Make Social-Emotional Learning Fun with NowMaps!
World-renowned neuropsychiatrist and co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, has the answer: NowMaps.
A NowMap is a snapshot of our present-moment experience at any given time. It shows us where we are right now so we can decide where to go next.
In his debut children’s book series, Dr. Siegel brings the concept of NowMaps to life with TWO new books: an activity book for tweens and a choose-your-own-adventure story for preschool-aged kids.
This is the first series of its kind to break down the neuroscience of social-emotional learning and present it in a readily accessible (and fun!) way to children. NowMaps is written to children, for children.
Want a sneak peek? Download these free worksheets and coloring pages here!
Using four easy-to-remember tools – a pause button, a focus flashlight, an OK monitor, and a compass – tweens will learn how to create a NowMap, a snapshot of their present-moment experience, so they can navigate all of life’s moments with confidence and kindness. A NowMap shows tweens where they are right now so they can decide where they want to go next.
Packed with over 40 games, exercises, and activities, NowMaps is every tween’s sidekick for:
- Identifying and discerning between thoughts and feelings
- Enhancing interoceptive awareness
- Learning how to respond thoughtfully rather than react automatically
- Handling disappointment when things don’t go as planned
- Developing a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset
- Navigating social conflicts and bumps in relationships
- Learning coping skills when everything feels like “too much”
- And more!
Kids ages 3-6 will love this beautifully illustrated choose-your-own-adventure book that whisks them off to distant lands – including a jungle, a desert, and a pirate ship – as they learn about their thoughts, feelings, and sensory experiences.
Using three easy-to-remember tools – a pause button, a focus flashlight, and an OK monitor – children will learn how to create their very own NowMap, an internal snapshot of their present-moment experience, so they can navigate tricky feelings like disappointment, impatience, boredom, sadness, and anger with kindness.
Dr. Dan Siegel is the founder and director of education of the Mindsight Institute and founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA, where he was also co-principal investigator of the Center for Culture, Brain and Development and clinical professor of psychiatry at The School of Medicine.
An award-winning educator, Dan is the author of five New York Times bestsellers and over fifteen other books which have been translated into over forty languages. As the founding editor of the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology (“IPNB”), Dan has overseen the publication of over one hundred books in the transdisciplinary IPNB frame which focuses on the mind and mental health.
A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dan completed his postgraduate training at UCLA specializing in pediatrics, and adult, adolescent, and child psychiatry. He was trained in attachment research and narrative analysis through a National Institute of Mental Health research training fellowship focusing on how relationships shape our autobiographical ways of making sense of our lives and influence our development across the lifespan. Financial: Dr. Dan Siegel serves as the Medical Director at the Lifespan Learning Institute and is the Co-Founder and Director of Education at the Mindsight Institute. He is also the founding editor of the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology. Dr. Siegel receives royalties as a published author and serves as a scientific advisor for the Inner Development Goals initiative and as an advisor for the Center for Child Well-Being. Additionally, he receives honoraria and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. Dr. Siegel has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Dr. Dan Siegel serves as the Medical Director at the Lifespan Learning Institute and is the Co-Founder and Director of Education at the Mindsight Institute. He is also the founding editor of the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology. Dr. Siegel receives royalties as a published author and serves as a scientific advisor for the Inner Development Goals initiative and as an advisor for the Center for Child Well-Being. Additionally, he receives honoraria and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. Dr. Siegel has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Dan Siegel is an honorary member of the Austrian Federal Association for Mindfulness. He also serves on the Board of the Garrison Institute and as an advisory board member for both Gloo and Convergence.
