Customer Reviews
Good mental health is vital for learning and life. We’ve come to understand that mental health, like physical health, is something we all have, and is something that changes over time and in different contexts. As educators we have become very interested in finding out more about how we can promote children’s wellbeing and help families with realistic strategies and support. We have used the Lessons of a LAC with our preschool children for a couple of years now to introduce and practice developmentally appropriate calming strategies. The children identify with and love the characters. They have fun using the plush characters and describing how Loppy or Curly might face a feeling or situation. They use the strategies and remind and help one another when they see a friend struggling with big emotions. Lynn and Kirrili came recently to share their newest book Perfect Petunias. The children have dived back in to the discussions about how the characters deal with feelings of frustration and disappointment about not being ‘good enough’. We have adopted the “just try your best” message and planted petunias all around our preschool to remind us all that sometimes we ALL need to just “let out petunias grow”!
A wonderful way to teach my kids the importance of positivity, how we can influence our emotions and look at things differently.
