Big Feelings, Calm Choices: When Words Hurt

By Sarah Sargent

Connor has always loved school. He feels confident, capable, and excited to learn. But when a classmate begins making repeated mean comments, something slowly starts to change. Over time, his confident thoughts begin to shift into doubt.

In Big Feelings, Calm Choices: When Words Hurt, children learn how repeated unkind words can affect their thoughts, emotions, and even their body. The story gently shows how negative thoughts can form, how to recognize them, and how to practice replacing them with kind, true ones.

With support from a school counselor, Connor learns practical coping tools, uses a simple plan, and asks for help when he needs it. Readers also see that the child using hurtful words has struggles of his own, helping build empathy and understanding.

This book reminds children that while they can't control what others say, they can choose what their brain practices believing. With simple language, realistic situations, and built-in coping resources in the back, this story supports emotion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GR99W1N7
• ISBN13: 9798250666855
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"