I Can Handle It (Mindful Mantras Book 1) Kindle Edition

I bought this for my 6-year-old who is easily overwhelmed and frustrated and I think this book is fantastic. It's a fun way to look at different scenarios where they may get upset or sad or angry, etc. and things they can do to handle it. At the end it has them say or write in their own name on a page that says, "My name is ________ and I can handle anything." My girls love saying this at the end of the book. They also loved telling me if the solutions he has to the problems in the book are silly or serious. I would highly recommend this if your child is easily frustrated. I read comments from a couple people about this book possibly being a trigger for kids who have experienced trauma, but this doesn't discuss anything traumatic like losing a loved one or being hurt. It's just normal, everyday, kid stuff that can overwhelm some. Now when my daughter gets frustrated, I can ask her if she can handle it and we think of ways to deal with the situation without throwing a fit.

I was worried about the top rated review where it will trigger trauma. But if you actually read what “Sebastian” was frustrated about then I think the reaction is justifiable. See picture and judge for yourself.What I can’t get over is how this 10 scenarios book can cost so much.

I am a children's mental health counselor - I read this book to children several times since receiving it- so far kids love it and some of it's funny suggestions that lighten the uncomfortable feelings/experiences. I almost did not buy the book when I saw other's criticizing parts of the book that they thought were insensitive to children dealing with trauma and attachment issues- At least half of clients struggle with these issues and I did not see anything detrimental- the coping techniques that would not work for them were used as opportunities to process their unique struggles. Great book to add to the emotional intelligence library.

I really like this book. It gives me a jumping off point to talk about processing different emotions with my 3 year old twins. The only thing I change is at the end when all the different emotions are listed, I add that we can always talk to mommy, daddy, or God in prayer about those feelings when they feel too big!

After reading reviews from others who have purchased this book I was nervous about its contents...until I got it and read it with my daughter. Peoples comments were about a part in the story that mentions "crying yourself to sleep", I think they took this line out of context and made a funny part (in my opinion) into a literal statement. Clearly throughout the book the boy suggests funny ways to handle things, I think this was one of those suggestions that you are supposed to laugh at with your child. I don't think its meant to be a serious way of dealing with bedtime.....just my opinion.

My 6 year-old son has high-functioning autism, and one of his biggest hurdles is handling negative emotions. I bought this book on a whim, hoping it would be appropriate for him in particular, and it came at a good time because he happened to hit someone at school for the first time that week. This is not a book he wants to read all the time - he's pretty astute and knows it's a book that is meant to be a teaching tool, but he does ask for it from time to time. At the end of the book there is a section for your child to write their name: "My name is ____, and I can handle ANYTHING." My son has a little trouble accepting this statement, and says "Nobody can handle EVERYTHING, Mommy." To be fair, he is right. I know most kids will not require such psychological accuracy from their books though, so it's probably just my kid that rejects this particular part of the lesson, but I'm just putting it out there that for him, this raises a little anxiety.To echo a few other parents, it is a little strange that the "formula" of the pages don't always make sense, i.e. it presents a problem ("I'm frustrated when adults don't listen. Can I handle it?") then it offers three possible solutions followed by the mantra (in this case: "I can say excuse me. I can write a letter. I can tell someone else. I can handle it."). This is fine, but after establishing this formula, a few of the "solutions" are obviously not what a child should or would do, like "move away from her (from home)" in response to "I'm mad when my sister won't stop bugging me", or "I guess I can cry myself to sleep" in response to "I'm miserable when it's bedtime". We got around this by making it a game - after each of these out-of-character "solutions" we'd raise an eyebrow and say, "Hmmmm...is THAT a good option?", making it sound as though obviously it wasn't, and he'd smile and say NO. But I'm not sure you should have to do that, especially with a child that has more trouble catching on to the fact that some of these buck the established formula. I read a few reviews complaining about this and thought, oh that's silly, but it really is a little strange because it isn't consistent. If there was one silly option in EACH scenario that would make more sense. Still, the benefits have outweighed the weird, so I'm still glad we bought it.I deducted one star for this and because the quality of the book doesn't really justify its price. It has pretty flimsy binding with cheap paper, like a children's book you might find in a bin in the middle of the supermarket, and really worth only about $5.

Good try ! I think shorter sentences and better layout, would make the mantra stick - in my mind it didn't stick. I read it three times to my 4 year old on my own initiative, she never asked for it again as she does with other books. This is the first self published book I ever ordered and found Amazon's printing quality horrible!

my daughter teaches SEN children at a school. she finds this product very successful

Great book for 6 year old who was struggling with some emotions. Highly reccomend!!!

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God son loved it.