Jessica Kingsley Publishers - Early Years Catalogue 2017

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E A R LY YE ARS

CATALOGUE 2017 Jessica Kingsley Publishers 30 years of books that make a difference

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Contents Personal, Social and Emotional Development

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Observation and Assessment 3 Learning through Movement and Play

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Your Early Years Business 5 Celebrating Diversity 7 Therapeutic Children’s Books Coping with Big Feelings 8 Attachment and Trauma 11 Yoga and Mindfulness 14 Bereavement 16 Autism and Special Educational Needs

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Books for Children 24 For Parents and Families 27 Safeguarding Vulnerable Children 29 Adoption and Fostering 31 Nurturing Attachment 34 Parenting in the Early Years 37

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Personal, Social and Emotional Development NEW

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An Essential Guide Liz Williams

A Practical Guide for Professionals and Parents Sonia Mainstone-Cotton

Positive Behaviour Management in Early Years Settings 2016 • 80pp • £9.99 • $18.95 • pb9781785920264 • eBook-9781784502737

hows what early years settings can S do to encourage positive behaviour and support the development of children Drawing on her extensive practical experience, Liz Williams provides a highly accessible and much-needed guide to promoting positive behaviour in early years settings.

In this book, she explains why children may act in the way that they do and how behaviour should be understood differently in children of different ages. She demonstrates that social and emotional capacities differ greatly in these crucial development years and how this impacts on the support needed at each stage. The book considers a host of factors influencing positive behaviour, such as environments and the importance of planning, and looks beyond the child to show the vital role that staff and parents have in promoting appropriate behaviour.

Written in clear and understandable language, this book is full of ideas that early years workers can easily implement in their day-to-day work.

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Nurturing Personal, Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood A Practical Guide to Understanding Brain Development and Young Children’s Behaviour Debbie Garvey Foreword by Dr Suzanne Zeedyk EP 2017 • 256pp • £18.99 • $26.95 • pbS 9781785922237 • eBook-9781784505004

A practical guide to incorporating understanding of brain development into early years practice to better support personal, social and emotional development and behaviours This direct guide supports practitioners in nurturing personal, social and emotional development (PSED) in young children by demystifying brain development research.

Condensing a wealth of recent research and theory around PSED into practical guidance, it gives professionals the knowledge and understanding they need to critically evaluate their own practice and find the best course of action to support PSED in young children. From the perspective of neuroscience, it explores what can help or hinder development, considers why some children bite and why toddlers have tantrums, and questions how well-intentioned actions, such as reward systems or putting new foods on a plate for children to ‘just try’, may be misguided.

Promoting Young Children’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing

MAR 2017 • 168pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • pb9781785920547 • eBook-9781784503116

A practical resource examining a wide range of approaches to enhancing young children’s emotional health and wellbeing Positive emotional health in a child’s earliest years can be a critical factor in their future development. Offering practical suggestions for games, activities and exercises designed to promote emotional wellbeing in young children, this essential guide showcases a wide range of approaches such as mindfulness and meditation, Forest School and Reggio Emilia to provide a hands-on reference for teachers and parents.

Drawing on over 25 years’ experience as an early years professional, the author explores topics including playfulness, stillness, sensory play, creativity and staff wellbeing. Each topic references current best practices and international examples, and also includes a comprehensive list of further resources and activities. Providing an informative introduction to both theory and practice, this book demonstrates easy-to-implement ideas for any professional or parent engaging with young children.

“A rich resource full of creative ideas, accessible references and thoughtful questions to move all of our practice forward to develop positive mental health and wellbeing for young children. Firmly based on experience, it is full of interventions that really work.”

–Ruth Fergusson, Senior Educational Psychologist, Brighter Futures CIC

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Inclusion, Play and Empathy Neuroaffective Development in Children’s Groups Edited by Susan Hart Foreword by Phyllis Booth

2016 • 352pp • £22.99 • $39.95 • pb9781785920066 • eBook-9781784502430

Early interactions play a crucial role in the development of children’s emotional, personal and social skills, and set the precedent for establishing a secure attachment relationship as they mature into adulthood. This book introduces the latest research into ways for professionals to encourage the development of these skills in children’s groups.

“A compact information-laden volume that conveys a comprehensive understanding of play activity in the lives of children. The author has written about her own perspective on play as well as including the wisdom of her colleagues from allied disciplines.

Susan Hart’s vivid, inclusive and comprehensive view of play is a treasure!”

