How to Handle Stress for Middle School Success
Kid Confident Book 3
From the Series Kid Confident: Middle Grade Shelf Help
“Smart and essential!”—Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Middle school can be stressful. On the outside, you can look like everything is going great. On the inside, you may worry a lot—about making decisions, staying on top of your schoolwork, being more independent, making friends, and keeping yourself and everyone else happy. And all that can seriously stress you out.
Want to know the trick to managing all that stress? Learn stress management level-up skills and become the boss of your brain! Inside, you’ll discover tons of strategies and methods to coach yourself through anything middle school throws your way, so stress and worry don’t get in the way of the things that matter the most to you and being the confident kid you are, including
- Using Chills Hacks to help you calm down when you need it the most.
- Customizing your own formula for bravery to help you feel courageous throughout middle school.
- Developing healthy habits when it comes to eating, sleeping, and screen-time that will last.
- Doing what it takes to have that “can-do” attitude and working towards your goals without giving up, and
- Controlling how you respond to stress and worry.
How to Deal With STRESS in Middle School is part of an awesome book series developed with expert psychologist and series editor, Bonnie Zucker, PsyD, that authentically captures the middle school experience. These nonfiction books skillfully guide middle schoolers through those tricky years between elementary and high school with a supporting voice of a trusted older sibling or a favorite aunt, stealthily offering life lessons and evidence-based coping skills. Readers of Telgemeir’s Guts will recognize similar mental health and wellness strategies and fans of Patterson’s Middle School series will appreciate the honest look at uncertainty and chaos that middle graders can bring. Kid Confident offers what kids need to have fun with it all and navigate middle school with confidence, humor, perspective, and feel our mad respect for being the amazing humans they already are.
Books in the series:
Kid Confident (Book #1): How to Manage Your SOCIAL POWER in Middle School by Bonnie Zucker, PsyD
Kid Confident (Book #2): How to Master Your MOOD in Middle School by Lenka Glassman, PsyD
Kid Confident (Book #3): How to Handle STRESS for Middle School Success by Silvi Guerra, PsyD
Kid Confident (Book #4): How to NAVIGATE Middle School by Anna Pozzatti, PhD & Bonnie Massimino, MEd
| Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-1-4338-3816-3
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$16.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 6 - Grade 9 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 7 |
| Genre | Social Studies |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: B Self-Management, Social Emotional Learning |
| Copyright | 2023 |
| Publisher | Magination Press, American Psychological Association |
| Imprint | Magination Press — American Psychological Association |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 304 |
| Publication Date | 2025-01-01 |
Author: Silvi Guerra
Silvi Guerra, PsyD, works with children, adolescents, and young adults with a range of socio-emotional, developmental, and behavioral problems at all stages of development. She uses cognitive-behavioral therapy and incorporates evidence-based, empathic, culturally informed, and resilient methodology.
Illustrator: DeAndra Hodge
DeAndra Hodge is an illustrator and designer based in Washington, DC. She received her bachelor of arts in graphic design from University of Montevallo.
Reviews
Tom Angleberger
“They used to tell kids to chant ‘sticks and stones’ or ‘just ignore it.’ It didn’t work. This book helps kids find the opposite approach: don’t ignore it; understand it.”—Tom Angleberger, Origami Yoda
Jeff Kinney
“Smart and essential!”—Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
School Library Journal
“Guerra provides readers helpful information on where stress comes from, as well as tools and tips for how they can manage it . . . [T]his volume is highly practical and will be encouraging to middle schoolers in need of support. Directions for new exercises or strategies are well laid out and easy to follow. Visual elements, particularly charts, organize the information thoughtfully. . . . This well-organized and practical guide to stress management is a great choice for upper elementary and middle school libraries.”—School Library Journal
