“The Ottersons’ Eruption” is Dr. Donna Housman’s third book in the book series “ECSELent Adventures with Hemmy and Shemmy” for children ages from 3 through 8. This book is intended to show children that everyone has emotions and all emotions are valid. We can work actively to manage our strong feelings, such as anger, to feel better and be the bosses of our emotions. “The Ottersons’ Eruption” was featured in the Children’s Book Council’s Showcase: Spring Into a New You!
Hemmy and Dad invite children to join them in recognizing and managing their own emotions and those of others, all the while growing closer, understanding one another better, and solving their prickly-feeling problems together.
Hemmy and friends invite children to join them as they begin to understand and manage their own emotions and those of others, all while exploring what makes them unique and what binds them together and discovering everyone’s ability to accept and embrace differences
Managing big emotions is fundamental to learning and thriving. In this age-appropriate book, children can see Hemmy and Dad experience heightened feelings of anger and how they both use their calm-down techniques to help themselves feel better.
“The Ottersons’ Eruption” contains tips for readers when talking about expressing and managing feelings of anger with young children and over 20 guiding questions for emotional learning.
“The Ottersons’ Eruption” is the third book in the book series The ECSELent Adventures of Hemmy and Shemmy and was selected by the Children’s Book Council for their Spring Showcase, 2023.
Psychologist – Early Childhood Education
Dr. Donna Housman has spent her professional career in the world of early childhood development and education. Believing that it is far easier to prevent than repair, Dr. Housman founded Housman Institute, along with its lab school and early childhood development center, based on emotional foundations of learning and cognition and informed by research in neuroscience, child development, and early education. Seizing the opportunity to inform the architecture of the brain in the earliest years, her Emotional, Cognitive, and Social Early Learning (ECSEL) approach promotes healthy brain development and a positive sense of self by fostering the building blocks of emotional intelligence starting from birth.
Dr. Housman has trained thousands of early childhood educators, children, and families in her ECSEL approach while being a consistent source of vital counsel and guidance for families and educators on young children’s social and emotional development.
