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During these uncertain times, we've turned to books to help ease our anxiety. For many years, UBC Press has been grateful to bring to Canadians fantastic resources from Jessica Kingsley Publishers. We've compiled a list of books we believe will be helpful to children and adults.

A bird-filled introduction to living with anxiety disorder.

Strategies for Dealing with Life’s Challenges

Resilience can act as a protective armour to help us deal with life's toughest challenges. This book lays out a 12-session programme that covers everything you need to unlock your resilience, based on therapies including CBT. Down-to-earth advice and simple exercises ensure your resilience develops to better cope with the stress of modern life.

A Resilience Programme to Help Children Aged 5–9 with Anger, Anxiety, Attachment, Body Image, Conflict, Discipline, Empathy and Self-Esteem
By Stephanie Azri Illustrated by Sid Azri Foreword by Raymond Ho

A programme of 10 guided sessions for working with children aged 5-9, to help them build resilience skills. Each session covers a key issue, such as anger, attachment, discipline, anxiety, and self-esteem, with hands-on activities, photocopiable worksheets and tips for parents included.

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