Kid Confident Book 3: How to Handle Stress for Middle School Success
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
Oh no Is that assignment for Spanish due tomorrow I'll never get everything done tonight Why didn't my friend text me back Did I do something wrong What if I get sick What if my parents get sick Have you ever had thoughts like these 8. Dear Reader DON'T Skip This
Middle school can be stressful You may have rocked elementary school and now you're entering this new chapter in your life as a student You might be feeling like the workload has increased and that your teachers are counting on you to be more independent This book is here to help guide you through the process of understanding what worries are and how they show up and sometimes mess stuff up It will also teach you helpful strategies to manage your stress better so it doesn't get in the way of the things that matter the most to you like accomplishing your goals and feeling good about yourself and your life When I was in middle school I would have loved a book like this because I struggled with worries myself I put a lot of thought into making this book as helpful and fun as possible for you This book is like a video game and each chapter that you complete you'll have the opportunity to LEVEL UP YOUR STRESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS You will learn key skills that will help you understand yourself better and help you be the BOSS OF YOUR BRAIN These important life skills Dear Reader DON'T Skip This 9
