I Choose to Calm My Anxiety: A Colorful, Picture Book About Soothing Strategies for Anxious Children

"I Choose to Calm My Anxiety" is a thoughtful, rhyming picture book designed to help children aged 3-7 understand and manage their anxious feelings. Through the character of Lucas, who experiences worry, the story introduces practical coping mechanisms such as deep breathing, focusing on controllable elements, and replacing negative thoughts with positive ones. Developed with teachers and therapists, this book is a valuable social-emotional learning (SEL) resource, empowering young readers to choose their reactions and build resilience. It provides a gentle, accessible way for parents and educators to open conversations about anxiety and equip children with tools for self-soothing.

In this rhyming story, Lucas is weighed down by his worry and anxiety. Through colorful illustrations and rhythmic rhymes, he learns coping mechanisms on how to deal with big emotions like anxiety. For every child who has experienced anxious thoughts, this story teaches kids how to respond to anxiety through several soothing strategies. "I Choose to Calm My Anxiety" is a story with social emotional learning (SEL) in mind. It has been praised by teachers and therapists worldwide. Lucas acknowledges negative thoughts, then actively replaces them with positive thoughts instead. He shares how he uses deep breathing and focus on things he can control. With Lucas in real life examples, your child will learn to develop their understanding of their own emotions. "I Choose to Calm my Anxiety" is a quiet, thoughtful story that teaches readers how to practice mindfulness, focusing on thoughts that bring happiness and calm into their lives. Teacher and Therapist Toolbox: I Choose is an empowering series curated to empower young children to become aware of big emotions. A new book series developed in tandem with teachers and therapists to help children cope with a range of emotions and teach them that they indeed hold the power to choose their actions and reactions. Sometimes things just happen, There is nothing we can do. I could only control my reactions, And choose some strategies I knew. "I Choose to Calm My Anxiety" was developed alongside counselors and parents to be used as a resource in a social emotional curriculum.