Hello, A Fun-loving Guide to Greetings - S. Alston

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Résumé :
A rhyming book of opposites with friendly faces will make your toddler smile as they compare handprints to animal tracks and learn so many different ways to say hello. Greeting people is an important skill for children to learn. As one of the basic functions of communication, a greeting triggers positive conversations and helps us connect to people on a more personal level. A simple hello can make friends of strangers, bring a smile to someone who is feeling lonely and can brighten someone's day. With animal tracks and many opposites to discover, saying hello to animals is so much fun! Teaching your child to look into the eyes of another person and greet them with a friendly greeting not only builds their confidence, but it strengthens two skills that are core competencies for Social Emotional Learning: Social Awareness & Relationship Building. SEL core competencies: Self Awareness Self Management Responsible Decision Making Social Awareness Relationship Building It's completely normal for children to be shy around strangers at first, but it doesn't necessarily mean that shyness is going to be part of their personality forever. Learning to greet people confidently is a skill that, when practiced, leads to a more self-confident child who enjoys engaging with others. Practicing with strangers can seem scary for some children, which is why reading a book like this one makes saying hello a fun interactive game as they can greet friendly animals and compare handprints with the animal tracks.

Biographie:
S. Alston is a wife and mother of 3 young adults. She has always enjoyed writing poems and is now creating empowering books for children that enable them to self-soothe and reduce anxiety. Thank you so much for your interest in my books! I'm a mom of three amazing young adults, and as I reflect upon their childhood, there are so many things I see now that I wish I had known back then! If I could go back in time, I would not have put so much pressure on them to chart results and compare themselves with others. And while my children have turned into amazing, fun-loving, kind, and considerate human beings (despite my parenting skills lol), I could have probably lessened their stress and anxiety growing up. Instead, I could have said things that empowered them to relax a little more and tap into their inner wisdom. With childhood anxiety and obesity at all-time highs, I know that if I can help parents and make it easier for them to support kids in starting healthier habits early on, I am making a positive difference. Helping children feel they are valued, smart, loved, and important is all-powerful in building up self-esteem, and it's something I feel deeply about. When children feel good about themselves and their position in the family as contributing members, it's easier for them to handle stress and problems that will inevitably come their way.The Mighty Me Series? along with the other books I have coming soon, will empower young children and help them understand that their small choices every day will lead to good things or bad things, depending on what they choose. And that at any moment, they can make a new decision to feel good, to be nice, to make a healthy choice, to be thankful, etc. Since repetition creates habits, I hope that as you read these books regularly to your child and discuss how they are being mighty in their own lives so that one day your children will grow up to be mighty pre-teens, mighty teens, and mighty adults who are self-assured, happy, thoughtful, kind, helpful and grateful for this blessed life. Because that really is who they truly are. -S. Alston