No Bad Parts!
Sounds True · Print & ebook · September 9, 2025
A Picture Books pick for readers exploring No Bad Parts!.
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- Who it’s for
- A child-friendly introduction to feelings, behavior, and the different parts of ourselves.
- Themes
- Accepting all parts of oneself, Understanding feelings and behaviors, Coping with experiences
- Genres
- Emotions, Children's Mental Health, Self-Esteem & Independence
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A young boy learns to validate and accept his feelings as he comes to understand the different parts of himself. As a boy goes through his day, he encounters all sorts of people and experiences. He reacts differently depending on the situation. Whether it’s The Manager who takes charge and organizes, The Exile who makes himself small and disappears, or The Firefighter who employs a lot of noise and distractions, each of these “parts” is useful in helping him cope.
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Based on the popular teachings of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of therapy developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz, this book is not only a great introduction to our feelings and behaviors but a way for all kids to talk about what they are experiencing. Children will learn to accept all parts of themselves and understand that within us there are no bad parts!
Making Room for Feelings
A child-friendly introduction to feelings, behavior, and the different parts of ourselves.
Come here for
- A fresh way to talk about feelings and behavior
- The idea that every part helps us cope
Expect
- A boy encountering different parts of himself through everyday experiences
- An accepting view of feelings based on the IFS model
Where it sits
| Self-Esteem & Independence | 61% |
|---|---|
| Children's Mental Health | 53% |
| Emotions | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Big Feelings
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Authors
- Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., Bethany Hegedus
- Publisher
- Sounds True
- Published
- September 9, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Accepting all parts of oneself · Understanding feelings and behaviors · Coping with experiences
- Reading lane
- Big Feelings