The Yes Brain Workbook: Exercises, Activities and Worksheets to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity & Resilience In Your Child

Unlock your child s innate capacity for resilience, compassion, and creativity.From Daniel J. Siegel, MD, and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, the bestselling authors of The Whole-Brain Child, No-Drama Discipline, and The Power of Showing Up, comes the latest resource for parents, clinicians, and educators to nurture the positive potential in children. Expanding upon their acclaimed book The Yes Brain, this workbook companion continues to build on the skills needed to cultivate courage and emotion regulation in kids.The Yes Brain Workbook teaches caregivers how to cultivate a mindset in their children (and themselves!) that will encourage them to approach life with a yes state of mind. With an interactive format that includes worksheets, activities, self-reflections, and fun illustrations, parents will learn how to:- Put into practice the fundamentals of a Yes Brain balance, resilience, insight, and empathy and how to strengthen them in real-world scenarios- Recognize when kids need a gentle push out of a comfort zone vs. needing the cushion of safety and familiarity- Develop strategies to reduce negative behavioral and emotional states (aggression and withdrawal) and expand their child s capacity for positivityThe Yes Brain Approach Teaches:- Flexibility and adaptability- Sound decision making and planning- Regulation of emotions and body- Personal insight- Empathy- Morality

Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, the founding co-director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, and the executive director of the Mindsight Institute. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Siegel is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestsellers Aware and Brainstorm, and is the co-author with Tina Payne Bryson of The Whole-Brain Child, No-Drama Discipline, The Yes Brain and The Power of Showing Up. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, with welcome visits from their adult son and daughter.

Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., is the co-author (with Dan Siegel) of two New York Times bestsellers The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline each of which has been translated into dozens of languages, as well as The Yes Brain, The Power of Showing Up, and the upcoming The Bottom Line for Baby. She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Connection, a multidisciplinary clinical practice in Southern California. Dr. Bryson keynotes conferences and conducts workshops for parents, educators, and clinicians all over the world, and she frequently consults with schools, businesses, and other organizations. An LCSW, Tina is a graduate of Baylor University with a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.