05/30/2026
For Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re highlighting a few resources from local creators who are helping children build confidence, emotional awareness, and self-esteem.
books ‘You Are Beautiful’ and ‘Boys Do Cry’ center on affirming Black children and creating space for important conversations about identity, emotions, and self-worth.
social-emotional workbook gives children practical opportunities to identify, process, and express their feelings while building healthy coping skills. Dr. Fulton is also the author of ‘Brown Child You Are…Positive Affirmations for Children of Color’, a book that celebrates identity and self-love.
Looking for ways to support the children in your life? Try reading books that reflect their identities and experiences. Asking open-ended questions about characters’ feelings. Using journals, drawing, or art as emotional outlets. Creating regular check-ins to talk about emotions. Most importantly, heal yourself so you can model healthy ways to express and cope with big feelings.
Do you have any recommendations? What books have helped spark important conversations with the children in your life? ❤️
