An inspiring story about a 4th grade girl (Adalyn) who struggles with anxiety and self-regulation and the therapy puppy who provided the friendship that made all the difference.\nAdalyn is a very smart but very lonely fourth grader who loves animals and science. She is not very good at finding friends, but she is a whiz at science.\nAdalyn’s best friends are the animals in the science room, which is just about her favorite place in the whole wide world. Adalyn finds most people very confusing and frustrating, which causes her a great deal of worry, and sometimes gets her into trouble.\nClare is a therapy puppy who has been assigned to help Adalyn find friends. This is a big assignment for a 3-month-old puppy, but she doesn’t have to figure it all out on her own.\nClare draws support from memories of her own mother’s wisdom; some really caring teachers; and the life lessons of her animal friends - a friendly ferret, two very smart rats, an exotic bird, and a 3-legged guinea pig.\nTheir stories will entertain, delight and amaze you! Readers will gain insight into what it is like to live with anxiety, as well as understanding the importance of friendship.\nBenefits of this early chapter book for your children or students at home and in the classroom: Social emotional learning (SEL) Empathy-building (Adalyn needs to learn skills, not be punished) Emotional Regulation (Mindfulness, breathing and sensory awareness) Positive behavior support Benefits of Canine Therapy (service and therapy dogs) Bibliotherapy-related character studyA great read for ages 8-12, grades 3-6.\nGrab an extra for the classroom. Makes a great teacher gift for the holidays!

Adalyn's Clare: Finding Friends and Conquering Worries: A Tale of Magnificent Resilience

Children's Books

Buron, Kari Dunn

Literature & Fiction

5 Point Scale Publishing

An inspiring story about a 4th grade girl (Adalyn) who struggles with anxiety and self-regulation and the therapy puppy who provided the friendship that made all the difference.Adalyn is a very smart but very lonely fourth grader who loves animals and science. She is not very good at finding friends, but she is a whiz at science.Adalyn's best friends are the animals in the science room, which is just about her favorite place in the whole wide world. Adalyn finds most people very confusing and frustrating, which causes her a great deal of worry, and sometimes gets her into trouble. Clare is a therapy puppy who has been assigned to help Adalyn find friends. This is a big assignment for a 3-month-old puppy, but she doesn't have to figure it all out on her own.Clare draws support from memories of her own mother's wisdom; some really caring teachers; and the life lessons of her animal friends - a friendly ferret, two very smart rats, an exotic bird, and a 3-legged guinea pig.Their stories will entertain, delight and amaze you! Readers will gain insight into what it is like to live with anxiety, as well as understanding the importance of friendship.Benefits of this early chapter book for your children or students at home and in the classroom: <ul><li>Social emotional learning (SEL) </li><li>Empathy-building (Adalyn needs to learn skills, not be punished)</li><li>Emotional Regulation (Mindfulness, breathing and sensory awareness)</li><li>Positive behavior support</li><li>Benefits of Canine Therapy (service and therapy dogs)</li><li>Bibliotherapy-related character study</li></ul>A great read for ages 8-12, grades 3-6. Grab an extra for the classroom. Makes a great teacher gift for the holidays!

Adalyn's Clare

Anxiety is the leading childhood mental health diagnosis. 
This book teaches young children about their anxiety (worries) and how to relax their bodies. The book is filled with wonderfully goofy illustrations that communicate how to recognize stress and moods before they spin out of control.\nThe direct teaching approach puts the power in the hands of the children themselves. The book also includes a wealth of information for parents, therapists and teachers about how to put the story and other calming exercises into practice.

When My Worries Get Too Big: A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live with Anxiety (The Incredible 5-Point Scale)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

Kari Dunn Buron

This hands-on activity helps students who are highly anxious cope with their stress by classifying social and emotional information and analyzing how best to act. Using this interactive process, the student places cards that list highly stressful situations into colorful pockets designating stress levels, ranging from 5-1, as the first step in changing the way he thinks about and responds to emotions such as anxiety, sadness and anger. Picture word cards make the activity suitable for students with communication challenges. The kit also includes suggestions for how to include the process as a part of an effective behavior assessment and a problem-solving activity.

A "5" Could Make Me Lose Control!: An Activity-based Method for Evaluating and Supporting Highly Anxious Students

Reference

AAPC Inc.

