Leave Me Alone!: A First Look At Overcoming Shyness

Description

This positive picture book helps children who become worried in social situations to overcome their fear of new places and people. It encourages them to feel confident whilst also reassuring introverted children that it is OK to spend time alone too. It explores the ways your child can practise interactions that help build confidence and explains to more confident children the importance of being kind and patient to their more introverted peers. Part of a superb series of information books that give advice and promote interaction between children, parents, and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues. They are excellent tools for classroom discussions.

Author description

Pat Thomas is a trained psychotherapist, trainee Naturopath, journalist and mother. After working as a journalist and broadcaster in the USA, she now works in the field of women's health and child development and writes for publications such as The Guardian Company Magazine and Practical Parenting as well as contributing editor to Natural Parent Magazine. Her book 'MY Bees: My Family's Changing' was the winner of The English 4-11 Awards.