Declining self-esteem is one the most significant mental well-being issues facing Australian children, but what's the best way to combat it with our kids? Lauren Thompson might have a solution.

The teacher and mum of three noticed that her primary school students needed help with positive self-talk, so she wrote a book - and it's doing magical things.

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