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Aroha’s usually a cheerful child but there are times when she feels almost overwhelmed with anxiety. Then, she stops and uses the exercises she’s been taught to conquer negative emotions. This picture book offers children simple and effective tools to ward off nervousness, fear, worrying thoughts and apprehension.
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Produced with the assistance of Mental Health New Zealand
Endorsements
Reviews: An exquisitely moving read. This book will help empower our tamariki mokopuna." - Dr Hinemoa Elder, MBChB, FRANZCP, PhD
"This is a beautifully illustrated and cleverly written book to help children find a way back to calm." - Dr Suzanne Henwood, mBraining4Success
“It’s a beautiful book - we used the teaching points in the back to help our 8 year old come up with her ‘way’ of managing her anxiety. When anxiety strikes I ask her what would Aroha do. We desperately needed a child friendly non judgemental resource to help our child manage her own anxiety, and ‘Aroha’s Way’ hit the spot.” - Kelly F
“Such a beautiful book infused with a practical message. As a chiropractor at Real Health, a lot of the children we see experience anxiety and trouble calming themselves. I recommend diaphragmatic breathing to many people. This book is a great tool in our waiting room.” – Christina
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Complexity of emotions and developing coping skills are hard things for an author to tackle. Aroha’s Way by Craig Phillips is a book about a young girl with nerves, fears and worrying thoughts. The story shows her battling with these feelings and then explores her practical skills in self grounding and calming. Aroha is a relatable character in a relatable, clearly New Zealand setting, with birds, bush and beach.
The reader gets an extra treat with three pages at the end dedicated to Aroha’s ways to help with anxiety. These are more detailed guidelines about exercise, diaphragmatic breathing, mindfulness and talking through anxiety. The author has also provided a list of websites and phone numbers for kids in need of more support.
This is a carefully thought out and well-rounded simple book that I think will be a valuable tool for families, classrooms, counsellors and kids. I hope more of these are published and kids' mental health continues to be discussed so gracefully, pragmatically and openly.
The Sapling
Frances Plumpton Literary Agency
Frances Plumpton Literary Agency represents New Zealand children's authors and illustrators whose works include picture books, middle grade and young adult fiction and children's nonfiction.
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- Publisher Wilding Books
- Publication Date June 2019
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780473470807 / 0473470807
- Publication Country or regionNew Zealand
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 19.99 NZD
- Pages36
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusSelf-Published
- Original Language TitleEnglish
- Original Language AuthorsEnglish
- Page size210 x 225 (210 x 225) mm
- IllustrationColour
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