A great read out loud story on children and their emotions. is Aroha's way. It is a great guide in helping your child manage their way through their emotions. It's been made available for free by the publisher/author who wanted to do something for the children of the world right now especially with the rising fear and anxiety around Covid-19 and with so many of us living in isolation. Aroha’s Way is a bestselling picture book for children around emotions associated with anxiety. They have quickly put together this FREE reading of Aroha's Way.
Come along on a journey with Aroha, as she wards off nervousness, fear, worrying thoughts and apprehension, with simple, yet effective tools that everyone can use. Aroha shows children a tool that she uses for each emotion which includes; movement or exercise, belly breathing or diaphragmatic breathing, mindfulness and connecting with others and sharing our worries.
You can access this FREE read out loud story by typing in your browser @arohasway and click on the link Aroha's way - Videos\Facebook. It will take you to the book's facebook page with an audio video of the book with the author reading it.
At the end of the story be sure to help process the story with your children by asking the questions around these emotions to make it easier for children to recognize the emotion, and then a simple way to manage it. Below are the parent/teachers notes from the back of the book the author has shared to help with this.