Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion

Author: Garcia Gabi

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 32

Details: Review

“This delightful book gets at the essence of how to help children be more self-compassionate – by teaching them to be a good friend to themselves. With beautiful illustrations, an engaging story, and a few simple self-compassion practices for children, this book is a must for anyone wanting to help children cope with their difficult emotions in a kind, connected and mindful manner.” –Kristin Neff, Ph.D, author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

Listening with My Heart is a Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Recipient.

Product Description

Kindness matters! Especially with ourselves.
When Esperanza finds a heart-shaped rock, she sees it as a reminder to spread kindness and love in the world. But when the school play doesn’t go the way she’d hoped, will she remember to show it to herself?

We talk to kids a lot about how to be friends to others, but not much about how to be friends to themselves. Yet self-acceptance and positive self-talk help them build emotional resilience, growth mindset, and well-being.
Listening with my Heart reminds us of the other golden rule– to treat ourselves with the same understanding and compassion we give to others. It also touches on the universal themes of friendship and empathy and ncludes kid-friendly mindfulness and self-compassion activities.
A wonderful addition to any home or school library!
(Available in Spanish as: Escuchando con mi Corazón.)

From the Author

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About the Author

Gabi Garcia is a mama, licensed professional counselor and picturebook author. She spent the last 20 years serving children K-12 as ateacher and school counselor.

Gabi writes books that support parents, educators and caregivers in nurturing mindful, socially and emotionally aware children.

Her books include Listening to My Body: A Guide to Helping Kids Understand the Connection Between Their Feelings and Sensations and Listening With My Heart: A Story of Kindness and Self-Compassion and Mateo Finds His Wow: A story of Wonder and Gratitude.

Release Date: 14-10-2017

Package Dimensions: 7x215x100