I want to be You by L Robin

ABOUT THE BOOK

I want you to be happy

But it’s okay if you’re sad.

I wish for your excitement.

But you might just feel mad.

All feelings are healthy, along with developing the ability to identify and self-regulate these emotions. As caregivers, we must hold space for our child’s emotions, as normalizing and embracing all feelings welcomes children to openly share with us.

I Want You To Be You, written in rhyming verse, is intended to help in creating a safe shared space between child and caregiver to openly talk about all feelings. The popular expression “I want you to be happy!” has good intentions, but fails to capture the whole message we really want our kids to know…

…I want you to be you.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Laurie Robin has been an educator for almost two decades and has her B.P.E., B.Ed., M.Ed., and P.B.D.E. She became a mother in 2012 and her children are her source of inspiration for most aspects of her life – including this book! She is thankful to have always been very close to her family, and her core beliefs are heavily rooted in the importance of those connections. She is a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a niece, a cousin, a wife, a friend, and—her most valued role — a mother.

L. Robin lives in Springfield, Manitoba, with her husband, her two children, the two family dogs, and the new additions - two rescue kittens!