–Saralea Chazan Ph.D. Clinical-Child Psychologist

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Personal, Social and Emotional Development NEW

Empathetic Practice in the Early Years Developing Empathy in Children Helen Garnett

OCT 2017 • 224pp • £15.99 • $22.95 • pb9781785921438 • eBook-9781784504182

Guide to help early years professionals develop young children’s empathetic sense and foster empathetic settings Empathy is an essential part of being human: it allows us to connect with others, which in turn opens doors for us to happiness and success. Though everyone is born with an inherent capacity for empathy, children have the power to grow and re-build their natural supply, and even ‘learn’ to be more understanding towards others.

This pithy and practical guide provides early years professionals with the tools to make empathy the foundation for their work. It reveals where the roots of empathy lie, how to prioritise it in practice, and how it manifests itself in young developing brains. It includes simple teaching strategies and creative ideas for empathy-building games and activities, enabling you to help children grow up as happier, friendlier, more thoughtful individuals. This book is an essential resource for anyone working with small children.

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Be the Jellyfish Training Manual

Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Wellbeing Lucy Cree and Sarah Brogden MAR 2017 • 256pp • £24.99 • $32.95 • pb9781785922428 • eBook-9781784505226

The Be the Jellyfish programme is designed to support schools in nurturing the social and emotional wellbeing of children in their care. The lessons are structured around sensory relaxation and include relaxing exercises in breathing, visualisation, and massage.

Based on their experiences teaching in primary schools, the creators were inspired to develop a programme that focusses on a child’s specific social and emotional needs in order to fulfill their learning potential. Structured as one hour lesson plans, the activities included encourage children to relax, communicate and explore themselves creatively using art materials, peer massage, visualisation, bodywork, breathing, sensory equipment and mindfulness. This manual contains planning ideas for lessons, visualisation scenarios, illustrated bodywork exercises, photocopiable templates and posters to use in the classroom or one on one with a child.

Dyslexia in the Early Years NEW

Dyslexia in the Early Years A Handbook for Practice Gavin Reid

FEB 2017 • 208pp • £14.99 • $22.95 • pb9781785920653 • eBook-9781784503277

How to identify the characteristics of dyslexia in Early Years settings and practical strategies for teacher intervention Research has shown that early identification and intervention is crucial and can in fact minimise, and may even prevent, the challenges of dyslexia from becoming too detrimental at later stages of education. This book offers both research insights and practical guidance for teachers working in Early Years settings on how to create resource materials that would be suitable for the development of children with dyslexia.

Beginning with a contextual note on the key difficulties faced by children at risk of dyslexia, the book takes the reader through the processes of identification and diagnosis, before offering ideas on how to tailor classroom materials for these students.

The book’s resource materials are designed to target areas such as reading, spelling, numeracy, language skills, social and emotional development, and problem solving skills.

“Gavin Reid provides a wealth of information on dyslexia for parents and teachers, blending a comprehensive overview of research, pragmatic advice, lists of resources and wisdom based on many years of wide experience in the field.”

–Professor Steve Chinn, PhD, FRSA

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Observation and Assessment NEW

Listening to Young Children, Expanded Third Edition A Guide to Understanding and Using the Mosaic Approach Alison Clark Foreword by Peter Moss JUN 2017 • 192pp • £18.99 • $29.95 • pb9781909391222 • eBook-9781909391260

Find out how to use and adapt the listening tools of the Mosaic approach to improve early childhood provision Viewing children as ‘experts in their own lives’, the Mosaic approach offers a creative framework for understanding young children’s perspectives through talking, walking, making and reviewing material with an adult. This book demonstrates how children’s views and experiences can stay in focus in early childhood provision. The multi-method approach brings together digital tools with interviewing and observation to enable adults to review current practice and implement change with children.

Combining the authors’ successful books Listening to Young Children and Spaces to Play into an expanded and fully updated third edition, this book builds on the authors’ original ground-breaking work by commenting on the development and adaptation of the Mosaic approach, along with case studies of the Mosaic approach in action in four countries: England, Denmark, Norway and Australia. Alongside guidance on using and adapting the framework with young children, older children and adults, there is new material on the ethical and methodological issues involved.

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Observing and Developing Schematic Behaviour in Young Children

A Professional’s Guide for Supporting Children’s Learning, Play and Development Tamsin Grimmer JUL 2017 • 176pp • £14.99 • $22.95 • pb9781785921797 • eBook-9781784504502

An easy-to-understand guide to schemas and extending schematic behaviour to support learning and development in young children Observing and understanding schematic behaviour confidently is vital for anyone working with or looking after young children. This guide explains what schemas are, stripping back the technical language often used to describe them, and how to interpret and extend schematic behaviour to benefit the child. It looks specifically at 13 different schemas, such as connection, rotation and transportation, and includes case studies, interpretation of the observations and practical ideas for how to use this information to aid children’s learning, development and play.

