Gentle Hands for Gentle Children

Hands are not for hitting or grabbing. They’re for hugging, playing, counting – and turning the pages of this book!

Gentle Hands for Gentle Children is an illustrated storybook that shows children all the wonderful things they can do with their hands and addresses some of the things they shouldn't do. It offers a calm and reassuring way to open up conversations about unwanted behaviours by:

• Highlighting all the positive ways to use hands
• Helping toddlers understand boundaries around touching, hitting and grabbing
• Encouraging kindness, connection and empathy
• Providing a time to talk about tricky behaviour in calmer moments

Through colourful illustrations and relatable everyday situations, children are counting, hugging, tickling, helping, playing, creating and connecting – while learning that hitting, grabbing and picking noses are not okay.

The large-format pages encourage little hands to get involved too! Children can turn the pages, point at the pictures, join in with the words and talk about what they see, making story time a chance to connect and learn together.

A reassuring addition to any toddler's bookshelf, Gentle Hands for Gentle Children and Listening Ears for Good Listeners will help toddlers and pre-schoolers learn an important lesson in a way that feels positive and playful.

Printed on FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) paper.