For many, social thinking is hard-wired at birth and strengthens naturally through experiences. However, for a variety of reasons, some children find it harder to think and develop socially. What's the Buzz? For Early Learners 2e is a fully updated social and emotional literacy foundation programme for children aged 4-8 years.
* Best-selling authors who run hugely popular training sessions
* Follows the worldwide focus on social and emotional wellbeing
* The market for easy to use, relevant programmes to develop social-emotional-behavioural skills is growing rapidly
* Will also be of interest to those working with autistic children
* International appeal
Mark Le Messurier is a Teacher, Counsellor, Author, and Public Speaker, and works in private practice as a mentor to young people, a coach to parents, and a teacher educator. He is the recipient of the Australia Day Council's 2022 SA Senior Australian of the Year award. His generosity and consideration for others was recognised as profound, far reaching, and life changing. He's helped many families, and has improved the self-worth, wellbeing, mental health, and life outcomes of children, adolescents, parents, and educators. Mark is on Facebook and can always be contacted at [email protected]
Websites - www.marklemessurier.com.au www.whatsthebuzz.net.au www.teachingvaluesofbeinghuman.com.au
Madhavi Nawana Parker is Managing Director of Positive Minds Australia. Her work as a Behaviour Consultant provides young people, families, and schools with tools to develop resilience, confidence, wellbeing, and healthy friendships through counselling, professional development, parent workshops, online training, and an extensive range of published works. Madhavi can be reached through her website www.positivemindsaustralia.com.au and on social media under 'Positive Minds Australia.'
1.Meeting Archie and celebrating diversity. 2.Gently and smoothly joining in to play together. 3.The how and why of sharing and taking turns. 4.Cooperation: the art of working together. 5.Keeping calm and friendly while you wait your turn. 6.Making things better - how to repair friendships when you've been upset with each other. 7.Winning and losing - 'gracefully'. 8.Fact or opinion? Staying kind and friendly over different ideas. 9.Working with feelings. 10.Angry feelings. 11.Wellbeing: Building healthy bodies, happy minds and steady feelings. 12.Honesty - telling the truth. 13.Speaking up (learning to be assertive). 14.Empathy. 15.A worrying moment - knowing how to deal with it. 16.Time to say goodbye.