Making schemas and schematic behaviour more understandable, this book will give early years practitioners and parents the confidence to identify schemas and plan future learning opportunities to support children based on this knowledge.

Learning Through Child Observation, Third Edition

Mary Fawcett and Debbie Watson 2016 • 224pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849056472 • eBook-9781784501419

This fully updated text examines the value of observation, its use in assessment and the practical aspects of observational study. The authors focus on the importance of recognising the child’s developmental and emotional state when intervening, and the need to see children ‘holistically’ as unique individuals within their family and community.

Attention and Listening in the Early Years Sharon Garforth

2009 • 128pp • £19.99 • $39.95 • pb9781849050241 • eBook-9781846429583

his is an innovative course for groups T of children. Each session is planned around a theme, providing an anchor for the children to gain meaning from the activities that will help them develop good listening skills This is an innovative course for groups of children aged 2-4. Each group session is planned around a theme e.g.

‘The Zoo’, providing an anchor for the children to gain meaning from the activities that will help them learn to sit still, not talk, look at the speaker and think about the words - all vital skills in good listening.

The Early Years

Assessing and Promoting Resilience in Vulnerable Children 1 Brigid Daniel and Sally Wassell 2002 • 144pp • £15.99 • $32.95 • pb9781843100133 • eBook-9781846423550

Including guidance on ongoing monitoring and supported by case studies from practice, this book is an essential guide to nurturing resilience for all those who work with young children and their families This clear and practical workbook shows the importance of encouraging resilience in pre-school children who live in challenging circumstances. Including guidance on ongoing monitoring and supported by case studies from practice, this book is an essential guide to nurturing resilience for all those who work with young children and their families.

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Learning through Movement and Play NEW

Spaces to Play

A Practical Resource for Professionals and Teachers Tania Swift

2005 • 119pp • £18.00 • $29.95 • pb9781904787433 • eBook-9781907969249

Learning through Movement and Active Play in the Early Years

APR 2017 • 192pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • pb9781785920851 • eBook-9781784503468

practical resource book exploring A how young children learn and develop through physical activities In this practical resource, Tania Swift provides early years professionals and teachers with advice and tips on incorporating physical activities into all key areas of children’s learning. Advancing a movement skills based approach to help teachers deliver learning flexibly, the book identifies how getting children active contributes to their wellbeing and development and improves personal and social skills as well as their cognitive learning. The book is divided into chapters that explore personal, social and emotional development; mathematics and numeracy; literacy, language and communication; knowledge and understanding of the world; expressive arts, design and creative development; and spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Drawing on the author’s wealth of training experience, each chapter sets out a range of knowledge development, tips, tools and activities that teachers and practitioners can use to support and enhance children’s learning and development and examples of good practice from other practitioners and teachers.

Full of creative ideas that early years workers and teachers can easily implement, this book will equip readers with the knowledge and confidence to plan for effective learning through movement and active play.

Spaces for Young Children, Second Edition

A practical guide to planning, designing and building the perfect space Mark Dudek 2012 • 120pp • £15.99 • $26.95 • pb9781907969959 • eBook-9781907969973

With local authorities needing to find more early years places by 2014, this book looks at how to build costeffectively without compromising quality

Too Safe For Their Own Good?, Second Edition Helping children learn about risk and life skills Jennie Lindon 2011 • 82pp • £13.99 • $23.95 • pb9781907969140 • eBook-9781907969218

Bestselling guide showing how parents and practitioners can offer children adventure and challenge without risking their safety

More listening to young children using the Mosaic approach Alison Clark and Peter Moss An accessible guide to using the ground-breaking Mosaic approach to explore with young children their understanding and views on the use of outdoor space

Exercising Muscles and Minds Outdoor play and the early years curriculum Marjorie Ouvry 2003 • 96pp • £14.00 • $23.95 • pb9781904787013 • eBook-9781907969256

Using examples of good practice, this guide looks at how to plan for outdoor play as part of a whole curriculum, challenging the assumption that playing out of doors is an optional extra

Sandtray Play and Storymaking

A Hands-On Approach to Build Academic, Social, and Emotional Skills in Mainstream and Special Education Sheila Dorothy Smith 2012 • 176pp • £15.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849052054 • eBook-9780857004369

andtray play to promote social, S emotional and behavioural growth

The Busker’s Guide to Risk, Second Edition Shelly Newstead Illustrated by Chris Bennett

