Stress Free Kids Book Review
“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” – Thich Nhat Nanh
For some, the quote above is naturally difficult. I have noticed that I’m as happy as my most sad child. Am I right? When there’s a stressed child, don’t you feel it too? I sure do.
Lori Lite is probably one of my favorite people I have had the pleasure of getting to know. She came into our lives several years ago, when I discovered her amazing meditation CD’s for young kids. My daughter was experiencing anxiety after a long illness and we purchased the Stress Free Kids’ CD’s to help her sleep. Those CD’s are used to this day when she is feeling unsettled and needs some soothing inspiration.
When Lori Lite told me she was writing Stress Free Kids, I was wondering to myself how she could manage to speak to her audience as brilliantly as she can in her CD’s and children’s books, well she did….and she hit it out of the ball park for a HOME RUN!
Lori Lite’s new book, Stress Free Kids is a Mom’s Lifesaver
“Children need to be taught how to manage their stress. In the past, life was much quieter and less hectic for kids. Today, they seem to be constantly bombarded by stimulus that requires their attention and energy. Kids are simply stressed out and anxious. I wrote ‘Stress Free Kids’ to help parents learn what they can do to help their children get their stress under control and feel more relaxed and calm.” – Lori Lite, Founder/Author/Speaker, Stress Free Kids
About Lori Lite
Lori Lite is a pioneer in the field of children’s stress management, dedicating her life to helping families reduce stress, anxiety, and anger. Lori astounded the medical community by incorporating research-based, stress reducing techniques into a storytelling format. After helping her own children, Lori understood that her mission was to help other parents and children struggling with stress and self-esteem issues. Lori created Stress Free Kids and a line of books, CDs, and lesson plans designed to help children, teens, and adults decrease stress, anxiety, and anger. Her work is considered a resource for parents, psychologists, therapists, child life specialists, teachers, doctors, counselors, and yoga instructors.
Lori is a certified children’s meditation facilitator and guest instructor. She has been nationally recognized on Shark Tank, CBS News, and as a Sears parenting expert. Her sought after practical tips and articles can be found in hundreds of publications to include; Family Circle, NY Times, Web MD, Real Simple, Prevention, and Aspiring Women. Lori’s titles are also available in Spanish, Apps, and eBooks bringing stress management to Smart Boards and making classroom implementation easy. Her constant upbeat presence on Facebook and Twitter (@stressfreekids) make her a real-time resource for anyone seeking practical advice for stress free living.
The lovely Lori Lite was a delight to interview. Christine enjoyed every moment of her interview!
A Conversation with Mom’s Lifesavers
Lori Lite understands kids and parents, and is truly gifted in her ability in which she can identify how best to push through times of stress and anxiety. A few weeks ago, I had the chance to chat with Lori over the phone. While I had all my technology ready to go to record our hour long conversation, my technology failed me, so I’m here writing to you from my heart!
When I say I’m a genuine fan of Lori Lite, I mean it from my core – she just gets it!
Oftentimes, parents get so lost in the minutia of parenting and not targeting areas that we can improve ourselves to make the childhood journey easier for our family dynamic. The book, Stress Free Kids navigates you through almost EVERY scenario you could possibly have with your kids. No rock is unturned, and I have felt compelled since purchasing the book to go back to it on a daily basis referencing it for guidance, support or just a great reminder of what I’m already trying to incorporate.
To seek this help from Lori’s writing puts me at ease immediately. Don’t you feel adrift sometimes – alone on a runaway ship? This book has become my anchor, as the CD’s have become that for my daughter.
In my interview with Lori, she is humble. She doesn’t toot her horn at all. As I gush about her, she is grounded in the fact that this is what she is truly gifted to do. She is my guru…I adore her.
Book Sections that Make Sense
The book is broken down into easy to read sections:
- Part 1: The Stress Connection
- Part 2: The ABC’s of Decreasing Stress
- Part 3: Stressful Situations, Solved
As you can see, Lori taps into all facets of stress related issues and helps you to understand them, and helps to relieve them in your family. Other sections of the book we loved:
Sanity Savers: The book also gives quick Sanity Savers throughout the book from tried and true issues she’s experienced first hand and comes up with great possible solutions.
Mindful Mantras: These are scattered about in the book and I LOVE them. One I adored is:
“Just for today, I will choose loving and kind words when I speak to my child. I know that one day these words will become her inner voice.”
Christine’s Takeaways & Favorite Parts
The book offers up parents a real framework to guide parents. There are no instruction manuals that come with parenthood, but this book is pretty close! It’s my go to from now on! At this season of motherhood Chapter 3 really resonated with me; Kids Don’t Come with Directions, but Need Direction (Page 45). Reminding us of the following:
” The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.” — Dr. Benjamin Spock
I most especially like the framework of a letter Lori puts together to keep the lines of communication open with your tween or teens. It’s really so well done and I will be drafting my own this weekend (Pages 58 & 59).
So some takeaways I have from the book are:
- Listen to your inner voice
- Find balance
- Respond to your instincts
- Get plenty of good, healthy food for your family
- Exercise – it’s good for everything and everyone in your family!
We LOVE the Stress Free Kids Meditation CD’s
Where to Purchase the Book
Top CD’s Mom’s Lifesavers Recommends from Lori Lite
Here are some of the CD’s I absolutely adore and recommend – all found on Amazon.
- Indigo Teen Dreams: Guided Relaxation Techniques Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-esteem and Self-awareness (Indigo Dreams)
- Bubble Riding: A Relaxation Story designed to teach children visualization techniques to increase creativity while lowering stress and anxiety levels
- Indigo Dreams (3 CD Set): Children’s Bedtime Stories Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-Esteem and Self-Awareness
- Indigo Dreams: Adult Relaxation-Guided Meditation/Relaxation Techniques decrease anxiety, stress, anger
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