How to Handle STRESS for Middle School Success Kid Confident Book 3

“Smart and essential!” —Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid

"They used to tell kids to chant "sticks and stones" or "just ignore it." It didn't work. This book helps kids find the opposite approach: don't ignore it; understand it."--Tom Angleberger, Origami Yoda  

Middle school can be stressful. On the outside, you can look like everything is amazing. On the inside, you may worry a lot -- about making decisions, staying on top of your schoolwork, being more independent, making friends, and keeping everyone happy. And all that is seriously stressing you out. 

Want to know the trick to reversing all that stress? Level-up the skills you already have and become the boss of your brain! Inside, you'll tons of strategies and methods to coach yourself through anything, so stress and worry doesn’t get in the way of the things that matter the most to you and being the kid you are, including

• Using Chills Hacks to help you calm down when you need it the most.
• Customizing your own formula for bravery to help you feel courageous throughout middle school.
• Developing healthy habits when it comes to eating, sleeping, and screen-time that will last.
• Doing what it takes to have that  "can-do" attitude and working towards your goals without giving up, and
• Controlling how you respond to stress and worry. 

Kid Confident Book 3: How to Deal With STRESS and WORRIES in Middle School is part of an awesome book series developed with expert psychologist and series editor, Bonnie Zucker, PsyD that authentically captures the middle school experience. These nonfiction books skillfully guide middle schoolers through those tricky years between elementary and high school with a supporting voice of a trusted older sibling or a favorite aunt, stealthily offering life lessons and evidence-based coping skills. Readers of Telgemeir's Guts will recognize similar mental health and wellness strategies and fans of Patterson's Middle School series will appreciate the honest look at uncertainty and chaos that middle graders can bring. Kid Confident offers what kids need to have fun with it all and navigate middle school with confidence, humor, perspective, and feel our mad respect for being the amazing humans they already are. 

Books in the series:
Kid Confident (Book #1): How to Manage Your SOCIAL POWER in Middle School by Bonnie Zucker, PsyD
Kid Confident (Book #2): How to Master Your MOOD in Middle School by Lenka Glassman, PsyD
Kid Confident (Book #3): How to Handle STRESS for Middle School Success by Silvi Guerra, PsyD
Kid Confident (Book #4): How to NAVIGATE Middle School by Anna Pozzatti, PhD & Bonnie Massimino, MEd

 

Silvi Guerra, PsyD works with children, adolescents and young adults with a range of socio-emotional, developmental and behavioral problems at all stages of development. She uses cognitive-behavioral therapy and incorporates evidence-based, empathic, culturally informed, and resilient methodology.

DeAndra Hodge is an illustrator and designer based in Washington, DC. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from University of Montevallo. Visit deandrahodge.com/illustration and on Instagram as deandrahodge_

 

Kid Confident (Book #3): How to Deal With STRESS and WORRIES in Middle School
 
A Note for the Adults in Your Life
What’s Inside: Meet the Players
And… An Introduction for You!
 
Level 1. Stress Explained!
Level 2. Your Brain & Three Parts of Stress
Level 3. Health in Check! Eating, Exercise and Sleep
Level 4. Chill Hacks
Level 5. Formula for Bravery
Level 6. Feeling the Feels
Level 7. Brain Mistakes and Glitches
Level 8. A “Can Do!” Attitude and Identifying your Strengths
Level 9. Update Your Software!
Level 10. You did it! Final level: Chill Cheat Sheet!