What if all you had to do was give your worries to The Worry Jar ™ and you could work through anything? In this book, Michelle teaches our youngest children a strategy to handle their fear, insecurity, and anxiety. The fun loving character, The Worry Jar, will encourage them while using fun, repetitive words as a reminder the worry is in the jar. When you write down your worry and put it in The Worry Jar ™, you don’t have to think about it. However, when the worry pops back into your head, say the words “Worries, worries in the jar, I can!”The Worry Jar is quickly becoming a popular read with parents and teachers. Michelle has a Ph D in Education and has taught for 20 years at both the elementary and college levels. She has successfully used worry jars with children and adults. The first worry jar was given to a boy named Aaron in Dr. White’s class in 2000. He successfully implemented it into his routine. In 2001, Dr. White was in an accident leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Aaron knew he could help his teacher by sending her a special worry jar to use while she started her long road to recovery.Other books by Michelle include New Opportunities, Scubability, and award winning, Go Away Worries! Put Then in The Worry Jar.
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Michelle has a passion for helping kids believe in themselves. Whether that means learning to handle their anxiety or finding their special abilities, Michelle is ready for the challenge.
Since she was a little girl, Michelle has always wanted to be a teacher. She earned her BS at Lebanon Valley College in Elementary Education in 1995. After graduation she became a classroom teacher in the Cornwall-Lebanon School District. Several years later, she earned her MS from Shippensburg University in Special Education. As a learning support teacher, she became passionate for helping kids find ways to succeed despite their struggles.
In 2001, Michelle was in a powered parachuting accident the left her paralyzed from the chest down. This period of her life brought new opportunities that she never expected. Writing helped Michelle heal and her first children’s book, New Opportunities, was published in 2005. Since then doors have continued to open for her. In 2012, Michelle wrote Scubability alongside Jim Elliott of Diveheart. Shortly after, Michelle wrote Go Away Worries! Put Them in The Worry Jar. Her newest book, The Worry Jar, rounds up her 2017 book team.
In 2011, Michelle earned her Ph D in Education from Capella University. Leading by example, she shows others the only limitations you have are the ones you put on yourself. Michelle resides in Lebanon, PA with her fiancé, dad, and fur babies. She enjoys traveling and spending time with her friends.
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