Bibliotheraphy: Addressing Childrens Concern

Alvin Chan, Adri, Hasfiyah, Kelly

What Is Addressing Childrens Concern?

Children will be able to identify with the problems of the characters and can work through those problems by connecting to the text. They can see how they are not alone. Can help children achieve selfactualization by assisting with issues dealing with safety, love and belonging and esteem.

 Can be shared with children when dealing with concerns about safety homelessness; love and belonging, like bullying or family dynamics; or about esteem for example, being the best you can be.

Anytime a child is dealing with a tough situation!

Divorce Death Moving Bullying Special health needs Feeling different Prejudice/understanding different cultures

Steps that can be taken in addressing childrens concern

1. Provide answers to the childs questions at the childs level of development. 2. An effective answer to the childrens questions about difficult events start with listening carefully to the question. 3. You can then help address an emotion like fear by putting the event in context. 4. Reassure the child about blame.

Steps that can be taken in addressing childrens concern

5. Ask the child what would help them feel better. 6. Above all the goal is to teach the children that bad things can happen in this world and we cannot control that, but we can control who we are and how we respond to those situations.

Example of Application
Bibliotherapy can help the children to discover all the possible ways to solve and cope with their conflicts no matter how hard it is and to decide a constructive course of action

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

 Greg: middle child ignored by his parents and brothers bullied by friends 12 years old faced many conflicts Solution: assistance from friends and teachers seeks advice from mother friendly talk with whole family The conflicts faced by Greg are one of the usual conflicts that the young readers may experience (BULLYING) Gregs efforts- set positive example for the children who read the story as they may learn several ways to solve their problems. In the end, they would be able to cope with the problems much easier.