Los Angeles — Silver Lining Stuffies launched its inaugural line of storybooks and companion stuffed animals crafted to supply kids with the instruments to deal with psychological well being circumstances. The primary three books, Sluggish Down, Alfie!, Andie & the Worries, and Frankie & Gloob, deal with consideration deficit hyperactivity dysfunction (ADHD), anxiousness, and melancholy. Every stuffed animal stars in its personal story as a lovable, relatable character who learns to deal with a novel set of difficulties, serving to to normalize the expertise of psychological well being challenges.
Silver Lining Stuffies was born out of the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when CEO and founder Sara Moore acknowledged the huge toll it was taking over the psychological well being of many, significantly kids. As somebody who has lived with melancholy and anxiousness from a younger age, Moore empathized and was propelled into motion. As a toddler, she was lucky sufficient to have a supportive household that offered the sources and instruments to deal with melancholy and anxiousness, which she continues to make use of.
Sadly, her story isn’t the norm. 1 in 6 U.S. kids aged 2–8 are identified with a psychological or behavioral dysfunction yearly, and solely 20% of them ever obtain therapy. Silver Lining Stuffies goals to enhance that by providing mother and father, educators, and youngsters methods to take care of these circumstances, and by donating a part of their proceeds to related organizations.
With a love for youngsters and many years {of professional} expertise in design, Moore introduced her concept to life by means of three cute characters that deal with the highest 3 psychological well being circumstances affecting kids within the U.S. at this time: Andie the elephant (anxiousness), Alfie the wolf (ADHD) and Frankie the hippo (melancholy). The books, which Moore created in session with baby psychologists and lecturers, are focused to kids aged 4 to 10. Future characters will deal with different points that have an effect on kids’s psychological wellness, reminiscent of autism, bipolar dysfunction, and obsessive-compulsive dysfunction.
“At its coronary heart, Silver Lining Stuffies is an approachable, private toolkit in order that kids can uncover their very own strategies for attaining psychological wellness,” mentioned Moore. “We ship an avenue for households and educators to brazenly focus on psychological well being and assist destigmatize circumstances by means of play. Our imaginative and prescient is that each baby could have the instruments, abilities, and group they should develop a wholesome mindset.”
About Silver Lining Stuffies
Silver Lining Stuffies is a line of storybooks and companion stuffed animals aimed toward giving kids the instruments to deal with psychological well being circumstances, reminiscent of ADHD, anxiousness, and melancholy, whereas normalizing their expertise by means of a group of relatable characters. It’s an approachable, private toolkit that fosters creativeness and play in order that kids can see themselves in tales, know they’re by no means alone, and uncover their very own strategies for attaining psychological wellness.
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