If you want to build resilience in your tween (aged 8 – 12), you have come to the right place. This Journal offers 40 clever strategies to help tweens with friendship dramas, schoolwork and their confidence. Featuring easy to read strategies, journal pages and beautiful illustrations this book is ideal for both boys and girls, and has been enjoyed by over 50K families.

Chapter titles include:

Handling Friendship Stuff
Handling Tough Friendship Stuff,
Enjoying the Daily Routine,
Understanding Stressful Feelings,
Conquering Schoolwork and Homework
Knowing How to Contribute.

It helps answer questions such as:

Someone is being mean to me. How can I make them stop?
Some of my friends are spreading rumours. What shall I do if I hear gossip?
I didn’t get invited to my friend’s party. How do I handle disappointments?
My best friend is really sad. How can I help?
I find maths difficult. How can I enjoy schoolwork more?

This journal is the perfect companion to the parent book “Everyday Resilience: Helping Kids Deal With Friendship Drama, Academic Pressure and the Self-Doubt of Growing Up” and the “The Everyday Resilience Video Series” for tweens, also available in the shop.

10 OF MY FAVOURITE PAGES
Page 11. If you ever wondered how to spot a five-star friend, this strategy is for you. I am going to introduce you to Dave, and you might even wish you could meet him.

Page 23. In this section I want to share four strategies to help you handle gossip like a professional. These strategies will help you reduce the drama and create happy environments that everyone can enjoy.

Page 30. Do you know how to say “no” when you need to, without being unkind? No is such an important word to practise saying.

Page 32. Do you know how to care for friends without carrying their problems home? This strategy will help you be a good friend, without losing sleep!

Page 45. This is my all-time favourite strategy that you need to know. I want to teach you how to respond to meanness by pushing back with truth.

Page 57. Have you ever had to stand alone? I’ll tell you about a time when I had to. It was a time when I had to make new friends.

Page 63. If you have ever felt disappointed because you weren’t invited to a party or because you weren’t included in a conversation. I’ve got some ideas to help you let go of disappointment and ask yourself, “What’s next?”

Page 105. Crazy banana stress-out times are a part of everyone’s lives. This strategy will help you look out for geckos when your “fire alarm” is going off.

Page 121. Shhhhhh!!! It’s a secret, so be wise with it! This strategy will help you be really wise with your private information.

Page 175. How are you contributing and showing kindness to people around you? I know some kids your age who have chosen big and small acts of kindness to change their world.