Nothing Stays the Same But That's Okay

<p><strong>What happens if we move to a new house?</strong></p><p><strong>What if I get a new brother or sister?</strong></p><p><strong>What if one of my parents goes away for awhile?</strong></p><p><strong>What if I start a new school?</strong></p><p><strong><em>What if something changes?!</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Kids and grown-ups have lots of fears but the unknown edges out pretty much everything else. When something changes in a child's life life goes from predictable and safe to confusing . . . and kinda scary. </p><p><br></p><p>Kids (like the rest of us) handle change best if they know what to expect both on a day-to-day basis and long-term. Join Mia and her stuffed giraffe Stuart as they explain changes big and small and they affect a kid's day-to-day life. Using an illustrated calendar to explain how changes affects a child's daily routine <em>Nothing Stays the Same But That's Okay</em> focuses on the child's experience and removes unknowns from the equation. </p><p><br></p><p>Most of the time we do the same things in the mornings. We wake up. We eat breakfast. (I like apples. Stuart only eats bugs.) . . . But our days can be different. Some days we go to school and some days are the weekend! We can see the different days on a calendar like this one. When something goes from one thing to being a different thing it's called a change.</p><p>. </p><p>By creating a routine that kids can see and understand parents can restore a sense of safety and predictability in their kids' lives helping them to be more resilient in the face of life's inevitable challenges. </p><p><br></p><p><em>Nothing Stays the Same But That's Okay</em> is the perfect book for kids who don't handle transitions or changes very well or who are facing big changes like starting school or getting a new sibling. It aims to empower kids with knowledge which is proven to help kids through hard situations. Aimed at families with kids ages 4 to 10 this method of teaching is based on decades of solid science about how kids learn and cope with the major day-to-day changes that result from life's toughest stuff.</p><p><br></p>