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"I remembered another thing," said Jonathan. 6 "Besides, each and every imp has their distinctive sentences which they repeat

"A year ago, there was a lot of commotion in again and again, and which usually include words like 'never', 'always' and
the street outside our house. A burglar broke 'must'. If you hear any of these in your head, you can be sure an imp is about
into the neighbors' house; the police came; to emerge."
there were loud sirens and police officers Wizder offered some examples:

yelling over loudspeakers. The phrase 'I need this right now!' characterizes the I Want It Now imp.

At first, I was very scared, but then I saw that my
little sister Jenny was even more scared than I The phrase 'I'll never succeed – there's no point in trying' characterizes the
was. Even, Gizmo my dog seemed scared. So, Imp of Self Diminishment and Lack of Self-Confidence.
I petted Gizmo to calm him down; then I held The phrase 'I have to have it my way' characterizes the Imp of Control.

Jenny's hand and made her laugh with funny The Imp of Distrust may say, 'Don’t trust them, they’ll hurt you sooner or later'.
faces. When I helped her, I felt less scared." The Imp of Criticism, who wants everything to always be perfect, may say,

Wizder smiled and said, 'That's not good enough! If it's not perfect, it’s no good at all!'

"That's beautiful. When we help others, we From that day on, the 'imp warriors' taught all their friends how to tame imps
invoke many of our magical powers, this way and turn them into magical powers.
it's much easier to conquer our Imp of Fear!" It made their lives better in so many ways: at school, with friends, in sports,

Jonathan felt his eyes closing. He barely and most importantly – it made them believe in themselves and love

managed to say good night to Wizder as he fell themselves more!
into a deep sound sleep.

Parents, Teachers and Therapists - Activities for Children Following the Chapter:
• Ask the children to make a funny drawing of their Imp of Fear.
• Ask them to tell about a moment when they have overcome fear and think what magic powers
they used. (You may use the Magical Powers cards).
• Practice relaxing breathing, relaxation techniques, guided imagery of a safe place, and "Flipping
Channels" with them – an exercise in which one sees their thought as TV channels; these may
be various channels which they may as they wish, from news to cartoons, to wildlife, to a thriller
(representing pleasant and unpleasant thoughts).

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