The Blinks Love

by Andrea Chatten

The Blinks books are magical novels for children aged 7-11 and their families, each one entwined with a different emotional & behavioural concept.The Blinks are created from morsels of goodness that all the good folk who have ever lived, leave to the Universe. These could have been left behind by people who you have loved in the past. Their whole purpose is to share their wisdom and kindness with children who need support and guidance in order to promote positive well-being.The stories are enjoyable, but the main aim is for the reader to recognise similarities with himself or herself and the child in the story. It is then hoped that they will use some of the suggestions made by ‘The Blinks’ to enable them to change their behaviour in a positive way – for the better.Parents could also benefit from reading the books with their children; especially if they identify with children and their family circumstances. Both parent and child could learn how to manage early forms of psychological distress as a natural part of growing up rather than it become problematic when not addressed in its early stages. The Blinks is a book that discreetly apply lots of psychological theory throughout the story including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Developmental and Positive Psychology approaches. This first book in the series tackles the issue of worry and how to prevent this everyday cognition from becoming more serious anxiety in the future.For example; Mandy is 9 years old and has always been a worrier but recently her worrying has started to affect her well-being, friendships, sleep, general health and even her learning. She also becomes the target of Maggie & the Meanies who get great pleasure from creating situations for her to worry about. Blink 210504 notices Mandy as he tiptoes around the Northern City of Sheffoold in search of children who are not as happy as they could be. When Mandy is discussed at the midnight bakery meeting, the Blink panel agree that Mandy needs some positive help and is lucky to become part of some very special Blink intervention. As the story unravels Mandy and some of her classmates begin to make changes that they never thought possible.

Paperback

First published July 1, 2015

Reviews

[Esraa Maghrabia]

Warm and nice ")))