Description

Murphy Helps with Worries is a gentle children’s worries book for ages 3–7. Murphy wakes with a wiggly feeling in his tummy. With help from his friend Trevor the tortoise, he begins to understand his worries and discovers small ways to feel calmer and safer.

This reassuring picture book gives parents and carers a way to talk with children about anxious feelings. As you read together, you can ask what Murphy is feeling and try his simple ideas for slowing down and finding comfort.

The story encourages children to:

• notice how worry can feel in their body
• talk about what is troubling them
• slow their breathing
• practise kind, reassuring thoughts

Written by children’s author and retired counsellor Linda M. Cowan, this warm story can help you begin gentle conversations about worries at home or at bedtime.

You can also read my guide on how to calm an anxious child –

   HERE –  7 POWERFUL WAYS TO HELP A CHILD WHO WORRIES TOO MUCH