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Fears/Phobias
Dr. Dawn’s Mighty Fears series is designed to help children ages 6-10 tackle their fears and live happier lives. The perfect guides for parents and mental health professionals.
Everyone has a body, although not all bodies are the same.
Some bodies are tall or short. Lean or curvy. Dark or light or a shade that’s in between.
20 But none of that matters, because every body—no matter the shape, the size, the color—can do all sorts of wonderful things. When you stop to think about it, your body is a remarkable thing. It can:
Blink Swallow
ReachScrunch down Grow
Ache
Repair itself Wave
Bend
Lift
Twist
Balance
Digest Make noises ChewBlow bubblesSee hear Smell Taste
and so much more…
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Even now, as you sit wherever you are sitting, your body is humming along, doing what it needs to do. Your heart is beating, and your lungs are expanding, and your intestines are digesting.
We can get used to scary‑but‑safe animals the same way we get used to cold water, loud noises, and smelly smells. We can expose ourselves to them and we’ll get used to them.
Your senses are taking in information and so is your brain, which is thinking, and thinking, and thinking. FUN FACT Dogs lick their lips when they are nervous. They also lick their lips after delicious meals. FUN FACT Each dog has a unique smell that comes from glands near its rear end. That’s why dogs sniff one another’s bott oms, so they can get to know each other.
FUN FACT Your ears and nose kee p growing your whole life.
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9 That might sound hard, but you get to be in charge of how to do this.
Think about the swimming pool again.
You have a choice about how to get in, right?
You can jump in, or you can go step by step.
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Dawn Huebner, PhD
Illustrated by Liza Stevens
new
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Apr 2022 | £10.99 | 6–12 yeArs | 80pp | pB | 39 B&W illustrAtiOns | isBn-9781787759251
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Illustrated by Liza Stevens
new
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Dawn Huebner, PhD
Illustrated by Liza Stevens
new
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Illustrated by Liza Stevens
new
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Illustrated by Kara McHale
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– Barbara Band, School Library Association
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Illustrated by Kara McHale
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Illustrated by Kara McHale
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