TITLE

Six Children’s Books That Use Psychological Techniques to Help Kids

DESCRIPTION

Six books are listed in this popular blog.  Each of these children’s books tells a story and embeds a “technique” that is essentially a self-help technique.  The stories cover issues in sleep, anxiety, trauma, tantrums and so on.  The books could be useful for students who want to do a project for the child development and/or therapy sections of the course.

SOURCE

Smithsonian.com, August 25, 2015, By Emily Matchar

LINK TO RESOURCE

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/six-childrens-books-that-use-psychological-techniques-help-kids-180956378/?utm_source=smithsoniantopic&no-ist

(shortened URL)   http://tinyurl.com/nrnnzjc

CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

•What is bibliotherapy?
•Do self-help books actually help?  (a science/data question)
•What types of psychological problems do children experience?
•What types of therapies are available for children?