Pete the Cat books

[airial95]

My son came home this week from his special ed pre-k singing and talking of nothing but these books, so I downloaded them for my iPad. After reading them, I thouht they would be great for our younger kids. There are 3 books, and the premise of them is something he loves gets messed up (his new shoes and favorite shirt) or he goes to a new place (school) and it keeps asking the questions "does pete cry/worry?" "Goodness no!!" - because he keeps singing his silly little song.

 

Its helped my son-we had a minor OCD snag at snack time and I asked if Pete the Cat would cry - and started to sing ine of the silly songs and it helped.

 

Not directly PANDAS/ or OCD related but good "how to repond when things dont go your way" lesson that may be a start for our younger ones.

[Mayzoo]

I will go look them up. We deal with frustration from an expressive verbal delay, autism, and now PANDAS. Some days, I am surprised she ever speaks as hard as it must be for her

[Mayzoo]

Are these by James Dean or Peg Kehret? Believe it or not, two different series of Pete the Cat...one more cartoonish animated, and the other just animated.

 

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=%22pete+the+cat%22

[airial95]

They're the ones by James Dean and Eric something-or-other

[LNN]

My DD also liked Tiger, Tiger, Is it True? by Byron Katie. It's about a Tiger who has a terrible day and has a voice inside his head that tells him no one loves him. He then meets a turtle (I think) who says "is that really true?" and challenges his "worry" beliefs. Tiger comes to realize that no, it's not true. It's just a voice inside that he needs to stop listening to. That his family and friends really do love him.

 

It's not written for OCD, but we used it for that. I paraphrased and commented so that my kids could see how self-defeating thoughts aren't true. That they need to not listen to the OCD and anxiety voices. Good book for the 3-6 yr old crowd.

[EmilyK]

My son came home this week from his special ed pre-k singing and talking of nothing but these books, so I downloaded them for my iPad. After reading them, I thouht they would be great for our younger kids. There are 3 books, and the premise of them is something he loves gets messed up (his new shoes and favorite shirt) or he goes to a new place (school) and it keeps asking the questions "does pete cry/worry?" "Goodness no!!" - because he keeps singing his silly little song.

 

Its helped my son-we had a minor OCD snag at snack time and I asked if Pete the Cat would cry - and started to sing ine of the silly songs and it helped.

 

Not directly PANDAS/ or OCD related but good "how to repond when things dont go your way" lesson that may be a start for our younger ones.

 

I was at the bookstore yesterday with my younger non-PANDAS ds and he grabbed Pete the Cat off the shelf. We brought it home and he and his brother love reading it (gr K and 1). Love it!

[philamom]

For worrying, the younger kids might enjoy Felix and the Worrier by Rosemary Wells, Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes and Is a Worry Worrying you? by Ferida Wolff/Harriet May Savitz.