God, I Feel Sad: Bringing Big Emotions to a Bigger God
About this audiobook
Includes audiobook-exclusive extended emotional learning content!
Kids have big feelings, but none of their feelings are too big for God. In this children’s book from licensed counselor Michelle Nietert and Tama Fortner, young readers will explore what it means to feel their sadness and discover how to manage their emotions in a healthy way.
Sad is a feeling that can be hard, but if we listen to it, we can learn things about ourselves. In God, I Feel Sad, kids discover that it’s okay to be sad and that God is in all things, including sadness. With simple, accessible text, sad becomes an emotion that kids don’t need to avoid and instead something they can use to grow closer to God. A note at the end provides tips and techniques parents and caregivers can use to help young children process their feelings in a beneficial way.
God, I Feel Sad teaches kids ages 4 to 8 how to:
- Identify the feeling of sadness
- See signs of sadness in others
- Recognize things that can make them feel sad
- Embrace sadness without letting it overwhelm them
- Talk to God about their feelings
God, I Feel Sad is perfect for:
- Helping young kids develop positive ways to manage and name their feelings
- Children dealing with changing emotions, new experiences, or loss
- Family read-aloud time
- Supporting good communication and mental health habits at an early age
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About the author
A licensed professional counselor of 25 years, Michelle Nietert is the coauthor of the bestselling books Loved and Cherished and Managing Your Emojis, award-winning book Make Up Your Mind, and the Bringing Big Emotions to a Bigger God series God, I Feel Sad and God, I Feel Scared. A popular speaker on topics regarding mental health, faith, and parenting, she is a frequent guest on national television and podcasts and hosts the Raising Mentally Healthy Kids podcast. She and her husband, Drew, have been married for 20 years and have two school-aged children. Connect with Michelle at YourMentalHealthCoach.com.
Tama Fortner is an ECPA award-winning and bestselling author with more than sixty titles to her credit, including her latest releases Prayers for Each Moment; God, I Feel Scared; and Easter Is Coming! She has collaborated with some of the biggest names in Christian publishing to create inspirational books for children, teens, and adults. But her greatest accomplishments happen in a happy little home on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee, with her family and two feisty little pups who are convinced they’re people too. Learn more at www.TamaFortner.com.
Nomar Perez was born on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, in the city of Ponce, and moved with his parents and five siblings to Ohio when he was ten. Nomar is heavily influenced by all types of media, most especially animation, puppetry, and computer art. He studied computer animation and painting at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and since then has worked as an illustrator on social expression products in the categories of humor, children's, and young adult. Nomar has also illustrated numerous children's board books and school publishing books.
