{"product_id":"how-to-train-your-amygdala-9798885543736","title":"How to Train Your Amygdala","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour amygdala works hard to protect you from danger, but what about when it gets things \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ewrong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e? This amusing character-driven narrative helps children learn to calm their amygdala and control their fight-flight-freeze impulses.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe amygdala is the brain's alarm system that alerts for danger, but sometimes it gets things wrong and needs help calming down. In this picture book, young readers receive kid-friendly information about the amygdala \u003ci\u003efrom\u003c\/i\u003e the amygdala, how it can sometimes get confused, and simple ideas to calm and train it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe amygdala in \u003ci\u003eHow to Train Your Amygdala\u003c\/i\u003e makes complicated concepts accessible to children so they can understand their bodies, practice impulse control, and boost their self-regulation. \"You have probably never seen me before, but I am right here in your brain. There is an amygdala in everyone's brain. It's true! All humans have one. Many other animals do too.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, the amygdala and the reader practice anxiety-calming and mindfulness strategies such as deep breathing, visualization, and progressive relaxation. With anxiety on the rise among children, learning how to calm the amygdala is a critical life skill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdditional content at the back of the book includes an amygdala's training playbook for kids and more information for adults to help reinforce the book's message.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Spirit Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798885543736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40","brand":"Anna Housley Juster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43544247632053,"sku":"9798885543736","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8057e010-a151-4d6b-9180-94d9d8f90917.jpg?v=1706120438","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-to-train-your-amygdala-9798885543736","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}