Make Social-Emotional Learning Fun with NowMaps!
Sneak peek of the debut children's book series from Dr. Dan Siegel
How do we help our kids go from “I’m so overwhelmed” to “I can handle this”?
World-renowned neuropsychiatrist and co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, has the answer: NowMaps.
A NowMap is a snapshot of our present-moment experience at any given time. It shows us where we are right now so we can decide where to go next.
In his debut children’s book series, Dr. Siegel brings the concept of NowMaps to life with TWO new books: an activity book for tweens and a choose-your-own-adventure story for preschool-aged kids.
This is the first series of its kind to break down the neuroscience of social-emotional learning and present it in a readily accessible (and fun!) way to children. NowMaps is written to children, for children.
Want a sneak peek? Download these free worksheets and coloring pages here!
World-renowned neuropsychiatrist and co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, has the answer: NowMaps.
A NowMap is a snapshot of our present-moment experience at any given time. It shows us where we are right now so we can decide where to go next.
In his debut children’s book series, Dr. Siegel brings the concept of NowMaps to life with TWO new books: an activity book for tweens and a choose-your-own-adventure story for preschool-aged kids.
This is the first series of its kind to break down the neuroscience of social-emotional learning and present it in a readily accessible (and fun!) way to children. NowMaps is written to children, for children.
Want a sneak peek? Download these free worksheets and coloring pages here!
Introduce the Neuroscience of Social-Emotional Learning in a Fun, Interactive Way!
Written by world-renowned neuropsychiatrist and co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, Dr. Dan Siegel, and Deena Margolin, LMFT, co-founder of the popular online community Big Little Feelings, NowMaps is a one-of-a-kind adventure that introduces the neuroscience of social-emotional learning in a fun, interactive way!
Using four easy-to-remember tools – a pause button, a focus flashlight, an OK monitor, and a compass – tweens will learn how to create a NowMap, a snapshot of their present-moment experience, so they can navigate all of life’s moments with confidence and kindness. A NowMap shows tweens where they are right now so they can decide where they want to go next.
Packed with over 40 games, exercises, and activities, NowMaps is every tween’s sidekick for:
Using four easy-to-remember tools – a pause button, a focus flashlight, an OK monitor, and a compass – tweens will learn how to create a NowMap, a snapshot of their present-moment experience, so they can navigate all of life’s moments with confidence and kindness. A NowMap shows tweens where they are right now so they can decide where they want to go next.
Packed with over 40 games, exercises, and activities, NowMaps is every tween’s sidekick for:
- Identifying and discerning between thoughts and feelings
- Enhancing interoceptive awareness
- Learning how to respond thoughtfully rather than react automatically
- Handling disappointment when things don’t go as planned
- Developing a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset
- Navigating social conflicts and bumps in relationships
- Learning coping skills when everything feels like “too much”
- And more!
Written by world-renowned neuropsychiatrist and co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, Dr. Dan Siegel, NowMaps Jr. is a delightful rhyming story that introduces kids to the neuroscience of early childhood social-emotional learning in a captivating, interactive way!
Kids ages 3-6 will love this beautifully illustrated choose-your-own-adventure book that whisks them off to distant lands – including a jungle, a desert, and a pirate ship – as they learn about their thoughts, feelings, and sensory experiences.
Using three easy-to-remember tools – a pause button, a focus flashlight, and an OK monitor – children will learn how to create their very own NowMap, an internal snapshot of their present-moment experience, so they can navigate tricky feelings like disappointment, impatience, boredom, sadness, and anger with kindness.
Kids ages 3-6 will love this beautifully illustrated choose-your-own-adventure book that whisks them off to distant lands – including a jungle, a desert, and a pirate ship – as they learn about their thoughts, feelings, and sensory experiences.
Using three easy-to-remember tools – a pause button, a focus flashlight, and an OK monitor – children will learn how to create their very own NowMap, an internal snapshot of their present-moment experience, so they can navigate tricky feelings like disappointment, impatience, boredom, sadness, and anger with kindness.
Meet the Expert:
Daniel J. Siegel, MD, is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and completed his postgraduate medical education at UCLA with training in pediatrics and child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry. He is currently a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, founding co-director of UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center, founding co-investigator at the UCLA Center for Culture, Brain and Development, and executive director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational center devoted to promoting insight, compassion, and empathy in individuals, families, institutions, and communities.
Dr. Siegel's psychotherapy practice spans thirty years, and he has published extensively for the professional audience. He serves as the Founding Editor for the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology, which includes over 70 textbooks. Dr. Siegel's books include his five New York Times bestsellers: Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence; Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human, and two books with Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline. His other books include: The Power of Showing Up also with Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, The Developing Mind, The Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology, Mindsight, The Mindful Brain, The Mindful Therapist, Parenting from the Inside Out (with Mary Hartzell, MEd), The Yes Brain (also with Tina Payne Bryson, PhD). He has been invited to lecture for the King of Thailand, Pope John Paul II, his Holiness the Dalai Lama, Google University, and TEDx.
Learn more about their educational products, including upcoming live seminars, by clicking here.
Dr. Siegel's psychotherapy practice spans thirty years, and he has published extensively for the professional audience. He serves as the Founding Editor for the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology, which includes over 70 textbooks. Dr. Siegel's books include his five New York Times bestsellers: Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence; Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human, and two books with Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline. His other books include: The Power of Showing Up also with Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, The Developing Mind, The Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology, Mindsight, The Mindful Brain, The Mindful Therapist, Parenting from the Inside Out (with Mary Hartzell, MEd), The Yes Brain (also with Tina Payne Bryson, PhD). He has been invited to lecture for the King of Thailand, Pope John Paul II, his Holiness the Dalai Lama, Google University, and TEDx.
Learn more about their educational products, including upcoming live seminars, by clicking here.
Topic: Children & Adolescents | Self-Esteem | Self-Regulation
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