{"product_id":"mehrabian-rule-comic-edition-for-kids","title":"The Mehrabian Rule: Comic Edition for Kids","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne idea from psychology, drawn as a comic for children: when words and tone disagree, people believe the tone and the face.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every child has already met it — a friend who says she is fine while looking at the floor, a joke that crossed a line nobody named. The Mehrabian Rule takes Albert Mehrabian's 7–38–55 finding about words, tone of voice and facial expression — which the book widens to gestures and posture — and turns it into comic-style scenarios about moments like those.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe moments it is written for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFalsely accused\u003c\/strong\u003e — a classmate blames them for something they did not do; they panic, over-explain, and end up looking guiltier.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeft out or overlooked\u003c\/strong\u003e — they miss the cue that would have told them what was going on, and do not understand why they are on the outside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe wrong kind of friend\u003c\/strong\u003e — they cannot yet tell a real friend from one who is only nice when it suits them, so they stay in friendships that cost more than they give.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInside the book — six chapters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpotting fake friends\u003c\/strong\u003e — recognising manipulation, peer pressure and toxic dynamics before they get hurt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmotional resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e — taking criticism without breaking down, and coming back after a setback.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading people\u003c\/strong\u003e — what someone really means from their body language, their tone, and what they do not say.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandling conflict\u003c\/strong\u003e — settling disagreements with friends, teachers and family without losing their cool or their dignity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeaking with confidence\u003c\/strong\u003e — saying what they mean in a way adults and classmates actually listen to.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural leadership\u003c\/strong\u003e — the thinking habits behind why some children lead without trying, and how to build them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery chapter is told through comic-style scenarios from school and home; the publisher's description counts 100 situations across the book. The back cover puts it simply: \"Be kind. Listen with your heart. Understand others.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuild and format\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback comic edition; scenarios drawn with school-age characters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslated edition; the cover credits the translator, Wang Xinmeng.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover design may differ from the pictures; the book inside is the same.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAges 7–15\u003c\/strong\u003e — read together at the younger end; older children read it alone, depending on reading level.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamilies in the week a friendship goes wrong, a new class starts, or a child comes home saying something was off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText is in English.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe title refers to the psychology finding, not the author. Albert Mehrabian is not credited on the book, and it is not presented as written or endorsed by him.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMehrabian's figures describe how people read feelings when words and tone disagree — he has said himself they are often over-applied to all communication. We mention them as a prompt to notice tone and face, not as a rule about words.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA general-interest comic about social skills, not a curriculum or a substitute for a conversation with a teacher where a specific concern exists.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wrenshelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47490570944700,"sku":null,"price":86.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/9569\/4524\/files\/mehrabian-rule-comic-edition-for-kids-mehrabian-rule-cover.png?v=1789483083","url":"https:\/\/wrenshelf.store\/products\/mehrabian-rule-comic-edition-for-kids","provider":"Wrenshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}