Uplifting Kids

Our preteen years, ages nine to 13, can present some of the most difficult times in our young lives, a period of tremendous physical and emotional change. We're eager to leave the "kid" stage, yet we're uncertain about what adolescence will bring; we start hearing the familiar refrain "wait until you're older" far too often. Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul is a companion guide for these transitional years.

In this captivating fantasy book for middle-grade children, Clare and Johnny are unhappy in their new neighborhood. They embark on a year-long fairy-tale adventure. On nights of the full moon, they shrink in size and sail down the creek in the backyard of their new home in a toy sailboat. Their mission is to recover the links of a magical chain. Throughout the year, they meet a gilded flying boy named Fiddle, steal treasure from a snapping turtle’s cave, paint the leaves red for an “Autumn Seasonwife” named Mourna, and fly home on an enchanted swan. By the end of their journey, they ...

Do affirmations really work? Yes. Although it won't happen overnight, studies have shown that over time, speaking positive affirmations have helped to improve more positive thinking, as well as helped to improve better behavior.

Are you struggling to make your kid behave in public? Is your child always throwing temper tantrums in restaurants, airplanes or toy stores? Do you always find yourself on the receiving end of complaints about your kid’s bad behavior in school? Raising a child is an ongoing challenge and it’s your responsibility to help your little one develop into a useful member of society, a self-confident individual, and a happy person. Here’s how you can raise happy kids and transform them into thriving, successful adults!