You and Stress…

“The book “ You and Stress…. The Brain Explained” by Jacqueline Tournier is an absolute gem for helping children understand their emotions and feelings. It explains how emotions can shape our behavior and what happens in the brain during moments of stress, all in language that is simple, clear, and truly child-friendly. The funny, engaging visuals make complex ideas easy to grasp and keep kids interested from start to finish.

What I love most is how the book encourages meaningful conversations. It invites children to talk openly about their emotions at home, in school, and with friends, helping them build confidence and emotional awareness. This is a wonderful resource for families, educators, therapists, and anyone supporting a child’s social-emotional development.””

Ine HubersOTR/L, Occupational Therapist

“In my work as a quality coordinator and autism coach, I work a lot with children and I get to take them into the workings of their brains. To illustrate this, I always use the book ''You and stress... the brain explained''. This book illustrates and describes how and why you react when you are angry, scared or stressed. It gives children words and images to their behavior. This gives them more insight into their own behavior and emotion regulation. It is also an eye-opener for parents, allowing them to respond with more calmness to their child when he or she is struggling.”

EllenMijn kleine Autist

“This book is an absolute must-read! It takes you into the fascinating world of your brain and shows you what happens when too much tension arises—inside or out. Why do people react the way they do? You'll discover it all! The first part is especially for adults, and the second part is written for children. This way you can speak the same language together and really understand what is going on. Learn, recognize, and talk about it in a way that works for everyone. You don't want to miss this book!”

Book tipCentrum Onderwijs Mediation

“You and stress… the brain explained! What actually happens in our brain when we experience stress and how do we react? And do we all react the same? This book explains this in great detail, both to parents and to children, with the aim that you can speak 'the same language' in moments of stress. So nice when you understand your own brain! Not only a fun and educational book for parents and children, but also highly recommended for coaches and therapists.”

Gouden...Goudeerlijk, voor kind-ouder-professional

“What a great book!! I think I have already purchased 15 pieces, because I regularly give them as a gift to parents or the young person in care programs. Everything is beautifully visualised and therefore inspiring and clear for both a young person and an older. You might think that the pictures are a bit childish for adolescents, but nothing could be further from the truth. The choice is quickly made whether we are going to talk about the cortex, limbic system, brain stem, etc. Or about the owl, dolphin and crocodile brain. The latter, of course. It just depends on how you present it.”

Lars van Zijl,youth coach

“I have ordered the booklet You and Stress, a Brain Lesson and am very enthusiastic about it. I work out with my children. They like it very much. It provides a vocabulary and it provides insight in a very understandable way. It's funny that such a small book can make so much clear.

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Corinaparent

“Wow what a beautiful book! Very insightful and beautifully designed, the author explains in this book how our brain works under stress and what you can do then. Yesterday I was able to use the booklet in a systemic therapy session where anger was the theme. The book made it clear to all family members in 10 minutes that the owl brain is active when thinking, that the dolphin brain takes care of the emotions and that the crocodile brain takes over when there is stress. Compassion for each other arose, so beautiful! . And in the conversation that followed, the family members used the dolphin, the owl and crocodile respectively to clarify themselves and or understand the other. Wonderful. It didn't take much to send this family home with enthusiasm with the workbook: continue talking together every day: when were you in which brain, what did the other see and what did you need. I am very curious to speak to them again next week. Thank you Jacqueline Tournier for taking the trouble to make this booklet. Suitable for young people, parents, teachers, doctors and therapists!
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Christel Boschild and adolescent psychologist