Momo always wants to be first
Challanging behaviour - impatience as the background, calming and self-regulation techniques
| Author | Eva Brlek, Julija Kukec |
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| Illustrator | Sven Nemet |
| Original Title | Momo uvijek želi biti prvi |
| ISBN | 978-953-8008-96-2 |
| Format | softcover |
| Pages | 24 |
| Size | 21x21 cm |
| Age range | Early learning (2 – 6), Beginning readers (5 – 7) |
| Category | Behavior |
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| Tag | Challenging behaviour picture book series |
WRITTEN BY EXPERTS IN CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
Panda Momo loves being outdoors and often plays on the playground. Of all the fun activities, he loves going down the slide most, over and over again. One afternoon, there were a lot of other animals on the playground and the line for the slide was very long. Momo felt impatient and restless, and then he even got angry because he had to wait in line. He wanted to be first, so he started pushing himself across the line and along the way he pushed and hurt his friends.
Momo has a hard time dealing with feelings of impatience, restlessness, and dissatisfaction, so with the help of his mum, he learned a technique for calming intense emotional reactions and self-regulation of emotions, called the finger breathing technique. Only when he calmed down, he could become aware of his choices, that is, that he could choose different behaviours in similar situations in the future.
The Challenging Behaviors picture book series brings stories for children that teach them to recognize unpleasant emotions when they appear in the body, to calm down, and to choose more acceptable ways of behaving.
Picture books also contain advice for parents, educators, and caregivers, explaining the role of adults in the process of co-regulation of the emotions that are behind challenging behaviors and what happens in the child’s neurophysiology when we notice them
Author: Eva Brlek
Dr. sc. Eva Brlek is a professional in educational rehabilitation and psychotherapist. Following her dreams, she opened a private practice, Kabinet Nueva, where she can enable the maximum stimulation and realization of the potentials, abilities and possibilities of both children and adults. With an interdisciplinary approach and innovative therapeutic methods, she provides diagnostic, counselling and therapy services in the field of educational rehabilitation, psychology and psychotherapy. Eva is mostly fulfilled in her role of a mother to a wonderful boy, with whom she grows and develops to her fullest possible extent.
Author: Julija Kukec
Julija Kukec has a master’s degree in psychology, she is a practitioner of reality therapy and an ECHA specialist for education of the gifted. She is a professional assistant in a kindergarten, where she works with children to monitor their development, identifies difficulties and potential giftedness. She also provides educational programs through lectures and workshops, diagnosis and support for children and parents in the form of counselling. She is the mother of two children, who are her biggest and most important inspiration in every area of her work. In her free time, Julija enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and children.
Illustrator: Sven Nemet
Sven Nemet is a Master of Fine Arts. His area of interests and work are illustration, drawing, painting, photography, board and video games, comics and cartoons. He is very active on doing comics and art workshops with children and has exhibited at several solo and group exhibitions in the country and abroad. As an illustrator, he collaborates with numerous Croatian publishing and media companies. His illustrations brilliantly evoke the atmosphere of the stories, they are dynamic, playful, and humorous. He has illustrated more then 30 children’s books and worked with many famous writers and literary projects.
