What to Do When You Feel Like Hitting

A No Hitting Book for Toddlers
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What to Do When You Feel Like Hitting by Cara Goodwin PhD and Katie Turner offers practical strategies for children and parents to manage feelings of anger and frustration. The book focuses on providing young readers with tools and techniques to express their emotions constructively. By fostering self-regulation skills, it helps children make more positive choices in challenging situations.
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What to Do When You Feel Like Hitting

"What to Do When You Feel Like Hitting helps toddlers understand why hitting is not okay and shows them how to react with actions that are safe and kind. In this storybook, they'll learn how to use "gentle hands" to squeeze a stuffed animal when they feel upset, scribble a picture to get out their frustration, and practice taking deep breaths to calm down"--Back cover.

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Teach toddlers safe ways to express big feelings

Toddlers are still learning how to speak, socialise, and understand their emotions. It's common for them to react with their hands when they get frustrated—but hitting is never okay. What to Do When You Feel Like Hitting helps toddlers understand why hitting is not allowed and shows them how to react to their feelings with actions that are safe and kind.

This illustrated entry into no hitting books for toddlers features:

Alternatives to hitting: Kids will learn how to use "gentle hands" to squeeze a stuffed animal when they feel upset, scribble a picture to get out their frustration, and practice taking deep breaths to calm down.

A light touch: The language is kid-friendly and positive, encouraging toddlers to understand and communicate their feelings, not just keep their hands to themselves.

Engaging illustrations: Big, beautiful pictures help kids see the ideas in action and keep their attention on the page.

Get the best in no hitting books for toddlers with a storybook that helps them learn empathy and compassion.

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What to Do When You Feel Like Hitting is highly praised by reviewers as a valuable resource for parents navigating toddler behaviour. It offers developmentally appropriate language and strategies for managing hitting and other behaviours, alongside promoting emotional regulation and resilience. The book is noted for its inclusivity, featuring a diverse range of characters and providing concrete coping skills. Many recommend it for parents, clinicians, and teachers, highlighting its child-friendly language and engaging illustrations.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781648766541

Publisher: Callisto Media Inc.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 July 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Callisto Kids

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Katie Turner

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 181g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Cara Goodwin PhD (Author) CARA DAMIANO GOODWIN, PhD, is a psychologist and a mother of three. She has spent years researching child psychology and neuroscience, as well as providing therapy for children of all ages. Find out more at ParentingTranslator.com. Katie Turner (Author) KATIE TURNER earned her BFA from Parsons School of Design in New York City and has been an illustrator for more than 10 years. She particularly loves to draw things from nature, such as bugs, flowers, and animals. Katie is also the author and illustrator of The Cat Who Got Framed and the forthcoming Vanilla Bean. She currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

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