Washoe County Library System

At the forefront of a parenting and education revolution, two early childhood experts introduce their proven Collaborative Emotional Processing (CEP) method that shows parents how to handle their children's outbursts while empowering their children to recognize and manage difficult feelings. ''The Future is Emotionally Intelligent From two early childhood experts, an essential guidebook that empowers parents to help their little ones navigate their...

Helps young readers learn to recognize and identify different emotions, and explains what to do when those emotions get too big or become out of control.

Simple text and photographs introduce basic emotions--happy, grumpy, thoughtful, and more--and how people express them.

Discusses a variety of emotions girls might experience and suggests ways of dealing with them.

"William's Getaway is the story of William, his little brother Edgar, and the annoyances and pleasures of having a younger sibling. It is also a story about the wonder of imagination and play... Edgar loves playing with William, but William doesn't always feel the same way. When that happens, the only way for William to get away from Edgar is to sneak off to his hot air balloon and float high above his house, looking down on Edgar. Edgar is usually...

Be Mindful of Monsters is designed to help children understand and cope with powerful emotions. The book follows Ezzy, a nine-year-old whose feelings of anger, sadness and worry have grown into monsters. With a compelling story and diverse characters, the book explores the challenges and benefits of accepting uncomfortable emotions. Be Mindful of Monsters can be used in a therapy setting or at home.

By recognizing and accepting their childis feelings, parents can improve their childis emotional resilience. The Power of Validation is the first book to explain this critical process and offer parents skills they can use to validate and empower children in order to reduce behavioral problems, instill confidence, and increase childrenis ability to regulate their own emotions.

"Give your toddler a strong social emotional foundation for early learning with this charming introduction to nine familiar emotions. My First Brain Quest: Feelings introduces babies and toddlers to nine core emotions-happy, sad, scared, excited, angry, shy, proud, surprised, and calm-to help develop essential emotional literacy skills, promote social and emotional health, and set a strong foundation for early learning. Each brightly illustrated spread...

When children learn about something big and bad - even when they hear only bits and pieces - their brains get busy trying to make sense of it. Where did it happen? Why did it happen? And especially, will it happen again? Something Bad Happened guides children ages 6 to 12 and the adults who care about them through tough conversations about national and international tragedies. The non-specific term "bad thing" is used throughout, keeping this a flexible...

"Our bodies let us know if we feel unsafe or might be in danger and can tell us when we are calm or need healthy touch. In this story, Mr. B helps Deja understand what her body is telling her by asking her to describe what her body is feeling"-- "Deja helps young children recognize their emotions by listening to their bodies Body awareness is a key foundation of consent. We Listen to Our Bodies gives children a vocabulary to understand and communicate...