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"Is death forever, Mommy?"
death forever, Mommy?”
ISBN - 919880-21-6.
This interactive booklet for children (7+) originated from the need of available
resources to support therapeutic processed and has already been successfully used with numerous children. Since the content is presented in a very down-to-earth manner and provides basic guidelines in respect of grieving symptoms and the things adults could do to support the child through his/her grieving process, the booklet can be used by parents, lay counsellors,
therapists or other adults to facilitate the child’s process of mourning. The workbook offers guidance and support to the child and assists him/her to work creatively through the experiences that typify the period of mourning – more so if no other psychological intervention is involved. The questions and drawings are intended to help the child recognise and deal with feelings. They also help
prepare him/her for the emotional ups and downs that lie ahead while in mourning.
This booklet, as with the other publications, is multi-cultural
Also available in Afrikaans:
Available at: ttp://www.mindmuzik.com
"Children have Feelings too"
“Emotional Intelligence for children.
“Children have feelings too…” is an interactive work book for children from about 9 to 14 years. Success with younger children has also been established where activities and wording be customised to each child's particular developmental level and requirements.
The book is easy to understand and very practical. It addresses core problems children generally experience, especially those with problems such as Attention Deficit Disorder. This work is a "must have" for kids who would like to practically overcome their problems, but do not know where to start or how to do it! It provides basic guidelines as to why feelings are important, how to recognise feelings, and healthy ways to process it. It teaches the child
to work through his or her feelings in a creative way in order to obtain control over his or her emotional life. In other works, as with the other books, this book is also practical in nature.
Aspects that are addressed include for example identifying different emotions (feeling cards are supplied and can be copied), how to express feelings properly, without negative consequences for yourself or others, stress management (breathing and other exercises that can be easily done), the relationship between our thoughts and our feelings, and how children can practice problem solving. Various "plans" are given and demonstrated step by step. Anger management is also addressed.
Teachers and therapists can utilse the book successfully when working with children, as the content is therapeutic in nature and activities can easily be integrated into intervention plans. It is also a needed resource for Parents who are willing to work through it patiently and lovingly with their children.
The book is also available in
Afrikaans: ISBN 1-919880-19-4
Available at: http://www.mindmuzik.com
"Saying Goodbye - a Colouring booklet"
A colouring booklet for 3-6 year olds.
Grief and trauma is not limited to
adults. Increasingly, we struggle how to assist young children to cope with the loss of their loved ones.
The booklet is presented very simple and informal in a medium that children in this age group should be familiar with (paper, colouring pictures, crayons and colouring pictures or paint). The images serve as a safe starting point to guide the child creatively through the grieving process. Efforts have been made to target and normalize the primary emotions, questions and fears children experience, in this stage of development per colouring sheet. The booklet is experiential in nature and aims to assist children to talk about death and to work through the seesaw of emotions (especially the feeling faces promote emotional intelligence if the child is led by an appropriate adult); to address key issues and thus to process and integrate the loss. Adults are especially encouraged to help the child through the sketches and colouring to express his/her feelings in words. Note that the book is educational in nature and may not necessarily include all aspects of grief - although it is attempted to address that gap through creativity. The activities can also successfully be used in group context.
This interactive book is also available in Afrikaans:
Available at: http://www.mindmuzik.com
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