Books with author Bonnie Matthews

A Gold NAPPA (National Parenting Publications Awards) winnerDid you know that worries are like tomatoes? No, you can't eat them, but you can make them grow, simply by paying attention to them. If your worries have grown so big that they bother you almost every day, this book is for you.What to Do When You Worry Too Much guides children and parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of anxiety. Lively metaphors and humorous illustrations make the concepts and strategies easy to understand, while clear how-to steps and prompts to draw and write help children to master new skills related to reducing anxiety. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering kids to overcoming their overgrown worries.Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, this book educates, motivates, and empowers children to work towards change. Includes a note to parents by psychologist and author Dawn Huebner, PhD. From the Note to Parents:If you are the parent or caregiver of an anxious child, you know what it feels like to be held hostage. So does your child. Children who worry too much are held captive by their fears. They go to great lengths to avoid frightening situations, and ask the same anxiety-based questions over and over again. Yet the answers give them virtually no relief. Parents and caregivers find themselves spending huge amounts of time reassuring, coaxing, accommodating, and doing whatever else they can think of to minimize their child’s distress. But it doesn’t work. The anxiety remains in control. As you have undoubtedly discovered, simply telling an anxious child to stop worrying doesn’t help at all. Nor does applying adult logic, or allowing your child to avoid feared situations, or offering reassurance every time the fears are expressed. This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do Guides for Kids® series and includes an “Introduction to Parents and Caregivers.” What-to-Guides for Kids® are interactive self-help books designed to guide 6–12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.

Mom’s Choice Award for Self Improvement (Ages 9-12) ​ Young Voices Award, Children’s Interactive (Bronze)Did you know that anger is like fire? It starts with a spark, igniting us with energy and purpose. But it can also blaze out of control, causing lots of problems.If you're a kid whose temper quickly flares, a kid whose anger gets too big, too hot, too fast, this book is for you.What to Do When Your Temper Flares guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat problems with anger. Engaging examples, lively illustrations, and step-by-step instructions teach children a set of "anger dousing" methods aimed at cooling angry thoughts and controlling angry actions, resulting in calmer, more effective kids. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to work toward change. This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do Guides for Kids® series and includes an “Introduction to Parents and Caregivers.” What-to-Guides for Kids® are interactive self-help books designed to guide 6–12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.

As seen on The Today Show iParenting Media Award Winner Mom's Choice Award 2009 Gold Recipient for Self Improvement (Ages 9–12) 2009 Young Voices Award, Children's Interactive (Silver)Wouldn't it be great if you could climb into bed, snuggle under your covers, and fall asleep without any fuss or fear? Without listening for noises or thinking about bad guys? Without an extra drink, or an extra hug, or an extra trip to the bathroom?Bedtime is tough for many kids. If you're a kid who dreads your bed, and you're convinced that nothing short of magic will make nighttime easier, this book is for you.What to Do When You Dread Your Bed guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat problems with sleep. Fears, busy brains, restless bodies, and overdependence on parents are all tackled as children gain the skills they need for more peaceful nights. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to fall asleep and stay asleep — like magic! This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do Guides for Kids® series and includes an “Introduction to Parents and Caregivers.” What-to-Guides for Kids® are interactive self-help books designed to guide 6–12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.

In a super strong patriarchal society of one clan in southern California 130,000 years ago, a girl twin is born before her brother twin, and as a stroke of luck, she is not left to die, as would have been the case for a second-born girl. The girl, Elka, grows to be strong, fearless, and spiritual, things that didn't fit well in the culture into which she meets life, a culture where each man rules over his family without limits on his authority. One man, her grandfather, Geol, rules the clan. The clan's culture sees birth as perfection of person and every infraction of the clan rules as a loss of integrity, a brokenness. Lose a certain, unspecified, amount of integrity, and one is exiled from the clan forever, as there is no remedy for loss of too much integrity. s her father sinks deeper into power-driven attempts to kill the strong spirit within Elka, a spirit he fears, a possible escape plan opens up for Elka. Will the plan save her? Or, will she be victimized as one member of the clan already is, to become to the extreme of their belief, a slave to every unreasonable whim of her husband for the rest of her life? Elka opts for escape, agonizing at separation from her twin and others she loves in the clan. Will she make it? Will she survive the separation? Will she find a place where she can thrive in the huge land that surrounds her? Read to discover the answers.

Earle takes children on an undersea journey to explore an amazing "underwater city." She explains the formation of coral reefs and provides information about the conditions needed for survival. In addition, the author introduces other animals that live in and near the reef and stresses the importance of protecting corals from pollution. Matthews's ink-and-gouache paintings bring the colors and variety of this habitat to life. The book also includes a simple experiment that demonstrates how "filter feeders" strain food from the water.

BLACK PAPER DOT GRID BOOK - SKETCH PAD - DRAWING PADIdeal for sketching, drawing, doodling, painting, writing, school, note taking, journaling, art fun and class and home work. Use as a boredom book, for writing in as a diary, as a kids gratitude journal, or to jot down whatever comes to mind! Use colored pencils, gel pens, chalk markers and pastel chalk for contrast, will give your sketches and doodles a new look. Also metallic, glitter, pastels, and white will also show well on this paper. 8.5 x 11 inches. There are 100 pages (50 back & front).Perfect gift for kids, adults, teachers, students, aspiring talents and anybody who is feeling creative. Great birthday book, Christmas gift, birthday gift, or stocking filler idea for kids!

MAKE ART EVEN MORE FUN - With This Black Paper Sketch Book!Grab some coloured pens and let the color explosion begin! Their hands & imaginations will run wild! Black paper blank pages sketchbook or drawing pad.Large (8.5 x 11) inches.100 pages (50 back & front).Ideal for sketching, drawing, doodling, painting, writing, school, art fun and class and home work.Can also be used as a boredom book, for writing in as a diary, as a kids gratitude journal, or to jot down whatever comes to mind!Best for colored pencils, gel pens, chalk markers and pastel chalk for contrast, will give your sketches and doodles a new look.Metallic, glitter, pastels, and white will also show well on this paper.Perfect gift for kids, adults, teachers, students, aspiring talents and anybody who is feeling creative.Makes a great birthday book, Christmas gift, birthday gift, or stocking filler idea for kids!Grab this sketch book now and let the color fun begin!

BLACK PAPER DOT GRID BOOK, SKETCH BOOK OR DRAWING PAD. 6 x 9 inches. There are 100 pages (50 back & front). deal for sketching, drawing, doodling, painting, writing, school, art fun and class and home work. Use as a boredom book, for writing in as a diary, as a kids gratitude journal, or to jot down whatever comes to mind! Use colored pencils, gel pens, chalk markers and pastel chalk for contrast, will give your sketches and doodles a new look. Also metallic, glitter, pastels, and white will also show well on this paper. Perfect gift for kids, adults, teachers, students, aspiring talents and anybody who is feeling creative. Great birthday book, Christmas gift, birthday gift, or stocking filler idea for kids!