Lioness knows how to be happy for others
Feeling happy for others and their success
| Author | Tatjana Gjurković, Tea Knežević |
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| Illustrator | Jelena Brezovec |
| Original Title | Lavica može i zna biti sretna zbog drugoga |
| ISBN | 978-953-8008-79-5 |
| Category | Happiness |
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| Tag | Basic emotions: HAPPINESS |
WRITTEN BY EXPERTS IN CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
Little lioness and her dad were throwing pebbles into the lake. Where they fell, circles formed and spread in the water. After spending time with her dad, lioness went for a walk. She saw her friend ostrich, who was very happy because of the training he had enjoyed. Then she ran into the crocodile, who was happy because he had helped the turtle, and the rhino who was happy because he had mastered a new skill. And the lioness? Well, the lioness was happy because they were happy. Her dad explained to her that happiness is contagious and, like circles in water, it can spread to anyone with an open heart.
When we think of happiness, the first thing that often comes to mind is children. Not only are they the greatest happiness in life for many adults, but children are excellent at showing and spreading this positive feeling.
Happiness is one of the so-called basic emotions. Basic emotions appear in all cultures and from the earliest age. By the end of the 6th month of life, a child expresses all four basic emotions (anger, fear, happiness, sadness).
It is known in psychology and many studies have shown that happiness is truly “contagious”. Although happiness is something different for each person and will be described differently, what this feeling carries is the potential for us to positively influence other people with our happiness. On the other hand, if we can sincerely be happy for someone else, for their successes and achievements, share their happiness even though nothing significant has happened to us, our lives will be richer, more pleasant and healthier.
At the end of the picture book, there are also tips for adults that will introduce you to the social aspect of happiness and ways in which you can encourage your child to be open to the emotion of happiness that comes from other people.
Author: Tatjana Gjurković
Tatjana Gjurković has a master’s degree in psychology, she is certified psychotherapist, certified child play therapist (RPT), Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA), Teacher and Supervisor of Transactional Analysis (TSTA). She works individually with children and adults and holds educational programs for specialists in fields of child play therapy and transaction analysis. She is author of a book “Play Therapy with children” and 28 therapeutic picture books. She continuously promotes the importance of mental health in children and adults through Centar Proventus which she co-founded with her colleague Tea Knežević.
Author: Tea Knežević
Tea Knežević has master’s degree in psychology, she is certified psychotherapist, certified child play therapist (RPT) and Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA). She provides play therapy with children, psychotherapy with adults, parent consultations, and conducts numerous training courses for professionals in Centar Proventus which she co-founded with her colleague Tatjana Gjurković. She has written 28 picture books with therapeutic stories for children. In addition, she is the author of several manuals related to psychological resilience, gifted children, and anger management.
Illustrator: Jelena Brezovec
Jelena Brezovec has a master’s degree in social studies. For a long time, drawing was just a hobby, until 2008 when she became a co-founder of the publishing house Evenio and decided to study digital illustration, with the focus on children’s illustration. So far, she has illustrated more than 40 picture books and many other publications. She is the winner of the Grigor Vitez “Bird” Award, a special praise from the children’s jury. She has illustrated the most popular children’s book series in Croatia – Mrljek & Prljek. Her illustrations have been part of many exhibitions throughout Croatia. She lives and works in Varaždin, Croatia.
