Worry Busters! Activities for Kids Who Worry Too Much
REVIEWS"As a licensed clinical psychologist, with several years of experience helping children with the issues contained in theRainbow Reach Series,I would utilize this book in a child's therapy to help them learn how to express difficult thoughts and feelings. The book is colorful, engaging, and easy to use, and the activities will help children address the impact of life events in healthy ways."~Lynn J. Piper, Ph.D., LCP"Children heal best when they are engaged in activities that help them express and resolve difficult feelings. TheRainbow Reach Seriesprovides such activities in a creative, interesting workbook format that will help children move beyond grief and anxiety."~Mary W. Lindahl, Ph.D., LCPProfessor of Psychology, Marymount University"I particularly like theWorry Busters!activity that helps children decide howbigtheir worry is and how to make their worry smaller."~Nancy S. Price, LCSW"In an age of communication by social media networks, Twitter, Facebook, and other non-physically connected devices, it is refreshing to find a means to help children deal with the pain of loss, parental deployment, worry and anxiety that is non-electronic and allows for multimedia expression of feelings in an interactive format."~Mary Beth Williams, Ph.D., LCSW"Susan Weaver has created theRainbow Reach Seriesas a comprehensive tool for children to express thoughts and feelings involving death and loss. From pet loss, to worry, deployment and death, these interactive workbooks create the safe space for expression so needed for our bereaved girls and boys. Parents and professionals will assuredly benefit from using these resources to develop communication and sharing, and normalize a child's grief journey. TheRainbow Reach Seriesis a valuable tool for young people and adults to use in recognizing the multifaceted aspects of grieving, and for supporting outlooks for recovery and resilience that can be useful throughout a lifetime."~Linda Goldman, Grief Therapist and EducatorAuthor of:Life and Loss, Children Also Grieve,andRaising Our Children to Be Resilient"TheRainbow Reach Seriesis wonderful! I love the way that a child's creativity is utilized in identifying emotions and focusing on blessings. The books offer excellent yet simple text and drive the lessons of optimism, acceptance of feelings and resilience home in truly age-appropriate ways. Bravo!"~Fran Zamore, MSW, ACSWAuthor of:GriefWork - Healing from LossandThe GriefWork Companion - Activities for Healing"The key to recovery from significant emotional loss is to express feelings in the moment you have them. Children are naturally superb at communicating what they feel when they feel it. TheRainbow Reach Seriesof books presents perfect guidelines for children to help them discover what they need and want to communicate about life-affecting events, in pictures and words. We heartily endorse these books - and heart is the most important element."~Russell Friedman & John W. JamesCo-authors of:The Grief Recovery HandbookandWhen Children GrieveOther books in theRainbow Reach Series:Love & Memories:Activities for Kids Who Have Lost a Loved OneForever Friend:Activities for Kids Who Have Lost a PetHeroes!Activities for Kids Dealing with Deployment