The pocket guide that teaches kids what they can and can’t control
Chibi Epictetus teaches children the most practical handbook in ancient philosophy: what’s up to me, and what isn’t.

Original chibi illustrations
Lessons for everyday lifeThey get stuck on what they can’t change
Losing a game, rain on the day of the field trip, a friend who won’t play. The Little Enchiridion gives kids one simple, powerful idea: let go of what you can’t control, and act on what you can.

A peek inside
Chibi Epictetus explains the "what’s up to me" rule.
Everyday examples: the test, the game, a friend’s bad mood.
A pocket card to cut out and carry in a backpack.
Illustrations of ancient Greece and Rome.
What they will learn

How to separate what’s up to them from what isn’t.

How to act where they actually have power.

How to let go of frustration over what they can’t change.
Who it’s for
Written for kids ages 8 and up, and a great classroom tool for teaching frustration tolerance as a group.
Give them a compass for what they can control
The Little Enchiridion of Epictetus is available on Amazon.

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