2015 • 72pp • £8.99 • $15.95 • pb9781849056823 • eBook-9781784501914

bite-size introduction to A understanding risk and playfriendly risk assessments

The Busker’s Guide to Participation, Second Edition

Philip Waters Illustrated by Chris Bennett 2016 • 72pp • £8.99 • $15.95 • pb9781785920233 • eBook-9781784502690

friendly introduction to the A importance of participation in children’s settings and ways of achieving effective participation

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Tackling Subjects such as: Inclusion • Behaviour • Anti-Discriminatory Practice • Playing Out Leadership • Participation • Playwork

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Your Early Years Business NEW

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A Practitioner’s Guide Kerry Maddock

Planning and Strategies for Growth and Success Jacqui Burke

British Values and the Prevent Duty in the Early Years JAN 2017 • 112pp • £12.99 • $21.95 • pb9781785920486 • eBook-9781784503079

Practical guidance on how to promote British Values in early years in accordance with the Prevent Duty The development of new policy on the British Values and the Prevent Duty in the early years has raised many questions about appropriate implementation. As a formal part of the Early Years Foundation Stage, educators are now required to deliver this instruction in classrooms, nurseries, and other early years settings. In response, Kerry Maddock has established an informed practitioners guide with strategies to interpret and implement this legislation into the early years environment. Through case studies, research, and interviews with OFSTED inspectors, the author provides a detailed explanation of the Prevent Duty, as well as what the government means by promoting fundamental British values and sets our clear guidance and an in-depth framework in delivering these in every day practice. A combination of early childhood philosophy with educational policy expertise, make this an essential handbook for professionals working in an early years setting.

“An excellent, informative resource for all those working in early years. It is written in a style that is easily understood and that practitioners of all levels can learn from and relate to. This book will be an invaluable support within the setting.”

–Kate Howarth, Nursery owner and manager

Health and Safety in Early Years and Childcare Contextualising health and safety legislation within the Early Years Foundation Stage Bernadina Laverty and Catherine Reay

Building Your Early Years Business

FEB 2017 • 224pp • £16.99 • $24.95 • pb9781785920592 • eBook-9781784503192

ractical and market-savvy guide for P early years childcare organisations on how to sustain and grow their business For those starting a business in early years childcare, having a passion for the job is important. But sustaining a business successfully takes more than natural enthusiasm. Many childcare businesses struggle due to lack of formal training or confidence in the business world. This accessible and practical guide shows exactly how to develop your organisation, leading to success within the competitive market and ultimately a higher quality childcare service.

Jacqui Burke reveals what parents really want from professional early years childcare, and the core marketing, finance and management skills needed to realize these ideals. Studying what businesses have done right and wrong to date, the book includes example activities and market-savvy checklists that clearly show how to analyse your organisation, master day-to-day management, attract new customers, and take your business to the next level. With invaluable advice on how to better the experiences of your children, parents and staff alike, this guide will help you make your organisation stand out from the crowd.

“This is an extremely innovative and practical Early Years business book. Jacqui has generously shared her unique experience and knowledge of working within Early Years to help owners to support the development and sustainability of their business. I love the useful templates that Jacqui has devised that will be essential within any setting. I fully recommend this book.”

–Laura Henry, award winning international Early Years specialist

2014 • 144pp • £22.99 • $39.95 • pb9781909391000 • eBook-9781909391178

This practical guide demystifies health and safety in early years settings with a step-by-step guide to the law, compliance and practical application This practical guide demystifies health and safety in early years settings with a step-by-step guide to the law, compliance and practical application. Bringing together health and safety legislation and the welfare requirements within the revised Early Years Foundation Stage 2012, it successfully integrates health and safety within the EYFS. Including information taught on a variety of courses accredited by CACHE and BTEC, references to EYFS and Health and Safety legislation, specific guidance for childminders and audit tools for evaluation, it can be referred to as needs arise or used as an aid to inspection.

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Your Early Years Business NEW

Performance Management in Early Years Settings A Practical Guide for Leaders and Managers Debbie Garvey

MAR 2017 • 272pp • £17.99 • $27.95 • pb9781785922220 • eBook-9781784505073

practical, accessible book offering A advice and support on performance management in early years workplaces In this accessible and informative step-by-step guide, early years consultant Debbie Garvey provides leaders and managers with best practice tips and advice for developing their performance management skills in early years settings.

Drawing on current research and the author’s wealth of experience in the field, each chapter sets out effective performance management techniques that leaders can apply to their workplaces, on topics such as staff development, recruitment, appraisals, conflict management, feedback and evaluation, mentoring and coaching and health and wellbeing. Grounded in an understanding of neuroscience and brain development, this practical book provides advice on how to ensure a safe and motivational environment for both children and staff to develop, whatever their needs.

