`BElieve in YOUrself´

 

BElieve in YOUrself is the activity book that will help your midgrade children learn how to cope with the everyday school challenges but also to grow up elegantly while accepting who they really are - which means not perfect, joyful, lazy or just not in the mood to do certain tasks today. Through daily exercises and practice, spread between very useful scientific observations and facts, your child - but sometimes the parents too - could create goal tracers and better ways to organise the time and the school week in general.

Planned as a diary, with illustrations - just fine, in my opinion, but I am usually aiming at very complex sophisticated kind of visuals anyway - and a couple of smart activity games, this activity handbook is written in an accessible language while using various psychological and therapy tricks and inspiration. For instance, one may find colouring sheets, easy yet smart brain games, games of words etc. Practically, it covers both creative and mindful activities, with different degress of difficulties and aimed at developing a wide array of skills requested not only for school activities and interactions, but for the everyday life social spectrum.

It is actually a good thing as this background gives structure and direction to an otherwise hectic life that no matter how much you - as a parent - would love to organise, cannot be done only one way. Thus, the children are encouraged to move on with their to-do-list while being in control of their timeline.

For me, the part where an overview of the skills and interests as well as any other exercise that may lead to accepting who you really are, are my favorites. It is the most important exercise in learning to love and respect yourself which eventually will lead at a respectful and empathic relationship with your immediate environment. 

BElieve in YOUrself by Lexi Rees and Sasha Mullen is the ultimate back-to-school gift for your children or their friends too as it keeps the brain into the freedom, joyful mood while setting up the next chapter of busy school life. 

Rating: 4.5 stars

Disclaimer: Book offered as part of a tour organised by Rachel´s Random Resources but the opinions are, as usual, my own