Wilma Jean the Worry Machine Combo: Storybook with Activity & Ideas book

This Combo includes Julia Cook's great storybook and the supplementary Activity and Ideas Book.

Wilma Jean worries about everything. She worries about missing the bus, doing a maths problem wrong, having friends to play with, and getting carrots in her school lunch. Wilma Jean's teacher helps her figure out what worries she can control and those that she can't and what to do about both types of worries.

Anxiety is a subjective sense of worry, apprehension, and/or fear. It is considered to be one of the number one health problems for young people. Although quite common, anxiety disorders in children are often misdiagnosed and overlooked. Everyone feels fear, worry and apprehension from time to time, but when these feelings prevent a person from doing what he/she wants and/or needs to do, anxiety becomes a disability. This fun and humorous book addresses the problem of anxiety in a way that relates to children of all ages. It offers creative strategies for parents and teachers to use that can lessen the severity of anxiety.

The goal of the storybook is to give children the tools needed to feel more in control of their anxiety. For those worries that are not in anyone's control (i.e. the weather, ) a worry hat is introduced. A fun read for Wilmas of all ages!

The Activity and Idea Book is a supplementary teacher's guide for the storybook. It is full of discussion questions and exercises to share with students.