Designed to support new and existing managers, the book includes reflective exercises, key theories and case studies to enable leaders to develop a style suited to their team and setting, ensuring children are given the best possible support during their first and most crucial development stage.

“In this highly reflective, practical and personal guide, Debbie reminds us of what it means to be human - physiologically and emotionally - and makes a compelling case for early years management focused on empathy, support, dialogue and encouragement. An essential read for those seeking the best performance from their team.”

–David Wright, Early Years Director, Paint Pots Nurseries, Southampton

Leadership for Quality in Early Years and Playwork

Supporting your team to achieve better outcomes for children and families Debbie Garvey and Andrea Lancaster

How to Be a Great Leader in Early Years Jennie Johnson

2015 • 128pp • £13.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849056748 • eBook-9781784501808

A go-to guide for early years professionals, this book will help you to enhance your leadership skills How to Be a Great Leader in Early Years enables you to reflect on your approach to leadership. In doing so it allows you to identify the qualities that make you a good leader and to think about ways to improve.

Drawing on insights gained from founding her own award-winning childcare service, Jennie Johnson offers a range of practical strategies to help you become a better leader, inspire others and maintain a first-rate service.

This book is for anyone with an interest in how outstanding childcare settings are led, including nursery owners, nursery managers, unit/room leaders and early years practitioners.

Young Children’s Rights

Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice Second Edition Priscilla Alderson Foreword by Mary John and Rob Gayton 2008 • 240pp • £19.99 • $39.95 • pb9781843105992 • eBook-9781846427749

A thought-provoking invitation to rethink our attitudes to young children’s rights in the light of new theories, research and practical evidence about children’s daily lives “This book gives an accesssible introduction to the complex subject of children’s rights, suitable for most practitioners working with young children.

There are real life examples past and present, helping the reader gauge how attitudes towards children’s rights have changed through time. The book looks at the issues arising in different cultures and the influence of gender on rights, and assesses how children can be given a voice in the decision-making process. All of these are hot topics in education and this book offers readers a sense of perspective that can enhance the teaching and learning offered to children in their own work environment.”

–The Teacher

2010 • 180pp • £21.00 • $34.95 • pb9781905818501 • eBook-9781905818839

he definitive guide to developing T leadership skills in early years settings Essential reading for trainee or practising managers working in childcare, early years education or playwork.

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Celebrating Diversity NEW

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Deborah Price

The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity Brook Pessin-Whedbee Illustrated by Naomi Bardoff

A Practical Guide to Gender Diversity and Sexuality in Early Years OCT 2017 • 112pp • £14.99 • $22.95 • pb9781785922893 • eBook-9781784505943

elping staff and practitioners explore H gender diversity and sexuality in early years settings Aiding discussion of gender diversity and sexuality with very young children, this practical guide helps practitioners explore these themes in early years settings.

Promoting and extending current good practice, the book offers advice and activities that will support children in discovering their identity and also demonstrates how to work with parents.

This guide presents a background to gender theory alongside examples and case studies, showing that activities and settings can work together for children to recognise their full potential in a supportive environment.

This book addresses a wide variety of topics such as staff training and team management, how to support and promote men working in childcare, transgender issues and ways practice can be challenged, to give those working with young children a great foundation for teaching about diversity.

Proposing aims that early years practitioners can work towards and providing practical ideas to take directly in to the workplace, this hands-on guide sets out to create and encourage outstanding practice for all professionals teaching young children.

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The Gender Agenda

A First-Hand Account of How Girls and Boys Are Treated Differently Ros Ball and James Millar Foreword by Marianne Grabrucker JUL 2017 • 176pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • pb9781785923203 • eBook-9781784506339

Aiming to tackle gender stereotypes head-on, two parents tweeted about the differences they experienced in raising their son and their daughter. What began as an attempt to retain their sanity in a gender obsessed world became a life changing experiment about gender identity presented in this collection of their online writing.

“Aiming to tackle gender stereotypes head-on, two parents tweeted about the differences they experienced in raising their son and their daughter. What began as an attempt to retain their sanity in a gender obsessed world became a life changing experiment about gender identity presented in this collection of their online writing.”

–Jo Swinson, former Lib Dem Equalities Minister

Who Are You?

2016 • 40pp • £12.99 • $18.95 • hb9781785927287 • eBook-9781784505806 • AGE 5-8

“This book introduces children to gender as a spectrum and shows how people can bend and break the gender binary and stereotypes. It includes an interactive wheel, clearly showing the difference between our body, expression and identity, and is an effective tool to help children 3+ understand and celebrate diversity.”

–Pamela Wool, Director of Family Services, Gender Spectrum

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Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?

