Free Download: Setting Down Your Feelings [Play Therapy Activity]

When nothing's going right….. you should go left. 

Peter H. Reynolds does it again! The author of playroom favorites like Ish and The Dot that are powerful bibliotherapy tools to help support kids with perfectionism, anxiety, self esteem, and confidence!

For his latest book When Things Aren’t Going Right, Go Left Peter H. Reynolds teams up with Marc Colagiovanni with a book that dives deep into the impact of carrying our big feelings with us and letting them lead the way, and what kids can do instead. 
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Big Feelings, Big Choices: Helping Kids See Their Power

At the core of the book, it helps kids understand that we all have worries, fears, and frustrations. But we also have a choice for what we do next. 

AND for kids where so much of their lives are controlled by adults, parents, and systems this can be a transformational concept to learn. That we can either carry these feelings with us, letting them decide - or we can let go. Put them down. Choose another path. 

And that choice? Well it holds all the power! 

The book is also realistic. You’re not going to succeed on the first try, but if you put down your doubts and fears you can make choices that bring you closer to the things you want in life.

A Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy Dream Tool

As a Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapist? This book is an EXCELLENT intervention to talk about negative self talk and shifting cognitions. This book also holds compassion for all parts of us - not demonizing the doubts or fears, but also not letting them control your very real life. 

It helps kids see that they are in control and what is possible once they GO LEFT! 

If this is a must have for your bibliotherapy bookshelf grab your copy HERE! 

Maximize Your Bibliotherapy Toolbox With This FREE Intervention  

And if you want to know the exact way I use this book in my playroom?  Grab the companion intervention below! 

Minimal materials. Maximum impact. 

This six page play therapy intervention guide transforms Go Left into a hands-on intervention that helps kids:

• Spot their feeling triggers
• Recognize and shift negative self-talk
• Practice calm and confidence with self-regulation tools
• Use positive self-statements that stick
  
  

Fun. Playful. Empowering. Simple enough for any therapist to use right away.

Get yours HERE!

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