How to help children manage big feelings and practise positive thinking and reflection

A shared interest in helping children to think positively led two friends to write an accessible and engaging book 

Kids can flourish with encouragement and the right language

Niamh Gogan was understandably feeling a few butterflies ahead of her first media interview about the book she co-authored with primary schoolteacher Tracey Flynn.

So, to calm herself, Gogan said out loud: ‘I can breathe long and slow to calm my busy mind’.