When+I’m+Feeling


 * Emotions and Healthy Relationships **

A collection of books to help children from 3 to 10 years explore the significance of emotions and healthy relationships in their lives with friends and family. All the books are about recognizing and dealing with emotions and shaping strong, cheerful relationships. Children sometimes need help in being able to know what emotions they are feeling and also need to be taught how to express their feelings in the right situations - that it is OK to feel angry or jealous etc. This collection of books can help teachers help children understand their emotions. The books distance children from their own emotions or reality - the characters in the books can provide a child an avenue to talk about their negative feeling feely by associating with the characters in the book rather than themself, it is a secure and safe environment. (Bergin and Bergin)


 * // When I’m Feeling //**

Trace Moroney The **//When I’m Feeling//** series has been carefully designed to help children better understand their feelings and shares examples of ways to express those feelings in a way that is both appropriate and acceptable to themselves and others.

Helping our young children develop skills to identify and manage their feelings leads to an increase in confidence, self-esteem, and an optimistic and hopeful state of mind - creating a healthy emotional foundation.

Each book includes notes for parents, teachers and caregivers.


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 * // [|The Way I Feel] //**

Cornelia Maude Spelman

Cornelia Maude Spelman is a writer, artist, and former social worker who writes about the importance of emotions and healthy relationships in the lives of children and families. Her [|“The Way I Feel” series of picture books] for young children is about recognizing and managing emotions and forming healthy, happy relationships. Her books also help children cope with difficult situations such as death and divorce, and help parents educate their children about sexual abuse. Her books have been called “sensitive,” “compassionate,” “gentle,” “reassuring,” and “understanding.”

Books by Cornelia Maude Spelman
 * [|Beensie Books]
 * [|Missing—a memoir]
 * [|When I Miss You]
 * [|When I Feel Jealous]
 * [|When I Feel Good About Myself]
 * [|When I Feel Sad]
 * [|When I Feel Scared]
 * [|When I Care About Others]
 * [|When I Feel Angry]
 * [|After Charlotte’s Mom Died]
 * [|Your Body Belongs to You]
 * [|Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce]
 * [|Talking About Child Sexual Abuse]

This gentle book puts an adorable bunny in a variety of situations that preschool or grade-school children can relate to. Instead of acting out, though, the bunny and her friends find constructive ways to deal with their anger.
 * // When I Feel Angry[[image:when_i_feel_angry.jpg]] //**

Through simple language, a young rabbit relates the things that make her angry and the positive ways in which she can deal with her emotions. The situations are realistic and will strike a familiar chord with most children.

A nearly perfect book about anger for young children, this resource lists common reasons children feel angry and also gives very concrete ways for children to cope. The author offers many appropriate suggestions for dealing with the feelings and the situations that generate the anger. The illustrations feature simple and colourful animal characters.


 * // When I Feel Good About Myself [[image:when_i_feel_good_about_myself.jpg]] //**

I feel good about myself. Somebody loves me just as I am. I don't have to look like anyone else, be the same size, or do the same things. It's fine to be me.

Cornelia Maude Spelman's newest title in "The Way I Feel" series offers children positive and upbeat examples about the value of being themselves. A young guinea pig and friends show how they feel good about themselves in common situations that will be easy for readers to relate to. The text and art aim to foster self-esteem and independence.

An excerpt from the note for parents and teachers in //When I Feel Good About Myself// says: "While it's nice to have a special talent, those children who don't have one need to know that they are just as valuable as those who do. We don't want our children to feel that in order to be loved they must be something they are not. And competition over things one cannot control, like one's physical attributes, only causes anxiety."

The book could serve as a healthy reminder of the importance of treating oneself and others with respect.
 * [|www.corneliaspelman.com] **

=Harmony and Understanding Pack= Sometimes we want to stamp our feet. Sometimes it’s easy to call names. Sometimes it seems that life just isn’t fair. Help children to come to terms with common feelings and frustrations with vivid little books that explore negative emotions and set lots of positive examples. Ideal for PSED lessons and shared reading, these colourful books address everyday worries and fears, as well as common types of bad behaviour such as bullying, fighting and name-calling. Use them to discuss alternative ways of behaving, and promote harmony and happiness in school and beyond!


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Bergin, C and Bergin, D. (2009). Attachment in the classroom Education Psychological Review ,21, 141 – 171
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