Kris
Downing
Author & Storyteller
Kris Downing, It would be my absolute honor to write a review for you. Your creativity & care with your work in the schools to help kids has always been an inspiration to me.
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Tummies Flip, Hearts Skip playfully invites kids’ curiosity about the subtleties underneath big emotions. Kris’ scientific grounding of how a child’s awareness of physical sensations drives their well-being led her to create an appetizing menu of words to understand and describe what’s happening inside. Each page of rhymes is rich with color, motion and fantastic illustrations to match body language with every feeling. Refreshing vocabulary is woven throughout this fun storybook, ending with a splendid glossary. The author goes above and beyond to help children discover, understand and communicate the intricacies of what hurts and what feels good to their grown-ups.
Maggie Kline, Family Therapist, School Psychologist. Somatic Experiencing Faculty
Author of My Inner Doggie Is Growling, Brain-Changing Strategies to Trauma-Proof Our Schools, & co-author with Peter A. Levine of Trauma through a Child’s Eyes & Trauma-Proofing Our Kids.
Praise & Endorsements
One of the most influential Social Workers I have met and learned sooo much from, and she continues to share her care, creativity and wisdom. Check out Kris Downing's upcoming children's book!
Michael Romero
Social Worker, University of Texas Instructor, Musician
Upcoming Events
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About Kris Downing
I am a play therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. (SEP). I love finding ways to help kids feel more connected to their nervous system, to each other, and to the world around them. I am also a mom to two wonderful neurodivergent sons who make me laugh and teach me so much about parenting!