Chicken Little, Come Out! The Sky Is Not Falling!

Book excerpt: Calm your child’s fear and anxiety with help from the classic folktale Chicken Little. This new take on the classic story of Chicken Little is designed to help children identify and normalize their worries, fears, and anxieties. With the help of some barnyard friends, Chicken Little, Come Out. The Sky is NOT Falling! fosters mental health awareness and provides strategies for improved coping. There’s a barn full of Chicken Little characters, but they don’t want to come out. It’s scary out there and they fear the sky is falling! But, with a lot of teamwork and a little help from Chicken Little, together they can calm their fears and phobias. All they need are the right behavioral stress reduction tools! Using beautifully illustrated, relatable farm animals from the Chicken Little story, psychiatric social worker Dr. Winchester-Vega offers ways to manage children's mental health and foster conversation and understanding. Inside, find coping skills, strategies, and two bonus resources for parents, educators, and caregivers working with children with anxiety.