#BookReview: Counting to Calm: My First Self-Regulation Book, Prasha Sooful (author), Betania Zacarias (illus.), Soaring Kite Books, July 2024.
Blurb:
A how-to guide for modeling SELF-REGULATION for young children using 10 steps and actions to achieve calm and refocus their minds and energy.
My First Board Books introduce topics that empower and nurture the development of the whole child.
Review:
As a parent or carer of young children, you will find plenty of moments where ‘counting to calm’ would be beneficial! And not just for the little ones! In fact, self-regulation strategies are beneficial to practice every day, and not just in those high energy moments. The appeal of this guide, Counting to Calm, is that its ten steps and actions are building blocks that, once harnessed, can be utilised in any situation going forward. These techniques help to reduce anxiety and stress, improve concentration and memory, boost confidence in managing difficult emotions, plus more.
Written in clever rhyming couplets that incorporate each number from one to ten, Prasha Sooful expertly guides her readers, listeners and active participants in several calming exercises, including breathing, stretching, relaxing muscles, individualised body movements, mindfulness and centring your mind and body. Its text is simple, yet playful, engaging and comforting all at the same time. Paired with the gorgeously bright and colourful pastel-toned textures and patterns by illustrator, Betania Zacarias, these tranquil outdoor scenes filled with nature’s goodness are the idyllic backdrops for a calming reading experience.
Available as a sturdy board book, perfect for little hands to utilise in their everyday routines, Counting to Calm is an essential staple for a child’s emotional and physical wellbeing. A completely and wholly refreshing new, beautiful book for every home and childcare setting.
Review by Romi Sharp.
Please find Prasha Sooful on Instagram @little_ms_read.
Please find Betania Zacarias at her website: Bethany Zechariah (betaniazacarias.com) and on Instagram and LinkedIn.
Counting to Calm: My First Self-Regulation Book can be purchased via the Soaring Kite Books website | Amazon.
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