Seven Skills for School Success - paperback

I picked this up hoping to get ahead of the social hurdles my daughter faces in kindergarten, and the focus on emotional vocabulary over memorization is exactly what we needed. The chapter on handling disappointment already helped her calm down after a rough day at school.

My six-year-old was struggling with sharing and frustration, and this book’s focus on social and emotional skills gave us a concrete way to talk through those feelings together. The chapters on building empathy have already made a real difference in how he handles disagreements at home.

My five-year-old has been struggling with sharing and taking turns, and the practical strategies in this book have genuinely given us a new way to talk about feelings. The workbook-style activities are short enough to hold his attention, and I’ve already seen him try to pause before reacting.