The Feelings Book: The Care and Keeping of Your Emotions (American Girl® Wellbeing)

I had a Gen-Z co-worker recommend this for my daughter (and the other American Girl books) and it's been a great thing for her. These books have helped her learn more about her body, feelings, and the changes that will be coming. She is now talking to me about these things which allows her to be able to talk about these issues with her body, emotions, feelings, or mind without any stigma.

My daughter started 2ng grade this year. She has always loved school but something happened the second day and she shut down. She became very anxious when we'd go, constantly ask to stay home and be homeschooled and has had to see the counselor several times for some help. While we have figured out what we think caused it, this book has been such a great resource for her and myself! She has loved reading it and seeing that these emotions she is feeling are normal. It has helped her to stop her mind when she starts to spiral and realize she will be okay in the end. I highly recommend it!

American Girl does it again!! This feelings book helps girls growing and emotions understandable. They word each topic perfectly and describe difficult topics in a way that is relatable. This book helped my little girl understand all the changing emotions and feelings she was dealing with during this growing time. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is looking to help their little/young girl understand why she is feeling the way she is.

I cannot say enough great things about this book! I got it on a recommendation from a trusted friend, and I am so glad that I did! I have been reading it ever night with my nine year old daughter. Each section covers a topic that makes for great conversations between us. Some of the feelings discussed are anger, sadness, loneliness, jealousy, etc... My daughter always says, "how does it know exactly what I am feeling???" When she realizes that the book is written for girls her age because everyone feels these feelings, it gives her more peace about the emotions she is feeling to know that they are completely normal. There are questions submitted from kids (not sure if they are real or just sample questions, but they are good and easy to relate to), then they offer advice, similar to an advice column in a paper. So far, I haven't found any advice that I disagree with! I like that the advice doesn't offer one solution, but different ideas and suggestions so your daughter can think about what would work best for her personality. These are important topics that need to be discussed. However, I found that many times, they were being discussed as they were happening. It's hard to talk to your child about anger when they are angry. This is an opportunity to talk about them when you are further away from the situation and able to think more clearly. I feel like it has brought my daughter and I closer together. We look forward to reading The Feelings Book every night!

This is a nice little book for children from 9-12 who are having difficulty expressing what they feel, or don't really understand their feelings. It is often difficult for children to express their feelings to parents, and sometimes reading this book together may be perfect for the entire family.I purchased this book for my granddaughter who us 6, but realized reading the first book this was too advanced for her. She can express her feelings but has difficulty understanding what they are, and her parents sometimes have to play guessing games. I do find that I am able to talk with her because I do not represent any type of threat, and I always have her back. She trusts me, but I also know she won't give up her real inner secrets.I did find that this book gave me hints in how to approach some situations by asking explicit questions that involve other people and giving her a few variations of answers. This is a good book for parents to read, and to formulate in their own minds about how to best approach their child when problems arise. All in all, I can see this book would be valuable to the parents and child when they reach the age of 8 or 9. I will keep it handy until then.Recommended. prisrob 08-19-15

Great book for preteen

I bought this for my 6 year old daughter who has been having problems with friends at school. It is a little advanced for her age, but we read it together and then discuss the different feelings that she identifies with. Some of the more complex feelings she doesn't identify with yet, but its great to prep her for when she does start to have more complex feelings, to let her know that it is ok. We have always had very open discussions about emotions but this gave us a framework for discussion and it was really helpful. We read a page or a section, and then I ask if she has ever felt that way and then to describe a scenario when she experienced that feeling. Sometimes I give an example of when I have experienced that feeling to open up the conversation. The strategy has helped my daughter open up and tell me about a lot of things that she might not have known how to explain before, or that may have come out in a jumble of words. We just read a few pages at a time and sometimes go back to a previous section if it corresponds to what happened during the day. I think it is a great tool and best used to facilitate conversation about difficult emotions.

As expected and useful