Creative Chameleon Finds Acceptance: A Story for Gender Self-Identifying Kids

By Joni Beckner LPC ATR and Adrianne Wagner M.A. NCC

Counselor Adrianne Wagner, MA, NCC, takes you and your child on a journey with Creative Chameleon, who learns to trust herself as she encounters several teachers on her path to self-acceptance.
Creative Chameleon is a helpful resource for teaching acceptance of self and others to children who are gender self-identifying. But she will capture the hearts and imaginations of all children, as her encounters offer wisdom and insight into feeling different, identifying and expressing emotions, and accepting and loving who you are.
With helpful questions, recommendations and resources for caregivers, as well as drawing pages for emotional processing for children, Creative Chameleon finds Acceptance, will be a resource that you will come back to again and again as your child develops.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Jun 28, 2016
• ISBN: 9781504352642

Joni Beckner LPC ATR

Adrianne Wagner, MA, is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) who specializes in personal transformation, grief, and loss. She has worked with adults, families and at-risk children for over 18 years. She currently works at HopeWest & Hospice, facilitating the Equine Assisted Counseling program “Healing with Horses,” and in private counseling practice at BLOOM Counseling Services. She is a member of the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA), the National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) and she also volunteers her time at an area hospital in the “No One Dies Alone” (NODA) program. She has published articles in Living with Loss Magazine and Elephant Journal. Adrianne loves to spend her free time in the gorgeous Colorado outdoors with her supportive husband, their two sweet daughters, 11 sassy chickens, and their always hungry dogs, all of whom keep her thoroughly entertained and enlightened. You can explore her services on her website at www.adriannewagner.com, find inspiration on her Facebook page “BLOOM with Adrianne Wagner,” or connect at [e-mail]

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ISBN: 978-1-5043-5263-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5043-5264-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016903899

Balboa Press rev. date: 06/28/2016

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Contents

Dedication:

Acknowledgements

Chameleon Has Questions

Chameleon Gets Answers

Chameleon Goes on a Journey

Chameleon Learns About Differences

Fear of Letting Go

Finding Acceptance and Love

Examples of discussion questions for children

Draw a picture of Creative Chameleon and her special purpose

Draw a picture of you and what you think your purpose might be

Draw a picture of what you are afraid of

Draw a picture of what makes you feel safe

A Note to parents and family members of a gender self-identifying child

Resources

Notes

Dedication:

Dedicated to Jay/Bob and Bo, two of the bravest souls I’ve had the privilege to know.

Acknowledgements

Creative Chameleon has been a beautiful evolution in understanding gender and creating a piece to support and encourage the many beautiful souls that our world needs. May it be of benefit. It would not have been possible without my own learning from my clients. Thank you all for teaching me so much