We were recently sent* a copy of The Stress Goblin’s Hat which is an engaging book aimed at children 3-7 years old. It has been created by experts to help children identify and cope with stress.
Many adults struggle with stress and talking about and we understand it more so I think it is such a good idea to be helping children be aware of it, what it feels like and how to cope with it from an early age.
The Office of National Statistics state that one in ten children in the UK suffer from mental health problems including stress, anxiety and depression. According to YoungMinds, 1 million children in the UK between 5-15 suffer from stress. They are scary statistics and The Guardian state that just 6% of UK health research spending goes on mental health and less than 30% of research is focused on young people.
Stress in children can be far more serious than in adults as children have not learned the tools needed to cope and can’t escape stressful situations easily.
The Stress Goblin’s Hat is specifically written to help children understand the effects of stress and how to cope with it. The story is really engaging with lively and bright illustrations. the story follows The Stress Goblin’s mischievous hat that escaped and wherever he lands he causes stress. The Stress Goblin goes in search of the hat before he causes everyone to be stressed. It is a heartwarming story that describes how you may feel when stressed and opens up many conversations of when your child may feel like that and what they can do to reduce it. Lucas enjoys me reading it to him and I hope he will take away some of the meaning behind the book.
If you fancy winning a copy to read to your little one, enter using the app below x
The Stress Goblin’s Hat
Margaret Gallagher says
A little beauty – hours of fun for us
iain maciver says
amazing giveaway
Solange says
Sounds like a great read.
Rachel Butterworth says
Wonderful idea for a children’s book.
andrea tinkler says
as a psychiatric nurse i cannot stress how important it is for people to know about stress regardless of their age so this is a brillaint book
T Brailey says
I love books that make it easier to explain things to children. This one seems perfect and very up with today’s issues.
Emily Egan says
This would be amazing for my daughter
twirlywhirly says
great book would love to read this to my grandson
Michelle Moloney says
This sounds like. Avery good and useful book
Nikki Stewart says
A brilliant book x
Clifford Sherwood says
Well worth the trouble to enter, thank you for the chance
Rich Tyler says
Be lovely for my 2 boys
Fiona jk42 says
this sounds like a great book to help young kids deal with a difficult topic.
kate kathurima says
Amazing blog and giveaway
Jean Cassell says
It’s heartbreaking to think of children being stressed and good that awareness is being raised.
Michelle Smith says
Looks like a great book my granddaughter would really love it.
Katie Skeoch says
What an original book, I wish there had been something like this when I was younger
Angela treadway says
would love to win for my son x
Karen Langridge says
I like that it helps children understand about stress x
Amanda Baggott says
This looks like such a great book!
Geri Gregg says
I love reading to my son- great prize
Margaret Clarkson says
This would be lovely for my little niece.
Amy Bondoc says
This sounds like a lovely book x
Sally Collingwood says
A lovely book!
Karen Usher says
What a lovely idea for a book, my children would benefit from this.
Christopher Read says
Really like the sound of a stress book for children – thanks for running this comp 🙂
Rachael Sexey says
This looks amazing. It would be great for my son
Ruth Harwood says
This would be fab for bedtime reading with my daughter!!
Angela Muir says
My neice would love this
Rachel Craig says
We want to do the very best for our children. Guidance and assistance can be welcome, a book suitable for adults to make use of with the children seems a wonderful tool to assist the parental role. Whilst providing helpful information within the story for children.
Chris Andrews says
will be great for my great nephew if l am the lucky winner
Louise Pentland says
Wonderful Idea for a book we all come up against stress
Kim Murray says
Perfect for my niece x
janine atkin says
id love this for my little nephew
JULIE WARD says
This looks a great book for youngest grandson
Hayley Ford says
Great for showing the importance of mental health at a young age- we need so much more of these types of books!
gemma middleton says
Thank you for the awesome chance. What a great giveaway.
Allan Fullarton says
MY son would love this.
ellie spider says
this sounds like a brilliant book and a great idea as well to help kids cope with stress
Sheri Darby says
My son would love this
Susan B says
Excellent review and really helpful giveaway. Thank you!
Samantha O'D says
sounds like a great book
Rebecca Whatmore says
Would love to win for my nephew – looks great!
Anthea Holloway says
I would love to win this for my grandson
Troy Easton says
I would give this to my cousin.
DENISE WILDEN says
My grandson would love this it looks a fun read
Pauline Burroughs says
I’d love to win this for my grandchildren
Diana says
My daughters would love it 🙂
Mandy Doherty says
This would be read over and over again by my grandchildren
Natalie Crossan says
My daughter would love this – thank you!! 🙂
Carol Boffey says
lovely giveaway
paula cheadle says
my 2 niece’s would love this
Sandra Fortune says
Sounds really good and helpful would be great for my grandson
Nicola Marshall says
It sounds like a brilliant book, I would like to win for my son who is learning about how to deal is his emotions at nursery at the minute.
Eilean Fraoch says
Looks like a really helpful book
Lynn Neal says
This looks a fun story that would appeal to my grandchildren!
Victoria Thurgood says
great for my daughter
Val Pownall says
This book sounds fantastic! Perfect for my little granddaughters. Little ones don’t always talk about what’s stressing them out at school.
Catherine Gregory says
My little boy would love this
Averil Lea says
Lovely book for Poppy
Stephen Little says
Looks like a lot of fun!
DAWN HULL says
This would be lovely! Thank you for the chance to win x
Laura Lee says
This sounds like an amazing book to use with all 3 of my boys to try and calm some stress. Thanks for the chance
Faye Reed says
Sounds like a great book to read to my kiddies.
Kayleigh Watkins says
Sounds like a lovely book, my girls would love it xx
Oli says
This looks great!
Tracy Barber says
What a great idea for a book to help children understand and deal with stress issues
Tee Simpson says
Sounds like a lovely one for bedtime
Natalie Gillham says
Thanks for the chance to win x