Sometimes When I'm Sad

"Now when I get sad, I still cry sometimes. I still hide sometimes. But only for a little while. Because now I know ways to feel better." Sadness can be an overwhelming emotion, especially for young children. But it's important to know when sadness can be overcome, and when it's indicative of a greater problem.

Sometimes When I'm Sad is an invaluable self-help resource that helps children identify sadness or depression and offers helpful ways to manage it, such as:

• Talk about it with a parent or a trusted adult or counselor
• Draw the sadness with crayons
• Release tension by squishing clay
• Run and jump around outside
• Observe nature

This timely resource is a wonderfully gentle way to take steps toward banishing the stigma around mental illness. A special section at the back of the book provides support for adults, from an explanation of the diffe(more...)