My Story: A Kid's Creative Journal for...

Kid-friendly guided journal is a fun and interactive way for children to reflect, create, and, in the process, learn about themselves. Each section builds upon the last. Engaging prompts ask kids to draw, color, and write with creative abandon, and there is also space to record favorite moments and memorable stories. Talented and connected author has significant experience, background, and previous product sales in these techniques. Her Touch.Nology program has been in practice for over 15 years and was used by branches of the Department of Defense including: Army National Guard, Army Reserves, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, US Navy Seals, and The Pentagon's Yellow Ribbon Program resulting in sales of 17 million total resilience tools and 358,000 books to that audience. Users report improved outcomes in the areas of deployment and reintegration issues, such as: building resiliency, connecting/reconnecting with loved ones, inspiring positive communications, improving user's sense of well-being, combating depression, stimulating creativity, providing safe vehicles for children to express themselves, assisting family reintegration, and providing information/ tools regarding dealing with PSTD. Author has first-hand experience with resiliency and created these products as she worked to recover from a severe spinal injury she sustained in a car accident. Recognized as best practice by: Pentagon's Defense Center of Excellence; Defense Center of Excellence recognition; The Child, Adolescent and Family Behavioral Health Proponency of the Army; Homeland Security Studies in the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; National Military Family; Officially a part of administrations war on terror; Military Moms; Harvesting Happiness Radio. Based on scientific research in the area of neuroplasticity that focuses on how different thought patterns affect the human mind and body. Thoughts trigger the release of cortisol, dopamine, etc. by the brain, which then impact the health and well-being of the mind and body. Excellent choice and helpful gift from parents and caregivers for children who have faced crisis, anxiety or stress.