·“Ages 5-7: The Optimal Time to Teach Resilience”
In the post-COVID era, the world is now focusing on "resilience."

As we enter the post-COVID-19 era, the value of "resilience" is becoming more important than ever in diverse fields around the world, including economy, politics, leadership, the climate crisis, and fashion.
'Resilience' means 'the ability to overcome and get back up again when faced with difficult circumstances and situations.'
Experts agree that early childhood, when self-concept and self-esteem develop, is a crucial time to cultivate resilience, as it not only improves a person's mental health but also fosters self-regulation skills, and can significantly impact interpersonal relationships, academics, and social achievements.
Dr. Choi Seong-ae, Korea's leading authority on emotional coaching and resilience, explains in this book:

The period from 5 to 7 years of age is an important time to integrate the two abilities of ‘sensation’ and ‘thinking’.
It's the perfect time to feel and express your emotions, to deal more flexibly with the hurt and uncomfortable situations you experience in relationships, and to develop the strength to overcome them in a desirable way.

That's why the subtitle of this book is "The First Resilience Picture Book for 5-7 Year Olds."
Like foreign languages, piano, and swimming, resilience can be taught, learned, and practiced from a young age.
I hope that this book will help our children, who will live in an era where uncertainty rather than certainty and anxiety rather than hope, take the first step toward resilience and strengthen their mental muscles.


·“If you become close to Ulgeuk, your heart will become stronger!”
_11 Ways to Wisely Manage Negative Emotions and Build Resilience

It's easy to think that having negative emotions is bad.
However, the author says, 'negative emotions are not necessarily bad. Rather, they are precious feelings that are necessary to protect one's body and mind and to recognize one's true feelings that one was not aware of, and they are like friends that we should spend our lives with.'


This book describes all the negative emotions children feel, such as anger, sadness, anxiety, and discomfort, as "tantrums," and teaches them to become naturally familiar with tantrums and to provide 11 ways to healthily relieve them when they become too much.
Deep breathing, naming emotions, coloring, relaxing with body movements, immersing yourself in something you enjoy, wearing magic glasses—these are all scientifically proven effective methods.
The final method is to have the child ask himself four questions that will strengthen his mind.
By remembering their strengths, what they like, what they've worked hard for, and who they like, children can develop strong minds that form the foundation of resilience, including self-esteem, confidence, a sense of accomplishment, a positive mindset, and love and support.


How to make both children and adults happy
_Family picture book for children and adults to read together × Parenting guide

The simple lines and clear, vivid colors characteristic of illustrator Mizumaru Kawahara, who impressed Korean and Japanese readers with "Precious, Precious, You and Me Too," stand out in this book as well.
In particular, the friendly and cute appearance, expressions, actions, and all the situations the main character finds himself in allow young readers to identify with the child in the book and become immersed in the content.
There is power in simple, clear sentences that suggest ways to strengthen the mind and encourage action, sometimes in a gentle tone, sometimes in a firm one.


"Your Heart is Precious, Precious Too" is a family picture book suitable for children to read on their own, adults to read to, or adults to read on their own. It is also a parenting guide that will help establish a desirable educational perspective on resilience.
Especially for adults, I recommend that you read the helpful notes by the author and Dr. Choi Seong-ae at the end of the book.
Two experts clearly and precisely explain what resilience is, why it's needed, and how this book can help.


A child who says no before even starting, a child who gives up easily, a child who has trouble controlling their anger, a child who bursts into tears at the first thing they do... When you worry, "Why is my child like this?" or wonder, "How can I help them regulate their emotions?", open this book.
It contains all the wise secrets that will help your child grow into a strong-minded child who knows how to overcome difficult situations on his own and willingly get back up again.