The Magic Is Inside You: Powerful & Positive Thinking For Confident Kids (Positive Mindset For Kids)

Kudos to the author for writing such an empowering book for children! My 8 year old daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. The character has to wrestle with the negative and positive voices in her head (like we all do), so the story is relatable and I love the message she shares: trusting in yourself is the only way to find your true voice. I also appreciate that this book is real and lets the reader know that we all will always have that negative voice, but it is our choice if we want to listen to it or not. The illustrations are magical and creative and I am hoping the author writes more inspirational books like this for kids! The book also includes several activities and discussions to engage with your children which is so helpful. Great work Cathy Domoney! :)

This is a great book and is significant for three reasons:1) It is a wonderful story with beautiful illustrations, that children (and adults) can relate to and understand. Even my 15 year old who is keen to look forward to adulthood thought it was a worthwhile read.2) Cathy Domoney has used simple therapeutic devices to help children build their ability to solve their own issues when they feel that their internal negative voice is getting the upper hand. The story can also be used as a great anchor for parents to subtly remind their children if they forget. As a trained Narrative Psychologist, I work in similar ways with adults.3) Finally, Ms Domoney has given parents a wealth of great strategies at the rear of the book to help reinforce confidence, self-esteem, and self-reliance in children. These internalised concepts empower children to live happy and productive lives and empower parents by knowing they are contributing to their child's well being with simple steps.I thoroughly recommend this book as a great story and as a positive tool in kids' lives.

I got this book for my 8 year old son which has in the past been through a tough bullying situation that caused anxiety and some depression. He just wouldn't know how to deal with his emotions at times and Ive purchased a few different books similar to these and this one is a free counseling book for them. It helps them feel stronger its been great help for us. I do recommend it.

I loved this book. It’s easy for a child—or even adults for that matter—to listen to the negative voices in their head. In this book the author shows how we can tune our thoughts to agree or disagree with those positive and negative voices. I feel this book has something for everyone. Children and adults will learn how to make life a little sunnier for themselves and everyone else too.

Just as the title suggests, this lovely book explores the theme of self-talk - the good or the bad voice (or our private evaluation of our own performance) which goes on inside our minds. This story gives the main character, Madaleine the opportunity to choose between either one or the other, with the encouragement and support of her mother. The book's richly illustrated pictures and subtle story-telling melded perfectly to make a charming story of how to listen to the right voice. It's the sort of book too, that you'd want to pick up and re-read over and over.

This is the SWEETEST book ever. My kids are working on confidence and this book was one of the best ones that I have found. It truly gives the right message and fills the heart.An excellent book for kids ages 5-10 years old.

A beautifully written and empowering little gem of a book with illustrations I want to just eat up!The message is so important to share that I hope this beautiful book travels far and wide.The bonus section at the back for teachers and parents empowers one to change a child's life for the better, one kid at a time.The world is a better place because of this little gem.

Domoney's book is both a wonderfully inspirational story and also a practical guide for working with the children in your life to build confidence and self-esteem. I love how she introduces the idea that we have different "parts," and we have a choice which parts we will pay attention to. The back of the book is full of activities and discussion questions that help make the message of the book practical and impactful. Highly recommended!

What a lovely book, I read it to my step-daughter whose 6 years old and I have done so now 5 nights in a row because she keeps asking for it! In all honesty I read it properly the first time and then have tweaked/adjusted it every time after to discretely relate to her personal issues! Help her feel her "Maddy". Now she undertand's if she's feeling low or afraid it's Midge whose talking and how she has to learn to be kind to herself and be her own Maddy. I promise this will make sense when you read it! It is really cool and I'm so glad I bought this book. I gather it is a concept being brought into schools as well to empower children, I can see how it works.

This book is amazing it makes you feel confident and let's you know your friends and family are there for you and that's you say shoosh to the bad thought and listen to the good ones

This is a beautifully written and illustrated book. Young people will easily relate to the main character and I am sure many will feel utter relief as they discover that other people also feel the way that they do. It is a both a wonderful stand alone story and also a poweful tool to use to help with self esteem and confidence building in young people. It is a superb introduction for children to start to understand that they are in control of their thoughts and emotions. This realisation is incredibly empowering for the reader and along with Maddy, they will discover that the magic is also inside them.

What a wonderful book to read with your children. This book gives the readers young and old so many ideas & practical thoughts on how to deal with they way we feel inside. It gives children some beautiful words to use to describe how they feel enabling them to explain their inner voice to those they need to share it with.Would recommend this book to any parent, grand parent or teacher such a gorgeous book.

This is a lovely short story that can be read together with a young child as a starting point for a conversation around confidence, self esteem and a healthy mindset. The illustrations are beautiful and create a book which is well suited to sharing with my youngest, age 7. The message is a positive one, which even adults could do with remembering! The techniques and tips at the end of the book are interesting and I can see that these would be used widely, both my parents and in schools, and perhaps also with a wider age range of children.