Sarah Savage and Fox Fisher Illustrated by Fox Fisher MAY 2017 • 32pp • £10.99 • $16.95 • hb-9781785922671 eBook-9781784505561 • AGE 3-7

Tiny prefers not to tell other children whether they are a boy or girl. Tiny also loves to play fancy dress, sometimes as a fairy and sometimes as a knight in shining armour.

Tiny’s family don’t seem to mind but when they start a new school some of their new classmates struggle to understand.

“A lovely, sensitive, much-needed book that helps all children ask the big questions about identity and gender.”

–Juno Dawson, author of ‘This Book is Gay’

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All You Need Is Love

Celebrating Families of All Shapes and Sizes Shanni Collins MAY 2017 • 40pp • £10.99 • $16.95 hb-9781785922510 • eBook-9781784505349 AGES 3-8

A charming celebration of the different kinds of families and relationships. Through colourful images and rhyming stories, the author depicts a range of families and lifestyles all grounded in love and acceptance. With light-hearted humour and positive discussion around diversity, this book promotes a healthy understanding of differences.

“This excellent and engaging book celebrates families of all shapes and sizes. With a page to each story, intended to be read along with huge full colour fun illustrations, the up beat stories cover all types of modern (and post-modern) families and the ways in which our glorious LGBT community has given itself wholeheartedly to raising healthy, well-adjusted and diverse families.”

–G Scene

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Therapeutic Children's Books: Coping with Big Feelings

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All Birds Have Anxiety

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Some people feel anxious and worrie d about anything and everything.

Kathy Hoopmann

MAR 2017 • 72pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb9781785921827 • eBook-9781784504540 AGES 6+

A bird’s-eye-view introduction to living with anxiety disorder and how to begin to change it Life as a bird can be stressful! From worrying about airplanes, windows, and getting enough worms to eat, it is clear that birds can be anxious beings. Through a light-touch, quizzical depiction of bird behaviour, the book uses colourful images and astute explanations to explore what it means to live with anxiety day-to-day.

Following the style of the best-selling All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome and All Dogs Have ADHD, wonderful colour photographs express the complex and difficult ideas related to anxiety disorder in an easy-to-understand way. This simple yet profound book validates the deeper everyday experiences of anxiety, provides an empathic understanding of the many symptoms associated with anxiety, and offers compassionate suggestions for change.

Bestsellers from K.I. Al-Ghani…

BESTSELLER

The Disappointment Dragon

earning to cope with disappointment L (for all children and dragon tamers, including those with Asperger syndrome) K.I. Al-Ghani Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani 2013 • 64pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • hb-9781849054324 • eBook-9780857007803 • AGES 6-13

This illustrated book brings to life the issue of dealing with disappointment through the endearing characters of the Disappointment Dragon and the Dragon of Hope who help children learn about the best ways to manage life’s difficult times. There is an introduction for parents and carers, and a list of management techniques.

BESTSELLER

The Panicosaurus

Managing Anxiety in Children Including Those with Asperger Syndrome K.I. Al-Ghani Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani 2012 • 56pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • hb-9781849053563 • eBook-9780857007063 • AGES 6-11

This illustrated book teaches children who experience anxiety about Panicosaurus and Smartosaurus and how to help Smartosaurus banish Panicosaurus when he appears at times of stress by using a range of calming techniques. There is a helpful introduction for parents and carers, and a list of techniques for lessening anxiety at the end of the book.

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The Green-Eyed Goblin

What to do about jealousy - for all children including those on the Autism Spectrum K.I. Al-Ghani Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani 2016 • 48pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • hb-9781785920912 • eBook-9781784503529 • AGES 5-13

Teach children to recognise and cope with feelings of jealousy Deep inside everyone, a little goblin lies sleeping. When it wakes up, its eyes turn green, its nose grows and it starts to breathe a smelly green mist.

This is the story of the wakening of a Green-Eyed Goblin. When Theo sees his sister getting lots of attention for her birthday, his sleeping goblin wakes and he can’t seem to stop himself from saying all the horrid things the nasty goblin’s green mist is making him think. Will Theo learn how to send his Green-Eyed Goblin back to sleep in time for the party?

This fun, illustrated storybook will help children aged 5-13 to understand and cope with jealousy and how it can sometimes make us feel not good enough. A helpful introduction for parents and carers explains jealousy in children, and a section at the back of the book provides strategies for overcoming it.

