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My New Best Friend - by Sara Marlowe (Hardcover)

My New Best Friend - by  Sara Marlowe (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A young girl reveals how she can be a best friend to herself, providing encouragement, patience, and acceptance.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>My new best friend comforts me when I feel sad, encourages me when I feel frustrated, and is happy for me when I'm having fun. </b> <p/>When people we care about are having a hard time, we usually treat them with kindness and understanding--yet when we are the ones having a hard time, we are often quick to be unkind. We may get angry and impatient with ourselves, even calling ourselves nasty names. <p/> <i>My New Best Friend</i> invites children to break free of this pattern of "inner bullying," helping them treat themselves with kindness and understanding--laying the groundwork for emotional resilience, self-compassion, and positive self-esteem. <p/> "This is an absolutely delightful book that perfectly delivers the message of self-compassion in a way that is fun and easy to understand for kids. Parents who buy this book for their children will be giving them a gift to last a lifetime!"<br> --Kristin Neff, Ph.D, author of <i>Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Most of us try to be nice to other people but often, we don't offer that consideration to ourselves. <i>My New Best Friend</i> is a charming picture book that aims to teach kids age four and up how they can be kind and patient with themselves."-- "Lion's Roar"<br><br>"<i>My New Best Friend</i> is my new favorite book. It teaches self-compassion in such an engaging, fun, beautiful way. This is a wise and heart felt book."--Daniel Rechtschaffen, author of The Way of Mindful Education<br><br>"<i>My New Best Friend</i> is my new favorite children's book, and one I wish I'd had as a child. I look forward to sharing the book and its powerful lessons of self compassion with my son and my clients."--Dr. Christopher Willard, PsyD, author of Growing Up Mindful<br><br>"Blending humor with a caring appreciation for the joys and struggles facing young children, <i>My New Best Friend</i> reminds us that the most powerful resources for self-regard and support are much closer at hand than we may think."--Zindel V. Segal, author of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression<br><br>"Sara Marlowe's wonderful new book teaches children resilience by showing them how to be their own best friend. It belongs in every child's bookshelf!"--Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of The Mindful Child and co-founder of Inner Kids<br><br>"This is an absolutely delightful book that perfectly delivers the message of self-compassion in a way that is fun and easy to understand for kids. Parents who buy this book for their children will be giving them a gift to last a lifetime!"--Kristin Neff, PhD, author of Self-Compassion<br><br>"This lovely book on the crucial concept of self-compassion is a rare find in children's literature. If young people learned to be their own best friend, much sorrows would be avoided in our human world."--Marie-Nathalie Beaudoin, PhD, author of Creating a Positive School Culture<br><br>"What a delightful way to start learning self-compassion! This charming book shows how to be kind and understanding toward ourselves--encouraging, witnessing, comforting, sharing, forgiving, counseling, and supporting ourselves when we need it the most. May we begin early and enjoy this good company all the days of our lives."--Christopher Germer, PhD, author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Sara Marlowe is a clinical social worker, mindful self-compassion teacher, singer-songwriter and foodie. She lives in Toronto with her partner, son, daughter and orange cat. She can be found online at www.mindfulfamilies.ca <p/>Ivette Salom is a professional illustrator. She earned her MFA at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA. She has illustrated and authored a number of children's books and has provided spot illustrations for <i>The New York Times</i> and <i>The Miami Herald</i>, among others. She's also the illustrator of <i>When The Anger Ogre Visits</i>, and <i>My New Best Friend</i>, both from Wisdom Publications.

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