Your Mind Matters: Your Emotions by Honor Head
Short Summary
Your Mind Matters: Your Emotions by Honor Head is a colourful, accessible book that helps tweens understand and manage their feelings. It explains what emotions are, how they change (especially during puberty), and how listening to our body’s signals can guide safer and healthier choices.
Age Group
Suitable for children aged 8 to 13 years.
Topics Discussed
Feelings
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What this book is about
- This book is part of the Your Mind Matters series, and this volume zooms in on emotions.
- It introduces children to what emotions are, why they change, and how moods can affect behaviour.
- It helps kids recognise body signals (like a racing heart or tense muscles) as useful warnings – skills that can keep them safe in tricky situations.
- The book explores a range of feelings, such as sadness, happiness, and anger, with supportive explanations.
- While it doesn’t cover sexual topics, it does talk about relationships – both friendships and romantic ones – and the complicated emotions that come with them.
- The writing is straightforward and broken up with illustrations, making it appealing for tweens who might not enjoy dense text.
- Helpful notes for parents are included at the back, offering extra support for family conversations.
- It works as a book children can read on their own, or one you can share together, making it flexible for different family preferences.
I hope you find this book review helpful!
Happy talking!
❤️ Cath