Author discusses activity, self-help book for tweens and teenagers

Updated: 9:05 AM CDT Sep 22, 2023

WELCOME BACK TO KETV AT NOON. IF YOU HAVE A TWEEN OR TEEN AT HOME, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TURN UP YOUR TV. TODAY. WE ARE JOINED WITH JEN LANDIS, AUTHOR OF THE BOOK SKIP THE BAD SONGS. IT’S AN ACTIVITY BOOK AND SELF-HELP BOOK FOR TWEENS AND TEENAGERS. AND DURING OUR TEEN SUMMIT, THE KIDS WERE GIVEN A COPY. SO, YOU KNOW, IT’S A GOOD ONE. OKAY. SO JEN, WHAT DOES THE TITLE SKIP? THE BAD SONGS MEAN? YEAH, SO SKIP THE BAD SONGS IS AN ANALOGY. SO WHEN YOU’RE IN THE CAR, YOU’RE DRIVING THE SONG COMES ON THE RADIO THAT YOU DON’T LIKE, YOU CAN CHANGE THE CHANNEL AND YOU THINK NOTHING OF THAT OLD OF THAT BAD SONG, RIGHT? SO YOU COULD DO THE SAME THING WITH THE THOUGHTS THAT YOU THINK. IF YOU’RE THINKING A NEGATIVE THOUGHT, YOU CAN TRY SKIPPING THAT THOUGHT AND THINK OF SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER. ABSOLUTELY. AND SO WHAT SETS THIS BOOK APART FROM MAYBE OTHER SELF-HELP BOOKS FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SUPER FUN. YEAH. SO THE ILLUSTRATOR LESSONS ARE VERY FUN. IT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE READ IN ORDER. OH, SO YOU JUST SKIP TO ANY PAGE, DEPENDING ON KIND OF THE MOOD YOU’RE IN. YOU CAN READ A LITTLE PEP TALK AND THEN THERE’S AN ACTIVITY THAT YOU CAN TRY AND THEN YOU JUST PUT IT AWAY UNTIL YOU NEED IT AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT IS THE INTENDED AUDIENCE FOR THIS GROUP? I KNOW WE KIND OF SAID TWEENS AND TEENS, BUT HOW YOUNG AND HOW OLD CAN SOMEONE READ THIS? YEAH, SURE. I’VE HEARD THAT PEOPLE AS YOUNG AS SEVEN ARE REALLY ENJOYING IT ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL HIGH SCHOOL. SO IT’S ANYONE THAT IS JUST STARTING TO GET INTO THAT FEELING MORE ANXIETY THAN THEY USED TO. AND MAYBE THEY DON’T WANT TO TALK TO THEIR PARENTS ABOUT IT. SO THIS IS A GREAT RESOURCE TO JUST HAVE AT THEIR FINGERTIPS IN THEIR BEDROOM WHENEVER THEY NEED A LITTLE PEP TALK. CAN PARENTS ALSO KIND OF DO MAYBE AN INTERACTIVE WITH THEIR LIKE, WALK THROUGH THE BOOK WITH THEIR KIDS, DO THE ACTIVITY TOGETHER? YEAH, I’VE ACTUALLY HAD A FRIEND WHO SAYS THAT HER AND HER DAUGHTER ARE DOING AN ACTIVITY EVERY NIGHT AND IT’S BROUGHT THEM CLOSER TOGETHER, WHICH IS REALLY COOL. SO THAT IS GREAT. AND THEN LET’S MEAN IS THERE ANOTHER SUCCESS STORY THAT YOU KNOW YOU COULD SHARE WITH US? YEAH. SO JUST THE OTHER DAY I GOT AN EMAIL FROM A MOTHER WHO SAYS HER 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAS BEEN SO AGAINST JUST LIKE TALKING ABOUT HER FEELINGS AND THEY TRIED TO GET HER INTO COUNSELING TO TRY TO HELP HER. AND THIS BOOK IS REALLY RESONATED HER AND IT’S BEEN WONDROUS, THEY SAY. SO THAT’S REALLY EXCITING FOR ME THAT I CAN KIND OF BREAK THROUGH THAT INITIAL BARRIER OF I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT AND GIVE THEM SOME RESOURCES AND WHAT ARE THE ACTIVITIES LIKE? ARE THEY SOMETHING WHERE YOU LIKE WRITE SOMETHING DOWN OR SAY SOMETHING OUT LOUD MEAN YEAH, IT’S FULL. THERE’S LIKE OVER 150 ACTIVITIES. SO SOME OF THEM YOU CAN WRITE IN THE BOOK, OTHERS OF THEM, OTHER THEM YOU DO WITH YOUR FRIENDS. YOU CAN DO SOME SOLO WORK. SO IT’S JUST FULL OF A LOT OF FUN OF ACTIVITIES AND SOME MORE SERIOUS ACTIVITIES. BUT IN GENERAL IT’S A PRETTY EXCITING BOOK TO JUST PLAY WITH. ANY OTHER PROJECTS YOU GOT COMING UP? YEAH, WELL, I’M ACTUALLY TRANSLATING THIS INTO A CURRICULUM FOR AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES, SO THAT’S REALLY EXCITING AND I’M EXCITED TO GET IT INTO THE HANDS OF MORE PEOPLE. THAT’S AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING

Author discusses activity, self-help book for tweens and teenagers

Updated: 9:05 AM CDT Sep 22, 2023

Jen Landis, author of the book “Skip the Bad Songs,” joined Waverle Monroe in studio to discuss the message behind her work.

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Jen Landis, author of the book “Skip the Bad Songs,” joined Waverle Monroe in studio to discuss the message behind her work.

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