Sammy's First Day: How Sammy Made Friends With the Power of Kindness
Sammy’s First Day is a children’s book written by our owner, Brian Tucker. Published in 2022, this is a simple and heart-warming story that is meant to teach children the importance of friendship, kindness, and overcoming self-doubt and fear using the power of breathing and positive affirmations. It is meant to be an age-appropriate and child-friendly solution to help young children learn some basic mindfulness principles at an early age, to help them become easy-going, well-rounded, and well-balanced individuals who are kind and generous citizens within their communities.
The story follows Sammy, a six-year-old, on his first day of school. He is nervous in the beginning, and we see his mother help calm him by using some simple breathing and giving him a positive affirmation to recite. We then see Sammy take his newly learned skill to school and use it to make new friends through acts of generosity and kindness, and by sharing his affirmation with others.
Themes and ideas/messages explored:
-Identifying and understanding your feelings, and expressing them healthily
-Being fair-minded and compassionate to others
-Embracing individuality and being yourself
-Being respectful and understanding of the other's differences
-Practicing simple, mindful breathing
-Using positive words and affirmations to develop a positive outlook on yourself and others
-Being helpful to others by sharing your knowledge and tools with them.
Sammy’s First Day is a children’s book written by our owner, Brian Tucker. Published in 2022, this is a simple and heart-warming story that is meant to teach children the importance of friendship, kindness, and overcoming self-doubt and fear using the power of breathing and positive affirmations. It is meant to be an age-appropriate and child-friendly solution to help young children learn some basic mindfulness principles at an early age, to help them become easy-going, well-rounded, and well-balanced individuals who are kind and generous citizens within their communities.
The story follows Sammy, a six-year-old, on his first day of school. He is nervous in the beginning, and we see his mother help calm him by using some simple breathing and giving him a positive affirmation to recite. We then see Sammy take his newly learned skill to school and use it to make new friends through acts of generosity and kindness, and by sharing his affirmation with others.
Themes and ideas/messages explored:
-Identifying and understanding your feelings, and expressing them healthily
-Being fair-minded and compassionate to others
-Embracing individuality and being yourself
-Being respectful and understanding of the other's differences
-Practicing simple, mindful breathing
-Using positive words and affirmations to develop a positive outlook on yourself and others
-Being helpful to others by sharing your knowledge and tools with them.
Sammy’s First Day is a children’s book written by our owner, Brian Tucker. Published in 2022, this is a simple and heart-warming story that is meant to teach children the importance of friendship, kindness, and overcoming self-doubt and fear using the power of breathing and positive affirmations. It is meant to be an age-appropriate and child-friendly solution to help young children learn some basic mindfulness principles at an early age, to help them become easy-going, well-rounded, and well-balanced individuals who are kind and generous citizens within their communities.
The story follows Sammy, a six-year-old, on his first day of school. He is nervous in the beginning, and we see his mother help calm him by using some simple breathing and giving him a positive affirmation to recite. We then see Sammy take his newly learned skill to school and use it to make new friends through acts of generosity and kindness, and by sharing his affirmation with others.
Themes and ideas/messages explored:
-Identifying and understanding your feelings, and expressing them healthily
-Being fair-minded and compassionate to others
-Embracing individuality and being yourself
-Being respectful and understanding of the other's differences
-Practicing simple, mindful breathing
-Using positive words and affirmations to develop a positive outlook on yourself and others
-Being helpful to others by sharing your knowledge and tools with them.