation, they will think ‘I can handle it’, and when they are dealing with tough emotions, they will think ‘I can handle it!’. Even if they aren’t saying the words out loud, if they learn and practice this mantra it will become a part of their self-talk.
Positive self-talk is incredibly important for improving and maintaining mental health and the mindful mantra books are a way to plant that positivity right into a child’s head!
Help your child learn to handle difficult emotions along with Sebastien, and provide a tool for lifelong confidence.
Depression and anxiety don’t discriminate and our kids need help. I Can Handle It equips children with a necessary skill to alleviate everyday anxieties that arise in their lives.
And because teachers and parents have such a difficult and important job, this book includes a resource for both. Simply go to bit.ly/LaurieWright to get the free resources!
NOW AVAILABLE! Book TWO and THREE in the series. Make sure to check them out!