Proud of Our Feelings

Hi! My name is Priscilla. I have lots of friends. We all have feelings just like you. Come on...meet my friends! Proud of Our Feelings provides children with an entertaining and constructive way to learn to accept and appropriately express their emotions. It will also help to stimulate discussion and interaction between children and the adults who care for them. Proud of Our Feelings is a wonderful way for children and parents to explore and openly discuss their unspoken feelings, thereby helping the children to build the feelings of self-trust that will enable them to evolve into emotionally well-balanced people. Whether joy or sadness, excitement or anger, confidence or fear, this book addresses a different emotion on each page and asks insightful questions that will result in the fruitful exploration of the child's emotional landscape. In addition, children will identify with the real-life, multicultural illustrations, and the delightful prose will help to enhance the feeling being discussed. Perfect for parents, teachers, and professionals who often wonder how to react to the dizzying array of emotions expressed by children, help is now at hand. From the Introduction for Parents and Professionals: There are no right or wrong, good or bad emotions or reasons for feeling. Feelings are a glorious part of our human condition. Reacting with understanding, interest and acceptance--rather than judgement--we encourage children to express and accept their own feelings. That self-acceptance is a basic stepping stone toward self-esteem and happiness.