Self-esteem, communication skills, positive thinking, healthy friendships, and dealing with anger, stress, anxiety and grief are all crucial parts of being resilient and having strong life skills.

Join forces with superheroes Steemy, Link, Zen, KipKool, Holly and Hally, Beau and Angel in this 10 session programme to boost resilience in children aged 7—14. Each session focuses on a key theme, and a superhero character helps to teach each skill, from overcoming anxiety to dealing with grief. A creative hands-on activity closes each session, and session summaries and tips for parents encourage children to continue learning and building their skills between sessions. An engaging comic strip story about the superheroes runs throughout the program. Sessions are flexible and easily adaptable for use in different settings and with younger or older children, and include photocopiable worksheets.

This imaginative resource is a complete programme, ideal for teachers, counsellors, therapists, social workers and youth workers.

Contents:

• Acknowledgements.
• Introduction.
• Session 1. Self-esteem.
• Session 2. Communication Skills.
• Session 3. Positive Thinking I.
• Session 4. Positive Thinking II.
• Session 5. Grief and Loss.
• Session 6. Anxiety and Stress Management.
• Session 7. Anger Management.
• Session 8. Healthy Relationships.
• Session 9. Peer Pressure.
• Session 10. Healthy Minds and Healthy Bodies.
• Appendices.

Author Bio:

Stephanie Azri is a clinical social worker from Brisbane, Australia. She has over 10 years’ experience teaching resilience skills and addressing early symptoms of depression, anxiety and mental health issues in children and young people. Sid Azri is a freelance illustrator from Brisbane, Australia. As a devoted comic book fan, he particularly enjoys drawing superhero themes.

Review:

“This visually attractive book is intended as a manual for a structured programme which can be run by organisations and it provides clear guidance on management and structure… This is a useful source of activities to promote better self- awareness and self-confidence in children… Each section also includes weekly tips for parents, with two or three activities to reinforce the module the child is working on… this programme could act as a powerful tool for change for children in need of support.” – SEN Magazine

Also available from this author

Healthy Mindsets for Little Kids: A Resilience Programme to Help Children Aged 5 – 9 with Anger, Anxiety, Attachment, Body Image, Conflict, Discipline, Empathy and Self-Esteem