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Are you interested in raising kind, compassionate children who are respectful of others? Would you like to help build your children's confidence and self-esteem so that they feel prepared to set goals for themselves and handle challenges that come their way? What if you could teach them ways to better handle negative emotions like fear, disappointment, criticism, and rejection while reinforcing the tenets of good character by simply spending a few minutes of quality time reading them a story?The Light Giver and Other Stories to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children, is a collection of 22 children's stories created by a teacher to promote positive Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills. Each story addresses one core value or life lesson but touches upon others as well. Children will easily relate to the characters and the issues or problems they face. Every story comes with a few discussion questions to help facilitate important conversations and a list of vocabulary words which can be utilized to promote literacy. The book also includes a story directory which can serve as an easy reference tool, listing the issues and topics addressed in each story. A companion book, The Light Giver Stories Workbook: Activities and Lessons for Social Emotional Learning is also available. The workbook contains fun, easy-to-follow activities, discussions, and lessons to reinforce the topics in this book and help you raise kind, confident, and compassionate children. For more information on the books and the topics addressed, or to view videos of the lessons or story readings, visit www.thelightgiverstories.com
About the author
"Why didn't I know this when I was younger?" That is exactly what author and former teacher, Peggy D Sideratos asked herself after learning how to move past some of the insecurities and self-doubt she developed due to bullying she endured in her youth. She made it her mission to use her experience and knowledge to prevent her students from having to carry similar emotional damage with them into adulthood. She realized that stories were a wonderful catalyst to address many of the social and emotional topics she knew kids needed. However, when she couldn't find stories on all the topics she wanted to address, she decided to author a collection of stories and lessons that parents and teachers could use with the children they loved.
Peggy, a seasoned elementary school teacher, taught a variety of grade levels in NYC schools. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Masters' Degree in Bilingual Elementary Education and received her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Brooklyn College. Peggy also studied Social Emotional Learning and Character Education at Rutgers University.
She has served as a Youth Coordinator for a non-profit organization and has worked with children and teens over the past 6 years to raise thousands of dollars for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children, and the Ronald McDonald House.
Her love and devotion to children is the reason she has chosen to donate a percentage of the proceeds of her book sales to St Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
Peggy lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family and her dog, Junior and enjoys traveling to Greece.
Visit her website, www.thelightgiverstories.com for free resources and additional information.