Autism Society Award Winner! Building on Kari Dunn Buron's popular book, The Incredible 5-Point Scale, this title takes a look at challenging behavior with a particular focus on social behaviors that can be problematic for adolescents and young adults who have difficulty understanding and maintaining social boundaries. Using a direct and simple style with lots of examples and hands-on activities, A 5 Is Against the Law! speaks directly to adolescents and young adults. A section of the book is devoted to how to cope with social anxiety before it begins to escalate, often leading to impulsive and unacceptable social behavior. Throughout the book, readers are encouraged to think about their own behavior and create an anxiety scale that applies to his or her particular emotions and situations.

5 Is Against the Law!: Social Boundaries: Straight Up!

This must-have resource shows how the use of a simple 5-point scale can help students understand and control their emotional reactions to everyday events. This book shows how to break down a given behavior and, with the student s active participation, develop a scale that identifies the problem and suggests alternative, positive behaviors at each level of the scale.

Incredible 5-Point Scale Assisting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling Their Emotional Responses

Science & Math

Curtis, Mitzi

Dunn, Kari Buron

Behavioral Sciences

The thought of losing control can cause major problems for children who live with anxiety. Now, parents, teachers and children have a helpful tool that gives young children an opportunity to explore their own feelings with parents or teachers as they react to events in their daily lives. Engaging and easy to read, this illustrated children s book is filled with opportunities for children to participate in developing their own self-calming strategies. Children who use the simple strategies in this charming book, illustrated by the author, will find themselves relaxed and ready to focus on work or play!

When My Worries Get Too Big!: A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live With Anxiety

This much-awaited, second edition of the wildly popular Incredible 5-Point Scale is, as the title suggests, "significantly improved and expanded." Using the same practical and user-friendly format as the first edition, Buron and Curtis let readers benefit from work done with the scales over the past 10 years, to result in refinements to the original scales, now considered "classics" in homes and classrooms across the country and abroad, as well as lots of new scales specifically designed for two groups of individuals: young children and those with more classic presentations of autism, including expanded use of the Anxiety Curve. Another welcome addition is a list of goals and objectives related to incorporating scales in students' IEPs. Also, a free online downloadable content, which includes blank scales, small portable scales and worksheets for easy duplication is available. As in their other writings, the authors emphasize the importance of self-management and self-regulation, two evidence-based practices.

The Incredible 5-Point Scale: Assisting Students in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling Their Emotional Responses

Although Adalyn is brilliant in academics and has highly developed, special interests, she is filled with fear and prefers to be alone as she finds most human beings confusing and annoying. Adalyn's best friends are the animals in the science room, which is just about her favorite place in the whole wide world. But then comes Clare... Clare is a therapy puppy who has been assigned to help Adalyn find friends. This is a big assignment for a three-month-old puppy, but she doesn't have to figure it all out on her own. Clare draws support from memories of her own mother's wisdom, some really caring teachers; and the life lessons of a friendly ferret, two very smart rats, an exotic bird and a three-legged, guinea pig. Their stories will entertain, delight and amaze you. With the release of Adalyn's Clare, author Kari Dunn Buron, hopes to draw attention to the realities of social anxiety, the importance of teaching relaxation and other coping strategies and the need for teachers and loved ones to help create valuing relationships for children who have difficulty making friends, like Adalyn. Recommended for young readers in grades 3-6.

Animals

AAPC Publishing

Worry and anxiety are on an upswing. In fact, anxiety is the most frequent of all mental disorders in children. High levels of stress and big emotions related to social situations, sensory issues, or general frustration are common in children who live with anxiety. Such stress can lead to a loss of control, resulting in aggressive behavior, such as screaming, throwing things or even hurting someone. Prolonged anxiety can also seriously impact success in academic achievement and cause children to avoid social and extracurricular activities. Now with a special section on evidence-based teaching activities for parents and teachers alike, this bestselling children s classic just became even better and more relevant. Engaging and easy to read, this illustrated children s book is filled with opportunities for children to participate in developing their own self-calming strategies. Children who use the simple strategies in this charming book, illustrated by the author, will find themselves relaxed and ready to focus on work or play!

Psychology & Counseling

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Adalyn's Clare: Finding Friends and Conquering Worries: A Tale of Magnificent Resilience

Adalyn's Clare

When My Worries Get Too Big: A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live with Anxiety (The Incredible 5-Point Scale)

A "5" Could Make Me Lose Control!: An Activity-based Method for Evaluating and Supporting Highly Anxious Students

5 Is Against the Law!: Social Boundaries: Straight Up!

Incredible 5-Point Scale Assisting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling Their Emotional Responses

When My Worries Get Too Big!: A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live With Anxiety

The Incredible 5-Point Scale: Assisting Students in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling Their Emotional Responses

Adalyn's Clare

When My Worries Get Too Big!: A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live With Anxiety