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The Red Beast

Controlling Anger in Children with Asperger’s Syndrome K.I. Al-Ghani Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani 2008 • 48pp • £12.99 • $21.95 • hb-9781843109433 • eBook-9781846428487 • AGES 5-9

This vibrant fully illustrated children’s storybook is written for children aged 5+, and is an accessible, fun way to talk about anger, with useful tips about how to ‘tame the red beast’ and guidance for parents on how anger affects children with Asperger’s Syndrome.

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Therapeutic Children's Books: Coping with Big Feelings My Book of Feelings

A Book to Help Children with Attachment Difficulties, Learning or Developmental Disabilities Understand their Emotions Tracey Ross Illustrated by Rosy Salaman

MAR 2017 • 40pp • £10.99 • $16.95 • hb-9781785921926 • eBook-9781784504663 AGES 5+

Self-Control to the Rescue!

Super Powers to Help Kids Through the Tough Stuff in Everyday Life Lauren Brukner Illustrated by Apsley JUN 2017 • 112pp • £13.99 • $19.95 • hb9781785927591 • eBook-9781784506193 AGES 7-12

Some children find it difficult to understand and manage their feelings. This picture book helps children aged 5+ understand why they might experience particular feelings, and offers suggestions for things to do when they are overloaded with emotion. Suitable for those with attachment issues or developmental disabilities.

An illustrated resource packed with strategies and exercises for children aged 4-7 to regulate emotions and overcome the challenges of the most difficult times in a typical day. Simple solutions and guidance can be adapted into any child’s daily routine with tips and extra resources for parents and educators.

“Amazing. We particularly like the personalised section at the end of the book - a chance for children to explore their own feelings and record the strategies that best support their own individual needs.”

–Langenhoe Community Primary School, UK

“Practical methods that children can easily understand and use.”

–Dr. Temple Grandin, author of The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger’s and Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism

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Not Today, Celeste!

A Dog’s Tale about Her Human’s Depression Liza Stevens 2016 • 36pp • £10.99 • $17.95 • hb9781785920080 • eBook-9781784502478 • AGES 3+

Charmingly illustrated, this heart-warming story for children aged 3+ reflects some of the feelings and experiences that a child whose parent or carer has depression may face.

A Journey in the Moon Balloon

When Images Speak Louder than Words Joan Drescher Illustrated by Joan Drescher Foreword by Joan Borysenko 2015 • 72pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • hb-9781849057301 • eBook-9781784501006 • AGES 4-11

Take you on a journey through your feelings and help you let go of your worrying thoughts. With full colour illustrations, this updated and expanded edition has brand new activities to accompany the interactive story, helping children to explore their emotions.

How to Be a Superhero Called Self-Control!

Super Powers to Help Younger Children to Regulate their Emotions and Senses Lauren Brukner Illustrated by Apsley 2015 • 112pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • hb9781849057172 • eBook-9781784502034 AGES 4-12

Narrated by a superhero called Self-Control, this illustrated book provides a variety of super power strategies to help children with emotional and sensory regulation difficulties, aged approximately 4 to 7 years, to master self-control.

“A fantastic book full of easy to implement strategies for school and home. Proactive strategies that make emotional management (self control) fun, accessible and achievable! I love the timesaver with proformas and pictures ready to use. Recommend used for whole class and family!”

–Sue Larkey, Author, Teacher, International Speaker

Little Volcanoes Pretend Friends

A story about schizophrenia and other illnesses that can cause hallucinations Alice Hoyle Illustrated by Lauren Reis 2015 • 36pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • hb9781849056243 • eBook-9781784501136 • AGES 4+

Schizophrenia is explained to children (4+). Little Bea talks about all the fun things she does with her pretend friend and Big Jay explains how his friends are very different and what people can do to support him.

Helping Young Children and Their Parents to Deal with Anger Warwick Pudney and Éliane Whitehouse Foreword by Tina Rae 2011 • 224pp • £16.99 • $27.95 • pb9781849052177 • eBook-9780857005953 AGES 0-5

Advice and strategies for adults to understand anger in young children and help express them it positively

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Therapeutic Children's Books: Coping with Big Feelings NEW

Pearla and her Unpredictably Perfect Day

A story about how a sprinkling of mistakes can be a recipe for success Rochel Lieberman Illustrated by Lloyd Jones 2016 • 40pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • hb-9781785927348 • eBook-9781784504298 • AGES 4-12

Every Sunday, Pearla makes perfectly round cookies and tall, fluffy cupcakes at her dad’s bakery. Pearla loves to bake, and she loves to see her customers enjoying her perfect creations. Until one day she makes a very big mistake! This colourful book will help children aged 4-12 to cope when things don’t quite go to plan.

“Oh no! Pearla isn’t so perfect after all. But the spunky heroine of Pearla and her Unpredictably Perfect Day doesn’t stay stuck for long, finding a creative solution for her baking mishap and learning that perfection is in the eye of the beholder.

