what to do when you worry too much dawn huebner

I didn’t realize how enormous the book would be until it arrived it was larger than the kids. I ordered this book online when my big kids were 5 years old. (There should be a BIG ELLIOT, BIG COUNTRY addendum for grown-ups who haven’t learned this lesson!) My little guy loves this and frequently requests it at bedtime.īy Audrey Penn, illustrated by Ruth E Harper & Nancy M. The world can feel big and scary, but everyone struggles, and helping others can be really helpful for overcoming your own issues.

This beautifully illustrated book about a polka-dotted elephant with a hankering for ice cream shows life from the point-of-view of someone very small. You Come Back!” It helps children internalize that parents leave - for work, for trips, for errands - and then they return. This simply-illustrated book-of-few-words shows kids over and over realizing that loved ones always return. This is an honest story of kids overcoming adversity and being reminded that their parents love them unconditionally.īy Dorothy Corey, illustrated by Lisa Fox It isn’t always easy, but by the end of the day, Jim does make a friend. (A little more certainty might have made Jim feel better but, whatever.) The school drop-off scene has Jim standing there, not saying anything, not wanting to be there. Jim asks if he’ll find a friend at school and his dad says he thinks so. This old-fashioned classic shows Jim and Pa headed to school.

For the toddler set: WILL I HAVE A FRIEND?īy Miriam Cohen, illustrated by Lillian Hoban As the host of book-related podcasts of course I’m passionate about the power of books to affect our lives in all kinds of ways! Here are some of my favorite books for helping kids work through their separation anxiety. Luckily, books can really be a great tool for addressing and working through these feelings. It can be really challenging - for kids and parents alike– when your child is experiencing heightened anxiety around goodbyes or transitions to school or any new environment. So much so that the time when one of my kids ran so quickly into the first day of school with no goodbye and barely a glance back at me, I worried about that all day, too! As you probably know, separation anxiety is totally normal and very common at different points throughout childhood.

What to do when you worry too much dawn huebner