A Better Day: Your Positive Mental Health Handbook – Winner of the Children’s Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2023
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*Winner of the Children’s Non-fiction Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2023*
*The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller* – Dr. Alex George’s debut book for children and young people.
What if we could think of mental health in a positive way? Sweep away the rain clouds. Talk about what’s on our minds. And care for our mental health in the same way we look after our bodies.
In this empowering and hopeful handbook, Youth Mental Health Ambassador Dr. Alex George is here to show us how.
A Better Day is a positive, accessible and practical toolkit guiding young readers in how they can care for their mental health with confidence.
From peer pressure and exam stress to online trolls and anxiety, life can be mentally draining. But though life is full of ups and downs, there are ways you can stay on top of your mental health – including overcoming stigma, talking about your feelings, developing resilience and switching your mindset.
This book provides all the scaffolding and practical techniques to help you do this, so though you might be having a hard time right now, you can look toward your future with optimism and positivity. Because no matter what, there is always hope for a better day.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Wren & Rook (15 Sept. 2022) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 224 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1526364441 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1526364449 |
| Reading age | 10+ years, from customers |
| Dimensions | 15.2 x 1.8 x 21.4 cm |
by Amazon Customer
Well what can I say, this book has really helped my niece when starting secondary school, her reviews were fantastic that I recommended it to my friend whose child was struggling in school and suffering from OCD at age 10, they’ve been reading it together each night and it’s made such a positive impact to her sleep routine in such a few short days. Thanks for such an incredible book to help young children, highly recommend!
by Tracey G
What a fantastic book I can not recommend this enough. I read the first page and we’ll it brought a tear to my eye as it hit me more so how you can see the book through a person going through the same. My son started to read this book and when he got to the third page the first time ever he opened up with his worries where he always keeps them in he suffered with really bad anxiety and separation anxiety. I think this book is wonderful and I think all children in schools should be given one as in the world right as children are suffering with there mental health and in schools there isn’t the support there should be. This can help child understand they aren’t the only ones and they aren’t alone and helps with over coming things and a better way of looking at things. Thank you Alex for this wonderful book ❤️
by Jodie C
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As a teenager I suffered panic attacks from the age of 13. I struggled with my mental health daily but getting help was practically impossible until I turned 18 and could access adult mental health services where I was diagnosed with clinical depression, generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety and OCD.
Now as the mother of a 9 year old ASD/ADHD daughter who is already anxious, I’m well aware that her mental health is something that we need to be aware of and work on to avoid history repeating itself. This is why I purchased this book.
I would say the book is aimed at kids aged 10-16 roughly. But also great to read as a parent of a child in that age range to help gain a better understanding of children’s mental health.
It’s well written and deals with what is quite a serious subject in way that makes it seem less daunting to a young audience and it’s backed by some wonderful illustrations.
It covers various subjects, including depression, exam based stress, anxiety, relationships, bereavement, scoial media and how it distorts our view of reality, and even touches on self harm and getting help with that. Some may think self harm to be a controversial topic for this age range, but as scary as it seems, since I personally know a couple of young people who actually do this I believe it is a subject that does need to addressed.
This book describes how to rationalise your irrational anxious thoughts, to be comfortable with yourself and see the positives in what make you unique because ‘You are worthy, You are good enough’ How making a mistake does not make you a failure, but learning from them builds resilience and strength of character as stated on page 174 ‘Don’t be afraid to start over again. This time you’re not starting from scratch. You’re starting from experience’.
The book remains positive throughout and you get the feeling that the author has personal lived experience, and understands well the struggles that the reader may be going through.
One big message that runs throughout the book is the importance of opening up about how you are feeling when you start to feel overwhelmed (even before then if you can) How finding someone you can share these feelings with will help you see light at the end of the tunnel and that there is no shame in asking for help.
There is also a handy self help section at the back of the book which lists websites you can turn to for help and resources.
Children’s mental health is such an important subject and sadly so often overlooked, that I feel this book is definitely needed and that all children would do well to read this book. Especially those just starting their journey into secondary school, puberty and all the changes that come with it at a time when they’re at their most vulnerable. I wish this kind of positive resource had been around when I was that age.
by Aoife Scully
I loved reading this book with my teenage children. Alex makes issues seem so relatable and it opened up many a good conversation with my sons.
by BN
Brought for Granddaughter helped her alot .
by angela
This has helped a young person with autism, easy to read and understand
by Mary
Brought this for my 17yr old daughter, it’s been so helpful. She loved it so much and found it so helpful she asked me to buy some copies for her
to take in and donate to the school library so others could read it. The school said they are always booked out and the kids have really benefited from the books and they’ve helped them start conversations in the school about mental health and personal wellbeing. Definitely recommend you get this book
by Jodie C
Brilliant read. Broken down to small chunks, easy to read and follow. Yes some chapters aimed at teenagers but can be applied to all ages. Really helped me to think more positively. Will read again.