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gh

My Ey

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A spe

cial b

ook f

or yo

u to k

eep &

enjoy

Reme

mber

- You

are s

pecia

l. You

r fee

lings

are y

ours.

It is

ok to

talk

abou

t the

m to

some

one.

Th

is bo

ok w

as de

velop

ed fo

r you

by

The S

tatew

ide Ch

ildren

’s Reso

urce P

rogram

Coord

inator

s.We

hope

you e

njoy i

t.

Illustr

ation

by To

by De

Loren

zo

1. Be t

reated

fairly

no

matt

er wh

at

5. Kn

ow w

ho yo

u are

and w

here

you c

ome f

rom

9. Be

safe

no

matte

r whe

re yo

u are

3. Liv

e and

grow

up

healt

hy

7. Priv

acy

11. Ed

ucati

on, p

lay

and c

ultura

l ac

tivitie

s

2. Ha

ve a s

ay

abou

t deci

sions

aff

ectin

g you

6. Be

lieve w

hat

you w

ant

10. B

e care

d for

and h

ave a

ho

me

4. Ha

ve pe

ople

that d

o wha

t is

best

for yo

u

8. Fin

d out

inform

ation

&

expres

s you

rself

12. H

elp an

d pro

tectio

n if

you n

eed i

t

A Chil

d’s Ri

ghts

“Tod

ay yo

u are

you,

that is

truer

than t

rue.

There

is no

one a

live w

ho is

You

er tha

n You.

”

– Dr.

Seuss

Reme

mber

- You

are s

pecia

l. You

r fee

lings

are y

ours.

It is

ok to

talk

abou

t the

m to

some

one.

Refle

ction

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Let’s b

egin

at the

start

... tel

l us a

bout

your

family

tree,

your

mum,

dad o

r the

fami

ly

that y

ou ar

e a pa

rt of.

Yoga

has b

een p

ractic

ed fo

r ma

ny ye

ars to

help

peop

le ca

lm do

wn, a

nd co

ncen

trate.

Follo

w the

se si

mple

exerc

ises

to he

lp yo

u fee

l calm

.

Moun

tain P

ose

1. Sta

nd up

strai

ght

2. Mo

ve yo

ur we

ight

from

heels

to to

es3.

Roll y

our s

hould

ers

back

wards

5 tim

es

and t

hen f

orward

s 5 t

imes

Down

ward

Dog

1. Kn

eel o

n all f

ours

2. Bre

ath de

eply.

Push

up on

yo

ur ha

nd an

d toe

s so y

ou

form

an up

side d

own ‘

V’.3.

Hold

for as

long

as yo

u can

or

2-4 m

ins4.

Retur

n dow

n to y

our k

nees

Child

s Pos

e1.

Knee

l on a

ll fou

rs2.

Lower

yours

elf to

the

floor

restin

g you

r bo

ttom

and f

orehe

ad

on th

e floo

r.3.

Rest.

Yoga

Tell u

s abo

ut yo

ur fav

ourite

mem

ories.

Dra

w the

thing

s insid

e you

r mem

ory ch

est.

One s

tep, tw

o step

, walk

or ru

n, an

y sort

of ex

ercise

is fu

n. If y

ou’re

feeli

ng do

wn, th

e best

thing

to do

is exe

rcise

in the

sun.

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e’re s

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ome t

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ach da

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raw ho

w yo

u’re f

eelin

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Worry

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e som

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your

worry

stew

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w or

write

in th

e pot

with

every

thing

that

worri

es yo

u. Th

ere w

ill alw

ays b

e worr

y, all

you

can d

o is t

ake o

ne lit

tle bi

te ea

ch tim

e.

Ever

yone

is un

ique.

Each

of us

have

a sp

ecial

talen

t,

The o

ne th

ing I C

AN DO

that

others

can’t

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Some

times

you n

eed t

o go t

o a sp

ecial

place

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s som

eone

you t

rust,

like a

friend

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or dr

aw w

hat m

akes

you f

eel sa

fe.

There

are p

eople

we l

ook u

p to, i

mport

ant o

nes w

e can

trust.

Tra

ce aro

und y

our h

and a

nd w

rite do

wn fiv

e peo

ple yo

u can

trust.