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Belly breathes can work for children and adults, so let's all sit down and rest our brains together!
In Clementine Gets UNSTUCK!, Clementine is a smart and sunny third grader who has a really busy brain sometimes. Too many exciting thoughts and ideas ZIP in, ZING around, and TANGLE UP, leaving Clementine feeling STUCK! When she’s STUCK, Clementine can’t think clearly and can’t decide what to say or do. Clementine explores unique (but unsuccessful) “fix-my-thinking” strategies, then finally learns a wellness exercise that works. She gets UNSTUCK and can take action on a now clear and important idea–starting a club, the “Kids Can Club!”
Clementine Gets UNSTUCK! is the first publication in the Kids Can Club™ Collection, a children’s book series written to engage and empower young readers through connection with the Kids Can Club kids’ struggles and then their successes, achieved through the use of simple wellness tools. KidsCanClub.com will expand the book series’ content with activities, games, additional wellness exercises and interaction with the Kids Can Club characters. KidsCanClub.com will also show kids (with participation of their trusted adults) how to start their own Kids Can Club!
Clementine is a third-grader who is a bundle of energy. Aren't most all?! Clementine has a very active brain, and sometimes, things get jumbled up in it. This causes her sunny disposition to turn dark and cloudy.
When she can't decide between numerous options, it has a ripple effect, such as almost missing the bus or voicing an idea for a playtime event with her best friends. EEK! She, thankfully, made it safely onto the bus with the assistance of her mom. Unfortunately, she had on two different types of socks on (one knee, one ankle). Double EEK!
When you have an overly active brain, a child might shy away from raising their hand in class. They might spend more time alone on the playground. Sad. Confused. Frustrated.
Clementine Gets UNSTUCK! by Christine Corrigan Mendez and Jen Monika McCurdy teaches kids that belly breathes can help your brain rest, which it needs. Through the help of a school counselor, Ms. Katie will instruct children on how to do belly breathes. The steps are not hard at all! They only need to know how to count to 5, the number of reps suggested by the authors.
While belly breathes might not cure things like ADD or ADHD, it will prove helpful in children who might need an occasional calming down due to frustrations, tantrums or who might be stressed at school and home. Actually, this breathing exercise would work for adults as well.
Belly breathing is basically meditation, which millions of people do daily. Heck, there are apps for taking a few moments to calm your mind.
As I typed up my review, I had no idea what age group the authors intended for the book. As long as your child can sit still longer than a minute, then start teaching the method of belly breathing. As they mature, have them count with you.
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Synopsis
In Clementine Gets UNSTUCK!, Clementine is a smart and sunny third grader who has a really busy brain sometimes. Too many exciting thoughts and ideas ZIP in, ZING around, and TANGLE UP, leaving Clementine feeling STUCK! When she’s STUCK, Clementine can’t think clearly and can’t decide what to say or do. Clementine explores unique (but unsuccessful) “fix-my-thinking” strategies, then finally learns a wellness exercise that works. She gets UNSTUCK and can take action on a now clear and important idea–starting a club, the “Kids Can Club!”
Clementine Gets UNSTUCK! is the first publication in the Kids Can Club™ Collection, a children’s book series written to engage and empower young readers through connection with the Kids Can Club kids’ struggles and then their successes, achieved through the use of simple wellness tools. KidsCanClub.com will expand the book series’ content with activities, games, additional wellness exercises and interaction with the Kids Can Club characters. KidsCanClub.com will also show kids (with participation of their trusted adults) how to start their own Kids Can Club!
About the author
Christine Corrigan Mendez, M.Ed., LPC, NCC is a licensed professional counselor in private practice who provides individual mental health therapy and pet loss support programs. Christine wrote Clementine Gets UNSTUCK! with Jen Monika McCurdy, M.Ed., LPC, who specializes in maternal mental health. view profile
Published on July 01, 2022
1000 words
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Genre: Children's
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