Böcker av MacKenzie Morrison

Big Heart Feels is the third book in the Small Voice Series – joining Small Voice Says and Little Hands Help.  It is intended for our little ones (four to seven years old) as they enter their pre-school and kindergarten years – and continue on to grade school. It is during these years that our children start to cultivate and show genuine empathy for others.  Not only can they start to feel another’s pain, they can learn to respond to it.  Knowing how to handle these feelings and translate them into positive behaviors is one of the most positive and life-giving skills a child can learn.  It promotes both self-understanding and awareness of others in a world that could use a little more of both!  Big Heart Feels follows little Angela as she discovers her own big heart – and learns to empathize with her family and friends at school.  Angela’s mom provides a useful and timeless metaphor – putting yourself in someone else’s shoes.  Your child will be inspired by Angela’s new adventures – and parents and teachers will find their own hearts growing in new directions!

Little Hands Help is the second book in our Small Voice series. It is intended for our little ones as they enter their pre-school and kindergarten years and continue into their early grade school years.We soon learn that our young children want to imitate what we are doing. Initially they just want to be more included in family life - but soon that feeling of truly helping creates a new motivation. It can be as simple as letting them wash the carrots at the sink. But when those carrots show up at the dinner table, a powerful sense of accomplishment ensues. Over time, these little investments in our kids add up. Even the littlest ones can pitch in - deepening the family bond. But beware, sometimes our time-deficient lives can get in the way of letting our children fully participate alongside us. Here's the deal. Whether a child learns to be helpful as they grow older is mostly influenced by early family life. In other words, when helpfulness is valued and learned at an early age, it becomes part of the child's self-image (I am a helper, I can do this). Of all the gifts we can bestow on our kids, few would compare to cultivating a natural tendency for helping others!

A message to all the big people who influence our little onesSmall Voice Says is intended for our little ones as they enter their pre-school and kindergarten years and continue into their early grade school years. This development period represents a critical span of time when the foundations of conscience begin to develop. In other words, our kids begin to build their inner small voice that helps them to distinguish between right and wrong - and how they impact others. It starts to feel a little different now when they don't tell the truth or they hurt the feelings of a friend. While most children will experience the pull and tug of their conscience . . . too few will cultivate the inner reflection skills that are necessary to guide them through all stages of life. It is one of the most important skills that a parent can not only teach but also continue to co-learn with their child. We catch ourselves from over-correcting our children and instead ask . . . what does your small voice say you should do?