Sea Otter Cove: A Relaxation Story introducing deep breathing to decrease stress and anger while promoting peaceful sleep (Indigo Ocean Dreams) - Hardcover

Lori Lite

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0978778189 ISBN 13: 9780978778187

Publisher: Stress Free Kids, 2008

Synopsis

Sea Otter Cove is a story that teaches children how to use diaphragmatic breathing to calm down, lower stress, and control anger. Children love to experience belly breathing with the playful sea otters and sea child. This self-calming breathing technique can help your child to self-soothe, relax, and manage anger. 
Children love to experience belly breathing with the playful sea otters and sea child. This effective, self-calming technique also known as diaphragmatic breathing or deep breathing can have a positive impact on your child's health. Focused breathing can lower stress and anxiety levels. It can be used to decrease pain and anger. Delightful characters and this easy breathing exercise encourages your child to slow down, relax, and fall asleep peacefully. If you have enjoyed the classic story for younger children entitled A Boy and A Bear, you will love Sea Otter Cove. This story is ideal for older children or those with a longer attention span. 

Sea Otter Cove is also featured on the Indigo Ocean Dreams Audio/CD. It is also available in several eBook formats. 

Note to Parent: 

Breathing is a simple and effective relaxation and anger management technique. It is usually the first technique therapists and yoga experts will teach for calming the mind and body. Learning to breathe in this way can change your child's life. Breathing can become a tool your child can access at any time and any place. Every child has a different emotional maturity, attention span, and need. While the stories are best suited for ages 6-12, do not let this be your primary reason for selecting. You know your child best and remember this is not about the reading level. The focus is on the actual techniques.

About this title

About the Author:

Lori Lite is a pioneer in the field of children s stress management. She has dedicated her life to helping families reduce stress, anxiety, and anger. Lori created Stress Free Kids and a line of books, CDs, and lesson plans designed to help children, teens, and adults decrease stress, anxiety, and anger. Her work is considered a resource for parents, psychologists, therapists, child life specialists, teachers, doctors, counselors, and yoga instructors. She has been nationally recognized on Shark Tank, CBS News, and as a Sears parenting expert. Her sought after practical tips and articles can be found in hundreds of publications to include; Family Circle, NY Times, Web MD, Real Simple, Prevention, and Aspiring Women. Lori s titles are also available in Spanish, Apps, and eBooks bringing stress management to Smart Boards and making classroom implementation easy. Her constant upbeat presence on Facebook and Twitter (Stressfreekids) make her a real-time resource for anyone seeking practical advice for stress free living. For more information visit StressFreeKids dot com.

Review:

Our young daughter has difficulties resting and calming due to the ups and downs of a mood disorder. Sea Otter Cove takes her on a lovely journey of relaxed breathing as she imagines she is the sea child surrounded by the sounds and movement of the sea. Tension ebbs as she becomes safely connected with the warm, colorful rock and envisions sea otters joining her as she learns healthy breathing techniques. I highly recommend Sea Otter Cove as a peaceful and enjoyable tool for children and adults! --Deborah Theisen, Founder and President, Families of Kids with Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Inc. --website

We have found this book to be very helpful in our new study where we are working with children who exhibit various fears and anxieties. We are happy to see children are able to follow through with the story and be able to relate to some of the scenes in there own way. it is important for more books like these be developed for younger children which allow them to practice skills in groups and individual basis. ---Toula Zoulas --website

This child friendly adventure is beautifully illustrated and loved by children of all ages. Sea Otter Cove teaches children a powerful breathing technique, which helps children to slow down and focus in this fast paced and over stimulating world. The techniques are easy to use anywhere! --Melissa C. Fedosh, Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Children s Yoga Teacher, and Mother --amazon

About this edition

• Publisher: Stress Free Kids
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0978778189
• ISBN 13: 9780978778187
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 28
• Illustrator: Max Stasuyk