The Worry Garden

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Worry Garden: Planting Seeds of Calm</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> helps children understand </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>fear</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>anxiety</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> through a gentle imaginative metaphor that </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>makes big feelings feel manageable.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When Luna becomes afraid to </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>try new foods</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> her wise grandmother introduces her to a magical idea: the mind is like a garden. Thoughts are seeds and when worryworms begin to grow love courage and calming thoughts can help them fade away. Together they learn </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>how to plant seeds of bravery nurture confidence and grow resilience</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-one kind thought at a time.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Written by </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>pediatrician Dr. Lum Frundi</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> who specializes in childhood food anxiety and beautifully </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>illustrated by Dori Durbin</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> this picture book offers practical </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>emotional-regulation tools</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> for young children.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Perfect for ages 4-8 parents teachers therapists and counselors The Worry Garden encourages mindfulness connection and early coping skills. A soothing heartwarming addition to home classroom and counseling libraries it reminds readers that </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>every child can grow courage</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-with a little care and imagination.</span></p><p></p>