Stress and the pre-schooler: books that can help
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[As the director of a large pre-school ,teachers often share
their classroom problems with me, and ask for advice and suggestions.
When this happens I find myself going back to my
classes of yesteryears, and have discovered that very often
I used a good children's book to help me foster discussion
about a stressful situation. I now keep a resource of these
books in my office for ready use. Our guinea pig died after
a long life at our school, and I was able to pull out, The
Tenth Good Thing About Barney, by Judith Viorst. This helped
to get the children thinking about all the things they liked
about our "Bandit"; the teachers were amazed at all the memories
that poured forth. I have added some informational books, such
as the Fred Rogers series, First Experiences, in this case: When
A Pet Dies.* This book as all in. the series has a sensitive text
and appropriate photographs. It was useful to have these books
handy at such a time. It helped explain the issue to children,
and reminded teachers of the importance of getting. the children
to talk about their feelings.]