I Can Handle It (Mindful Mantras Book 1)

This book is wonderful! It's perfect for children who have intense emotional reactions to problems. I love the phrase "I can handle it" as a mantra to encourage kids to think about their options before reacting. The author uses humor and playfulness to address the catastrophic thinking of some children ("I could stay in my bed till I'm 80") before giving some more realistic options. I've seen other reviews about this book where parents are upset about the phrase "I could cry myself to sleep". Well the fact is, that is an option. However, it's one of several options and this book gives parents a chance to talk about that (sometimes having a good cry makes us feel better, however crying all night probably doesn't make our bodies feel good, what are some other good options for how to solve our problem or for what we need in that moment). I regularly recommend this book to the families I work with. The illustrations and simple concepts appeal to kids of a wide age-range (4-10).

This book is awesome for parents to read with their kids and has potential for more stories like it! It’s best read slowly and with discussion in between each situation because there is so much that can come from each one. The little boy thinks up different ways to “handle” a variety of emotions and situations, some over the top which can cause a giggle if the child gets that it’s a silly possibility. almost 5-yr old daughter immediately put the “I can handle it” mantra to use as she dealt with grasshoppers that scared her on the way to school. And I catch her saying “I can handle it” now and then. :) I wish it didn’t say the was “miserable” going to bed as we already have a rough time with bedtime but it didn’t really seem to phase her. I hope the author will do another version of the book focused on 4-6 graders that talks about peer pressure and bigger decisions like saying no to alcohol, drugs, etc.

“Mindful Mantras: I can Handle It!” is an amazing picture book written by Laurie Wright and beautifully Illustrated by Ana Santos. It’s a great picture book for social emotional discussions about emotions and examples of positive actions the reader could use when feeling these emotions. I highly recommend “ Mindful Mantras: I Can Handle It!”🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

My 6 year-old son has high-functioning autism, and one of his biggest hurdles is handling negative emotions. I bought this book on a whim, hoping it would be appropriate for him in particular, and it came at a good time because he happened to hit someone at school for the first time that week. This is not a book he wants to read all the time - he's pretty astute and knows it's a book that is meant to be a teaching tool, but he does ask for it from time to time. At the end of the book there is a section for your child to write their name: "My name is ____, and I can handle ANYTHING." My son has a little trouble accepting this statement, and says "Nobody can handle EVERYTHING, Mommy." To be fair, he is right. I know most kids will not require such psychological accuracy from their books though, so it's probably just my kid that rejects this particular part of the lesson, but I'm just putting it out there that for him, this raises a little anxiety. To echo a few other parents, it is a little strange that the "formula" of the pages don't always make sense, i.e. it presents a problem ("I'm frustrated when adults don't listen. Can I handle it?") then it offers three possible solutions followed by the mantra (in this case: "I can say excuse me. I can write a letter. I can tell someone else. I can handle it."). This is fine, but after establishing this formula, a few of the "solutions" are obviously not what a child should or would do, like "move away from her (from home)" in response to "I'm mad when my sister won't stop bugging me", or "I guess I can cry myself to sleep" in response to "I'm miserable when it's bedtime". We got around this by making it a game - after each of these out-of-character "solutions" we'd raise an eyebrow and say, "Hmmmm...is THAT a good option?", making it sound as though obviously it wasn't, and he'd smile and say NO. But I'm not sure you should have to do that, especially with a child that has more trouble catching on to the fact that some of these buck the established formula. I read a few reviews complaining about this and thought, oh that's silly, but it really is a little strange because it isn't consistent. If there was one silly option in EACH scenario that would make more sense. Still, the benefits have outweighed the weird, so I'm still glad we bought it. I deducted one star for this and because the quality of the book doesn't really justify its price. It has pretty flimsy binding with cheap paper, like a children's book you might find in a bin in the middle of the supermarket, and really worth only about $5.

I love this well written Laurie Wright book. Young children, as well as older children should like these coping skills book. When adults are not around and when kids will not say what is wrong they need something to do to get them through, I Can Handle It, is a great book for this time. Sebastian is sad because his best friend made him mad. He gave a hug and Then tried to make him laugh and then he drew a picture. He is not sad any more, I Can Handle It. He is frustrated when adults don't listen to him sometimes. He tried saying, Excuse me. He writes a letter. Then he told someone else. I can handle it. What does he do when he is upset or discouraged? You will need a photo of your young one or a pencil or crayon for the back of the book. Wonder why? Your will have to look and read to find out. I can handle that.

We need to give our kids the ability to see their own strength. They can handle anything. This is a very lovely read. I recommend it!

子供のまわりで起きる具体的なストレス。 その解決法を分かりやすく説明してくれる本です。 大人としても楽しめましたし、英語の勉強にもなりました。

Nice for kids to embrace all the moods and then come out of them victoriously !! This book tells Its ok how they feel at times but then there are ways to come out of that feelinghqes victoriously !!

Super cute books!!!

I like the vocabulary of feelings in this books. It gives a basis to start a conversation about things that may have happened that day and how my child ‘handled it’.