It's normal to feel sad

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Will Robinson

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BOB'S BAD DAY

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Bob is a balloon and feels he's supposed to be happy all the time. After all, he's a balloon and balloons are for festive occasions. But Bob isn't feelilng so great and doesn't know what exactly he is feeling. When another balloon floats over to him and explains that he is feeling sad, she says that's normal and okay. It's important for kids to learn, from an early age, to put words to their feelings, whether it's sad or anxious or afraid, because naming the feeling is the first step to doing something about it.

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Author Biography

Will Robinson has an MFA from the University of British Columbia and has work published in numerous print and online journals, including carte blanche, SNReview, Verbsap, Talking Writing, The Furnace Review, CellStories, Scrivener Creative Review, Poetry/Fiction in Motion, blinking cursor, Avatar Review, Blood Lotus, Black Heart Magazine and Crack the Spine. He has also won awards and has been featured as Writer of the Month in several journals, in addition to being anthologized.

He is also the creator of some really cool gift products based on his poetry: www.ransomnotesfromtheheart.com
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It's normal to feel sad

Bob isn't feeling so great, so when he floats away from a birthday party, another another balloon floats over to him to let him know we all feel sad from time to time. It's important to acknowledge the feelings we have and to put words to them, because naming the feeling is the first step to doing something about it. Putting words to our feelings connects our heads to our hearts and the earlier we teach our kids to do that, the healthier they will be as they grow into adulthood.

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BOB'S BAD DAY
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