Category: Children’s Mental Health Week

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Children’s Mental Health Week: Nightingale

Posted on by Liz Brownlee

Today I’m posting a shape poem from Being Me, Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings. The nightingale is a bird that does things a little bit differently, and that is what we love him for!

If you would like to find ways of chatting to your children about their worries, feelings etc, then why not get a copy of Being Me – the first poetry book of its type. Send me an email at poetliz @ mac. com with your address and if you would like a dedication, let me know who to dedicate it to!

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Being Me, Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings, + p&p UK

A unique and wonderfully illustrated book of poems supporting wellbeing in primary children – perfect to help parents and teachers discuss sensitive topics. Signed by me – if you would like a dedication, please let me know what you would like!

£10.00

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Children’s Mental Health Week: What to do with Worries!

Posted on by Liz Brownlee

Being Me is the first Children’s poetry book to address mental wellbeing in primary school children.

With advice from leading developmental psychologist Karen Goodall, the book is full of poems offering support, understanding and acknowledgement of many issues encountered by growing children. Full of comfort and kindness the book aims to give children a voice and vocabulary to express themselves and get those thoughts out in the open!

Being Me was shortlisted for the prestigious CLiPPA in 2022, was written by me, Matt Goodfellow and Laura Mucha, and is illustrated sensitively by Victoria Jane Wheeler.

Here is a video of Sophia reading What to do with Worries!

If you would like to open discussions with your young people, whether you are a teacher or a parent, and help them express themselves, perhaps you’d like to own a copy of Being Me!

Please send me an email at poetliz @ mac. com (with no spaces!), and let me know your address, and if you would like it dedicated, to whom.

being-me-big-smaller-from-janetta-copy-3-1

Being Me, Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings + p&p UK

A unique and wonderfully illustrated book of poems supporting wellbeing in primary children – perfect to help parents and teachers discuss sensitive topics. Signed by me – if you would like a dedication, please let me know what you would like!

£10.00

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Children’s Mental Health Week: Find Me, an animated poem

Posted on by Liz Brownlee

Being Me is full of poems confronting issues many children struggle with – reading and listening to these poems gives children the ability to express their own thoughts, feelings and worries.

If you are a teacher, and you register (free), then you can get a free comprehensive teaching sequence on this book from the  Centre for Learning in Primary Education (CLPE).

Perhaps you would like to buy a signed copy of the book? Buy it below, then send me an email saying to whom you would like it dedicated. Don’t forget to include your address!

Being Me, Poems about Thoughts Feelings and Worries, + p&p UK

A unique and wonderfully illustrated book of poems supporting wellbeing in primary children – perfect to help parents and teachers discuss sensitive topics.

£10.00

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Children’s Mental Health Week – Kindness

Posted on by Liz Brownlee

This is a sample poem from Being Me, by me, Matt Goodfellow and Laura Mucha, illustrated by Victoria Jane Wheeler.

Being Me is full of comforting poems to give children a voice so they can express their own thoughts, feelings and worries.

If you are a teacher, and you register (free), then you can get a free comprehensive teaching sequence on this book from the Centre for Learning in Primary Education (CLPE).

You can buy a signed copy here!

being-me-big-from-janetta-copy

Being Me, Poems about Thoughts Worries and Feelings, + p&p

A unique and wonderfully illustrated book of poems supporting wellbeing in primary children – perfect to help parents and teachers discuss sensitive topics.

£10.00

Posted in Children's Mental Health Week

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week!

Posted on by Liz Brownlee

Children’s Mental Health Week is the 13th-19th of May, 2024.

Being Me is the first Children’s poetry book to address mental wellbeing in primary school children. With advice from leading developmental psychologist Karen Goodall, the book is full of poems offering support, understanding and acknowledgement of many issues encountered by growing children – all kinds of worries and thoughts around sadness, inner critics, family dynamics, friendships, bullying, differences etc. Full of comfort and kindness the book aims to give children a voice and vocabulary to express themselves and get those thoughts out in the open!

Being Me was shortlisted for the prestigious CLiPPA in 2022, was written by me, Matt Goodfellow and Laura Mucha, and is illustrated sensitively by Victoria Jane Wheeler.

You can buy a signed copy here! Please email me at poetliz @ mac. com to let me know if you would like a dedication, and if so what, plus let me know your address. Thank you.

being-me-big-smaller-from-janetta-copy-2-3

Being Me, Poems about Thoughts Worries and Feelings, plus p&p

A unique and wonderfully illustrated book of poems supporting wellbeing in primary children – perfect to help parents and teachers discuss sensitive topics. Signed by me – if you would like a dedication, please let me know what you would like!

£10.00