Childhood anxiety is a colossal concern. It’s more than just fearing monsters under the bed. It represents real trauma and turmoil children encounter in their day-to-day lives. If not addressed immediately, these fears can influence a child’s academic performance, social interactions, and overall well-being.

By encouraging conversations around mental health, parents can help their little ones to articulate and manage their thoughts, emotions, and feelings, while also healing their inner child. This heart-centered approach opens avenues for understating that allows growth and resilience to flourish.

And so, one supermom from Southern California has created a conversation starter to encourage much-needed discussions around worry, paving the way for families, especially young ones, to weather the “what ifs” and face daily uncertainties with hope.

Children’s Author and Speaker, Monica Mancillas, joins our John Masiulionis and Little Forrest for Episode #183 of PR From The Heart’s Children’s Books Spotlight Series (as part of the program’s 5-year anniversary celebration) to share her family’s courageous journey and how that helped to inspired the release of her new children’s book, The Worry Balloon (published by Roaring Brook Press/MacKids Books), ways to navigate through mental health challenges post-pandemic, the importance of letting children express their emotions, the significance of connecting to our kids’ experiences, practical strategies for children and adults to cope with worry and anxiety, tips for building a calming corner for your kids, plus much more.

We encourage you, our fellow neighbors, to support Monica by purchasing your copies of The Worry Balloon, and enjoying this empowering read with your little ones: https://bit.ly/3Rpk4x6.

We encourage you, our fellow neighbors, to support Monica by purchasing your copies of The Worry Balloon, and enjoying this empowering read with your little ones: https://bit.ly/3Zj9KsA

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