Kid Confident Book 3: How to Handle Stress for Middle School Success
all middle schoolers who are brave enough to ask for help are willing to learn new things and hold hope that things will get better with effort You are my heroes For the families and clients who have trusted me to support their growth throughout the years I'm profoundly grateful to be part of your journey For Rümi my unconditional comfort support and loyal friend Thank you for choosing me Te quiero tanto mi chiquita SG To Anna Rebekah and Lincoln my best friends since middle school Thank you for making me who I am today DH
CONTENTS Dear Reader DON'T Skip This Meet the Players A Note for the Adults in Your Life LEVEL I. Stress Explained LEVEL 2 Your Brain & the Three Parts of Stress LEVEL 3 Health Check Eating Exercising and Sleeping LEVEL 4 Chill Out Hacks LEVEL 5 Your Bravery Plan 7 13 21 25 39 61 91 123
LEVEL 6 Using Brain Smarts to Change Brain Mistakes LEVEL 7 Emotional Intelligence Building your Emotion Smarts 179 LEVEL 8 How to Feel Good LEVEL 9 An I Got This Attitude and Identifying Your Strengths LEVEL 10 Update Your Software 145 Acknowledgments Bibliography About the Author & Illustrator 205 235 259 277 280 292
DEAR READER DON'T SKIP THIS You may have picked up this book because you're feeling stressed about middle school or maybe someone who cares about you gave you this book Regardless of how you got here I'm happy you've decided to learn more about yourself and ways to handle stress and the dreaded worry brain Well worry brain is when you're going about your day attending your classes sports or hanging out with your friends and suddenly your heart may start beating fast or your cheeks feel hot and then worry thoughts flood your brain which may sound like What is worry brain you ask 7
