About the Author:
Jane Aaron is a best-selling illustrator and an acclaimed director of animation. She illustrated the New York Times bestseller No More Secrets for Me and Close to Home. Aaron has designed, produced, and directed more than 75 short animated films for Sesame Street, and her animated films have been seen on PBS, Showtime, Cinemax, The Learning Channel, and in many international markets. Her films have been shown in the Whitney Museum of Art, the Hirschhorn Museum, and the Walker Art Center. She is a Guggenheim Fellow. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.
Dr. Barbara Gardiner is a clinical psychologist with offices in New York City and Westchester. She has developed the Language of Parenting, a practical and respectful style of parenting that she teaches to parents in both group and individual sessions. The grandmother of two, she lives with her husband in New York City.
Review:
"Jane Aaron's outwardly simple but profoundly sophisticated expositions of children's feelings are presented in such a way that children will recognize themselves in every picture. There is no hint of the too-often-used expression 'you mustn't feel that way.' The message is clear: Feelings belong to you. It's only actions that might be bad. Dr. Gardiner's accompanying guides are some of the best for understanding children's development that I've ever seen. I predict that these books will become classics."--Clarice J. Kestenbaum, M.D., professor of clinical psychiatry, Columbia University
"Learning to cope with emotions is a major task of childhood. Jane Aaron and Dr. Barbara Gardiner give parents and children an unusual opportunity to explore feelings together. The illustrations and text are engaging and the situations depicted are typical of children's lives. I can't think of a more enjoyable way for children to share their emotions with their parents or with other sympathetic adults."--Daniel Pilowsky, M.D., assistant professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
"An exciting concept in child rearing guides-- advice for parents combined with fun ways for kids to express and deal with their emotions. This is a truly useful approach that your children will love even though it's good for them."--Dr. Ron Taffel, author of Parenting by Heart and contributing editor, Parents magazine
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