Books by Ife Akanegbu

  Books by Ife Akanegbu

Janel’s Struggles

 

Janell is going through a tough time because she is overweight and feels she doesn’t fit in.  No matter what she does, she can’t lose weight.  She is bullied at school and feels she doesn’t have any friends.  After many attempts to try to lose weight, it begins to affect her mental health.  Janell doesn’t even want to look at herself in the mirror.  Only the love and support from her mother help her find the real reason why she can’t lose weight.

Janel’s Struggles will take you and your child through a heartfelt journey of how people’s perception and bullying of an overweight child is harmful to their mental health.  It helps parents teach children about mental health as well as accepting who they are and asking for help when they feel something is wrong.

It also teaches children how much making fun of someone hurts.  Janel’s Struggles inform parents that when things aren’t right there isn’t always an obvious answer.  

This book is part of the Motivating Our Champions series.

Lila and the New Bully

Lila’s mother moves her to a new school because Lila is being bullied.  On the first day of class, Lila is confronted with the same issue from one of her classmates, Kima.  Instead of being discouraged, Lila demonstrates empathy for Kima and wants to be her friend, so she comes up with a plan.

Lila and the New Bully will help your child realize that sometimes people are mean because they are hurting inside and their mental health is not good.  Lila’s compassion and kindness show kids a positive way to handle someone who is mean to them and how important mental health is..  Sometimes showing love and kindness is better than acting out in a non loving way.

This book is part of the Motivating Our Champions series.

My Grandpa is a Hero

Tyler spends all his free time in his room playing video games and doesn’t even want to join the family for dinners. His siblings come to the table and play on their devices all through mealtime.  Grandpa is staying with the family and is not happy with the lack of interest the kids have in being part of the family.

Grandpa decides to do something about it and finds fun and engaging activities for the kids and they begin to live healthier, more well-rounded lives.  Their mental health has improved!  

My Grandpa is a Hero can teach kids and parents the value of family activities and how it affects the quality of life.  Parents learn about setting limits for TV and electronic devices and kids learn they can have fun by not engrossing themselves in their electronics.  

This book is part of the Motivating Our Champions series.

Ife Akanegbu has always had a lifelong passion for telling stories.  Upon observing the alarming rise in depression, anxiety, and self-harm rates, he felt compelled to take action and he knew his gift for storytelling could make a difference.  That’s when he combined this talent with his more than fifteen years of medical expertise to create Motivating Our Champions, a game-changing children’s book series designed to help our precious little ones take good care of their mental health.

Ife's charming life story is full of inspiration, adventure, and compassion.  In fact, he has mastered the art of captivating storytelling by sharing his thrilling experiences with others.  Ultimately, this motivated him to use his skill to impact current mental health trends, an issue that concerns him deeply.  The practitioner completed his medical training in Nigeria before achieving a Master’s in Health Management at the University of Leeds.  He now practices family medicine in British Columbia, where he lives with his wife and daughter.

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