Stress, Worry, Anxiety

His name means calm, but Jalen feels anything but mellow when it’s time to take a test. He struggles to live up to his name because tests make his insides mushy and his thoughts fuzzy.   Whether it’s a scheduled exam or a pop quiz, Jalen...

Gabe is ready to give up… like always. But today, he’s in for a big surprise.   At breakfast, he wants to impress his mom by making mouthwatering pancakes and then flipping them onto her plate. But his flapjack-flipping skills are...

Jasper is jittery, queasy, and panicky. Must be time for school! For weeks, he has fussed, moaned, and sometimes even refused to go to class. He has outbursts each morning, tells Mom and Dad he’s sick, and hides in his room. He uses any and every...

Molly’s mind is filled with dread and worry, leaving her shaky, sweaty, dizzy, and queasy. She feels like her body’s riding a streetcar that has completely careened out of control. It’s a feeling that comes anytime she’s about to...

When things don’t go as planned, Priscilla begins to worry. She worries about being late to school. She worries about assignments. She worries about tests. How will she do on the test? What will her parents think of how she did on the...

Opal is so overwhelmed, she’s stress-squirting ink blots! Despite having eight tentacles and an ocean’s worth of energy, she’s struggling to manage all her commitments – homework, art projects, sports, parties and friends. With...