Loving Cup Stories are designed to help prepare children, as they leave home for the first time and enter a strange new world of daycare, nursery and kindergarten; that
mutually vulnerable moment when we let go of their hand for the first time in their life.
We will soon be expanding our catalogue to include books that address the developmental and societal challenges that children ages 7 to 11 face, growing up.
Stay tuned for stories that address topics such as boundaries, bullying and social media.
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Why Little Rabbit and the Grumpypoos is an essential children’s book
By Peter Ehrlich, Toronto Star writer
In many ways, our children leave home the moment we take them to daycare, nursery, or kindergarten; that mutually vulnerable moment when we let go of their hand for the first time in their life.
We watch with quiet apprehension as they head into their strange new world, through an unfamiliar door – their new world without us.
We have told them daily that they are perfect and that no one compares to them.
We have done all we can to arm them for the self-esteem challenges that inevitably lie ahead. And now, everything you have instilled in them will be tested.
Little Rabbit and the Grump Poos was written to help protect and guide our children during this challenging time.
This heartwarming yet empowering story will help guide children to believe in themself while standing up to those who challenge them or compare their talents to your child’s own.
Marita Nizam, Co-founder, Loving Cup Stories Author of Little Rabbit and the Grumpypoos
Marita is a Toronto-based children’s book author,
Early Childhood Educator and mother of two. Little Rabbit and the Grumpypoos
was written after witnessing how negatively impacted her two children were
after they first began interacting with negative or non-supportive friends,
classmates, and people in general.
She became painfully aware of how vulnerable children
are at a young age (3-7 years), simply because they haven't yet developed a
healthy and sustaining sense of self.
Working both as a nanny and as an ECE, Marita has
enriched children's lives over the years in a compendium of ways and now feels
it is her calling to affect change on a broader scale by writing books,
visiting classrooms and organizations to talk to parents, caregivers, and
teachers who guide children to a better sense of self.
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“Children are taught to tie their shoes and how to do arithmetic, but they are rarely taught to develop a healthy sense of self, especially when faced with some sort of external criticism."
“Little Rabbit and the Grumpypoos” helps children understand that not all characters in their lives will validate them and that is ok because within them is the power to validate themselves, once they know how.”
“The fear of not being good enough or of competition and superiority being the ‘stuff’ of relationships are not good enough for children and can be set up for self-invalidation and problematic relationship choices in adulthood."
"Little Rabbit and the Grumpypoos is a reminder to foster the exuberance and natural curiosity in children as a way to keep all of our ‘Grumpypoos’ at bay and cultivate the authenticity and mental
health of all children.”
