Almease L Byrd Msw

Be Safe and Mighty Almease L Byrd Msw

Be Safe and Mighty offers a gentle approach to engage the precious youth in your life to explore ways to be safe in the broader context of their environments - personal, home, school, and community. Composed of lively illustrations and easy-to-read text, this book is a vital life tool for young learners to understand how to make safe choices in various situations and encourage their peers to do the same. Parents, educators, and caregivers will value the use of this content as a social-emotional learning resource for home and school. Children will gain awareness and confidence, knowing that they are better prepared to proactively protect themselves from harm or danger. In today's eventful world, it is necessary to secure time and space for discussions with young children that serve to strengthen their protection from harm, and to help them develop new habits that fortify their physical and psychological functioning. Each explanation of safety in this book will enable restorative, critical conversations about the thoughts, feelings, and choices essential for preparing a child to put safety first. The book also features a reader's reflection and a list of conversation starters to aid communication regarding the information in this text with early school-age children, ages 5-8.