Roaring, grumping, knots in tummies...Making sense of big feelings can be tricky. Riley the Brave and his safe big critters are here to help! Enjoy 60+ fun activities and trauma-sensitive strategies to help children understand the brain science behind those big MAD, SAD, and SCARED emotions...and what to do about it! Bright illustrations and familiar characters encourage children as they dig into their prickly porcupine moments, timid turtle moments, and all the feelings in between. An introduction for grown-ups will help you make the most of this treasure trove of games, printable masks, colorful cards, word searches, action plans, and more! Work one-on-one or easily adapt these strength-based activities for group settings. Lesson plans and frequent "Try This!" sections make this the ultimate resource for parents, teachers, counselors, and anyone else supporting children with big feelings.
Jessica Sinarski, LPCMH is a dynamic presenter, bilingual author, and clinical supervisor. She equips parents and professionals to be healers for hurting children, igniting both passion and know-how in audiences. She has also been a Certified Adoption Therapist since 2008. Zachary Kline is an illustrator from New Jersey who enjoys drawing, playing music, and spending time with his wife Natasha and four lovely children, Eden, Zethan, Alina and Dax.
Riley the Brave and his safe critters are here to help children explore and understand their big feelings with 60+ activities and a handy guide for grown-ups
•First activity book in the highly successful Riley the Braves Adventures series that compliments the content of the story books. See sales figures from previous books.
•Worksheets and activities have guidance to easily adapt from one-on-one single use to use with small groups and classrooms
•Trauma-informed feelings activity book sets the activity book apart from others tackling big feelings in the market and goes beyond typical feelings with strength-based language to help identify feelings
This is a perfect addition to the Riley the Braves Adventures series. The concepts are easy to understand, illustrated through words and pictures alongside the engaging activities. -- Kim S Golding, CBE, Clinical psychologist, DDP trainer and author When it comes to understanding big feelings that come from trauma, Jessica Sinarski deserves your full attention! The Riley The Braves Big Feelings Activity Workbook highlights this and then some. This is a valuable resource to help both caregivers and professionals gain transformational insight into trauma behaviors and successfully build connections with them that will last a lifetime. -- Mike Berry, author of Securely Attached: How Understanding Childhood Trauma Will Transform Your Parenting This is the perfect resource for counselors, educators, and parents to support the social and emotional learning of all our students and children. The language and visuals are easy to understand which makes implementation quick and effective. -- Kim Gameroz, MA Ed, SEL and Educational Consultant SELebrate Good Times What a positively epic companion primer to the Riley the Brave series! If youre looking for ready-to-use, trauma-aware tools for kids, this is the guide to grab. -- Kendra Morris-Jacobson, Director of Oregon Programs. This book is amazing! Its ideal for therapists and parents alike. The exercises are engaging, creative and fun. Best of all, children and their grownups will learn and grow together. -- Kristin Berry, The Honestly Adoption Company
