Uncle Lightfoot, Flip That Switch by Mary F Coffman

Uncle Lightfoot, Flip That Switch by Mary F Coffman

Does your child cry, whine, refuse to go to bed, or crawl into your bed at night because your child is afraid of the dark? Are bedtime fears exhausting you and your child, keeping you from getting a good night's sleep? If so, let Uncle Lightfoot help turn nighttime fears into nighttime fun Previous versions have been tested at four universities and found to be effective in helping children with fear of the dark through a story woven around 17 fun family games and activities.

Michael is afraid at night (e.g., darkness, monsters, noises, burglars, sleeping alone, nightmares), but he wants to learn to be brave. His friend, Jerome, calls him a scaredy-cat. Uncle Lightfoot, a modern-day Creek Indian, is a retired teacher who knows games that can help overcome nighttime fears. Michael's parents, his brother, Tim, a young blind girl, Elizabeth, and even the farm dog, Lady, are willing to help Michael play the games and learn to sleep in his own bed at night

• 17 fun games/activities woven around a fictional story for ages 4 to 8
• Colorful, often humorous, illustrations in the 3rd Edition
• Children's book contains 88-pages in short chapters (usually 3 to 5 pages each)
• 14-page Parent Guidebook in the Appendix
• 3rd Edition is a refinement of an earlier edition that received the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Seal of Merit Award

While gaining tools to deal with nighttime fears, Michael also learns to ride a horse and rescues the dog from a cereal box attack Can overcoming fear of the dark and other nighttime fears be exciting and fun? Uncle Lightfoot Flip That Switch: Overcoming Fear of the Dark makes a convincing case that it can be.

Coffman, Mary F.: - The author, Mary Coffman, is a licensed counselor who has been involved in bibliotherapy research for years. She previously assisted with research studies on fear of the dark at the University of West Florida. She was a co-invesigator on a study at Virginia Tech on nighttime fears, which was published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders in 2015. She contributed to a study in Europe on Uncle Lightfoot that was completed in 2019. She held a number of positions in the fields of mental health and family counseling and was an adjunct psychology instructor at several colleges in the South and Midwest. At one point in her career she directed a family learning center that provided parenting and literacy programs (e.g., Motheread; Even Start; Parents As Teachers). One of her favorite activities in both mental health and education was to teach parenting classes. She remains convinced that parents are potentially their child's best teachers! Having lived much of her life in Florida and South Carolina, she now lives in Minnesota with her husband, George.

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ISBN 13	9780982168660
ISBN 10	0982168667
Title	Uncle Lightfoot, Flip That Switch
Author	Mary F Coffman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Footpath Press LLC
Year published	2020-07-01
Number of pages	122
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.