Emotional Tuning… WRITTEN BY MEGIN POTTER PHOTOS BY WENDY HOBDAY HAUGH
for pre-teens T
here is something so nourishing about a nice, warm bowl of chicken soup.
Stories and soup are similar; they both offer us sustenance when we need it most. Strong Feelings, Sensitive Solutions Middle school is a time of transition. Children experience changes in their bodies, but also in how they feel about themselves and the world around them. Knowing how to process these feelings is not innate - it is a vital skill that must be approached with sensitivity and reexamined throughout one’s lifetime.
The writer hopes this book will help her own preteen granddaughter, Lilli, navigate her preteen years;
Wendy Haugh holds Chicken Soup for the Soul’s new “Think Positive for Preteens” book. 38 | SARATOGA FAMILY | CHRISTMAS 2020
Cover of the preteen book in which Wendy Hobday Haugh’s story appears. saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com
