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What to do when mistakes make you quake a kid's guide to accepting imperfection

"Explorers investigate places they have never been before. These explorers might take a while to make their discoveries. They might have trouble understanding their maps. They might make wrong turns. They might need to start their expedition all over again! If explorers could not accept their mistak...

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Main Author: Freeland, Claire A. B.
Other Authors: Toner, Jacqueline B., McDonnell, Janet (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Magination Press, [2015]
Series:What-to-do guides for kids
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Failure (Psychology) in children > Juvenile nonfiction.
Self-acceptance > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:"Explorers investigate places they have never been before. These explorers might take a while to make their discoveries. They might have trouble understanding their maps. They might make wrong turns. They might need to start their expedition all over again! If explorers could not accept their mistakes and keep going, they might never make any discoveries! Does this sound like you? If you have trouble accepting mistakes, if you try to be right all the time, or if you worry about being less than the best, this book is for you! What to Do When Mistakes Make You Quake guides children and their parents through the emotions underlying a fear of making mistakes using strategies and techniques based on cognitive-behavioral principles. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to cope with mistakes - so they can explore new territory without fear!"--From publisher's website.
Physical Description:96 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
ISBN:9781433819308 (pbk.)
1433819309 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Claire A. B. Freeland, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice, working for more than thirty-five years with youth and their families. Interested in bringing the general principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy to families everywhere, she is the co-author of What to Do When It's Not Fair , What to Do When Mistakes Make You Quake , and What to Do When You Feel Too Shy . She lives with her husband in Baltimore.

Jacqueline B. Toner, PhD, is the co-author of several self-help books. She has been in private practice working with children, teens, and families for over thirty years. Dr. Toner earned her PhD from the University of Virginia and completed two post-doctoral programs (in pediatric psychology and adolescent medicine) at the University of Maryland Medical School. Dr. Toner also serves as lead facilitator and consultant on a project on medical ethics led by Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She is the mother of three grown children and lives with her husband in Baltimore.

Janet McDonnell's illustrations combine traditional media and digital techniques. In addition to illustrating books, magazines, and puzzles, Janet has both taught and written for children from preschool to high school ages. She is the illustrator of numerous books for children including Bye Bye Pesky Fly , What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart , and Blossom Plays Possum ​.

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