COPING SKILLS STORY BOOKS

Order individual printed copies; each book contains at least eight age appropriate coping skills stories.

Delinquency, school dropout and drug-using behavior in adolescence are usually preceded by a number of risk factors that present themselves early on in a child’s development. These behaviors may be acting-out behavior and impulsivity, and problems in school such as aggressiveness with peers and academic underachievement.

Current research shows that prevention interventions with young, school-age children should mobilize protective factors such as impulse control, parental support, and social and academic competence, and reduce the risk factors described above before problem behaviors develop. (Hawkins, Catalano, Kosterman, Abbott, & Hill, 1999)

The Coping Skills story books consist of carefully constructed metaphorical fables that are designed to teach children about their thinking, about the connections between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and about how to change what they are thinking, feeling, and doing when their behavior causes them problems.

Each book contains at least eight age appropriate Stories that will help you raise happier more successful children. The Story along with the guidance provided with the “Worksheets”, “Rationale” and “Exercises” will help your child develop a sense of confidence that they are able to handle issues like peer pressure, school expectations and taking personal responsibility. In the back of each story book are the "Parent Notes" that go with each story. The “Notes” will guide you in helping your child with opportunities to develop effective coping skills.

There is no need to worry if your child can deal with a problem such as peer pressure or fear of failure if through the use of these specifically designed metaphorical stories, you have taught them effective coping skills. The stories of the Coping Skills series provide you with an enjoyable, effective way to communicate with your child about the lessons of dealing with life's difficulties.

COPING SKILLS STORY BOOKS WITH AUDIO DISKS

NEW…We are now able to offer each Story Book with Audio CDs so your child can listen to the Fables and its lessons over and over again. Studies have shown that the more any of us are exposed to effect skill development material, the more likely we are to remember and use it.

COPING SKILLS INSTRUCTOR MANUALS WITH AUDIO AND PICTURE DISKS

Some adults are able to help more than just their child develop more effective coping skills. You may have such an opportunity as a scout, church or organization youth leader who can spend 15-30 minutes presenting fun material that will help these children get a better start in life. You may be a school teacher who sees the value in presenting a brief (5-15 minute) lesson four times a month that will help in classroom management and assist your students to be more successful.

These Manuals are designed to help you make professional presentations of the coping skills stories and help you understand the science behind what it takes to be successful and happy. In addition to the 200+ pages in each manual, you receive the audio CDs for all of the stories that correspond to the Manual. There is also a CD-ROM containing PDF files of reproducible handouts, storyboard icons and a Power Point presentation that contains all of the graphics from each page of the stories in the Manual’s companion story book.

Each Instructor Manual also contains three “Parent Lessons”. These are available in case you have the opportunity to make presentations to parents about how they can help in the process of teaching children effective coping skills. As with the rest of the Manual, the “How to do it” is straight forward and easy.