Zoey is supported by her mother, teacher, and school counselor who encourage her find ways to ease the load of worry, shame, sadness, and unsafe parent books weighing her down. They share the idea of placing positive bookmarks in each of the heavy books she carries. These "bright" thoughts help Zoey address specific negative thoughts she has when faced with the burden of a particularly heavy "book" and remind her she is brave and can feel safe even when feeling scared and remembering bad things. These book marks don't magically solve her problems, but help Zoey build confidence and resilience as she faces the fears represented in each "book."
Check out this video by author, Jessica Sinarski as she describes her motivation for writing, What's Inside Your Backpack?
Two FREE Books
Thank you to the National Center for Youth Issues for donating 2 free copies of What's Inside Your Backpack for this give-away! Please like/follow them @nationalcenterforyouthissues.
To enter this give-away, leave a comment below this blog post, on the Exploring School Counseling Facebook page, or the School Counselor Store Facebook page with a strategy you use to support students dealing with negative thoughts. Winners will be selected at random and announced on Sunday, February 7 at midnight EST. The more places you comment, the more chances you have to win! Check back here or on Facebook for winners.
Good Luck!!!
Thank you to everyone who shared their ideas! Congratulations to winners Sierra Skye Daniels and Vickie Ridenour!
Would love to win this!
ReplyDeleteGrowth mindset lessons and the power of self-talk
ReplyDeletePositive self affirmation statements!
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ReplyDeleteGrowth mindset and changing those negative thoughts to positive ones!!! And with the littles that I work with, I love to draw pictures together to display their positive thinking! 💗
ReplyDeleteWe do lots and lots of practice with positive self-talk and positive affirmations, especially through games.
ReplyDeleteI love to do an interactive journal where we respond to each other's entries.
ReplyDeleteI think sometimes kids need to know that it is ok not to be ok and that they are not alone when they are not ok. Teaching coping strategies is crucial!
ReplyDeleteSelf affirmations and lessons on gratitude to shift a negative mindset to a more positive one
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ReplyDeletePositive self-talk and mantras!
ReplyDeletePracticing gratitude every morning and putting off the negative thoughts and replacing it with positive ones
ReplyDeleteWe practice positive self talk and gratitude, also discuss circle of control.
ReplyDeletePerfect for teaching positive messages to self when times are hard... which they are, for sure.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this for my students!
ReplyDelete"What would you say to a friend who was feeling that way?"
ReplyDeleteI teach lessons on positive self talk at every grade level. I also guide students with positive affirmations.
ReplyDeleteI help students make a positive affirmation notebook or box where they write down positive self talk messages that they can read when they need them.
ReplyDeletePositive affirmations using mindfulness and breathing techniques. Having students write down positive affirmations to place somewhere they can see it when they’re having a tough day. Pairing it with tier 1 Second Step lessons as well!
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