You're Brave and Able, Too (Paperback)
PRE-ORDER - Delivery in early January 2025, ready for back to school
In this beautifully illustrated picture book, Brave and Able will guide you through a moment in time when big feelings take over. They show us how we can pause in this moment and focus on something within our body, and within our control – our breath.
Learn how to use calm breaths to slow down and take a break from your thinking and emotions, so you can work through your big feelings and more clearly see a way through your challenges – and get back to your adventures!
A beautiful companion to your Breathing Buddy, or equally effective as a standalone resource, children will learn how to use calm breaths to support them through big feelings.
Written by Brave & Able founder, Zara McDonald
Beautifully illustrated by Nell Harris
Printed in Australia
(Please note as these are pre-sale, sneak peek images, the internal page images are of the hardcover book sample. Paperback cover is as shown here.)
GUIDED LIGHT
With a simple press-to-operate function, a timed light sequence shines from Brave and Able's tummies to help children follow a slower breathing pace, to calm their nervous system and slow their feelings of overwhelm. The light guide has an automatic five-minute shut-off function.
SENSORY DELIGHT
Made of beautifully soft fabrics in a variety of shapes and textures, these trusted companions have many sensory elements for kids to hold to help them regain focus while they practise slowing their breathing and work through their big feelings. They are also great snugglers and suitable for bedtimes.
CALM BREATHING SKILLS
Learn slow, deep breathing skills without the need for an app or a smartphone. Guided light teaches kids how to calmly take control of their breathing and regain focus. With a clearer mind you can more easily work through your big feelings and challenges. These skills can be carried within them for a lifetime, into the tricky teenage years and beyond!
ROUTINE BUILDER
Encourage regular quiet play, brain breaks and time in. Build mindful breathing time into morning or evening routines, or while kids are calm, so that these skills can be recalled in tricky situations when they need them most. Brave and Able are a tangible tool for parents and caregivers to engage children in conversations about big, confusing feelings, and provide a demonstration for how to work through them.
TAKE US ANYWHERE
Fully portable and with no need for wifi, children can practise with their Breathing Buddies wherever their adventures take them, requiring only 2 x AAA batteries for operation (not included).
BACKED BY SCIENCE
Did you know that calm breathing is a key tool to help ground your child, help performance, help anxiety, help connection and help resilience? Scientific studies have shown that slow, deep breathing has the ability to reduce anxiety, increase confidence and memory, and even grow new brain cells!
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