Don't Believe Everything You Think

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Everything is terrible!</em></strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>I just failed that math test. I'm no good at school!</em></strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>She's late. She probably got in a car accident!</em></strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>No one likes me and I have no friends.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Adults and kids alike can easily get lost in the twisted tangled world of our own thoughts. Our emotional experiences *feel* totally true but reality is a lot more nuanced than our often negative thoughts might have us believe.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Explaining cognitive distortions (otherwise known as thought holes or thinking errors) to kids can be a tall order because the concept that our thoughts aren't 100% factual can be confusing.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Teaching how twisted thoughts happen (and what to do about it!) takes the the confusion out of big feelings and out-of-control thoughts which makes it easier for kids to feel a sense of power over their emotional experiences.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This is important book is the third in Mighty + Bright's highly anticipated Emotions series introducing the concept of cognitive distortions and building on the coping skills introduced in the first two books. It is featured in Month 6 of the Kids Mental Health Skills at Home program.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This book covers:</span></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>our emotions can create thoughts and our thoughts can create emotions;</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>our thoughts are powerful and can get out of control;</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>when our emotions are out of control we can't hear or understand anything around us;</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>different types of twisted thoughts that can send our emotions out of control;</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>how to choose a new plan when we're upset;</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>why there's no shame in losing control;</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>what to do when we lose control.</span></li></ul>