Children will easily relate to Pearla’s initial angst while learning from the coping strategies she then employs.”

–Dawn Huebner PhD, Psychologist and Author of What to Do When You Worry Too Much

The Princess and the Fog

A Story for Children with Depression Lloyd Jones, With a contribution by Melinda Edwards MBE and Dr Linda Bayliss Illustrated by Lloyd Jones 2015 • 48pp • £10.99 • $17.95 • hb-9781849056557 • eBook-9781784501518 • AGES 5-7

Bronze Medal Winner in the Picture Books, Early Reader category of the 2015 Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards This vibrantly illustrated story is designed to be read with children aged 5-7 who are suffering from depression.

Using metaphor and full of humour, it is a relatable, enjoyable and positive read for all. The book also includes a guide for parents and carers by clinical paediatric psychologists, Dr Melinda Edwards MBE and Linda Bayliss.

Once upon a time there was a Princess. She had everything a little girl could ever want, and she was happy. That is, until the fog came...

The Princess and the Fog is picture book to help sufferers of depression aged 5-7 cope with their difficult feelings. It uses vibrant illustrations, a sense of humour and metaphor to create a relatable, enjoyable story that describes the symptoms of childhood depression while also providing hope that things can get better with a little help and support. The story is also a great starting point for explaining depression to all children, especially those who may have a parent or close family member with depression.

Body Image and resilience NEW

Minnie and Max are OK!

A Story to Help Children Develop a Positive Body Image Chris Calland and Nicky Hutchinson Illustrated by Emmi Smid MAY 2017 • 40pp • £10.99 • $17.95 • hb-9781785922336 • eBook-9781784505141 • AGES 3-7

An illustrated storybook to help children aged 3-7 develop a positive body image Minnie has had a bad day at school. Some children made fun of her looks, and she wishes she was more like them.

Max, Minnie’s dog, wishes he looked different too. And he doesn’t understand why Grandma doesn’t like his singing!

When Grandma sees that Minnie and Max aren’t OK, she takes them to the park. There, they see lots of children and dogs - all with different shapes, sizes, colours and special traits. If they all looked the same, would it be better or worse?

Body image is an increasingly important issue for young children. This beautifully illustrated, confidence-boosting book will help encourage children aged 3-7 to celebrate their strengths and embrace diversity. Included are questions that adults can ask to see how children relate to Minnie and Max’s thoughts and feelings. Colourful, funny and uplifting, this book will help you make sure your child is OK with their body image!

“This is a delightful book with beautiful illustrations. The story gently explores body image and diversity in an age appropriate way for 3-7 year olds. This will be a great book to use with young children as a tool to explore and enhance their wellbeing.”

–Sonia Mainstone-Cotton, early years and nurture outreach consultant

Your Body is Brilliant

Body Respect for Children Sigrun Danielsdottir Illustrated by Bjork Bjarkdottir 2014 • 36pp • £10.99 • $17.95 • hb9781848192218 • eBook-9780857011794 AGES 4-11

Silver medal winner in the ‘Self-Esteem’ category of the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards 2015 The colourful illustrations in this unique picture book will encourage children to love their bodies from an early age. By learning about all the wonderful things bodies can do, and how each body is different and unique, children will be inspired to take good care of their bodies throughout their lives. Promoting respect for body diversity among children will also encourage kindness and help prevent bullying.

This book is ideal for children aged 4 and upwards to read at home or school, either alone or with a parent, family member, teacher or other caring professional.

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Therapeutic Children's Books: Attachment and Trauma

Meet Sophie Spikey, Rosie Rudey, William Wobbly, Charley Chatty and friends…

William struggles to control his feelings and when he arrived at school this morning things got a whole lot worse. Rosie has had enough and is refusing to be kind to anyone. Sophie has lost her shoes again but there’s no way she is asking her mum for help. Charley Chatty is talking so much that she’s letting her imagination run wild.

None of them had an easy start in life but luckily their mum is here to help them save the day. Written by a mum who understands, and her daughter (who also liked to tell tales), this set of storybooks for children functioning at ages 3 to 10 deals with common emotional and behavioural difficulties of adopted and fostered children.

William Wobbly and the Mysterious Holey Jumper

A story about fear and coping Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Megan Evans JUL 2017 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • pb9781785922817 • eBook-9781784505868

Charley Chatty and the Disappearing Pennies

A story about lying and stealing Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Megan Evans SEP 2017 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • pb9781785923036 • eBook-9781784506117

William Wobbly and the Very Bad Day A story about when feelings become too big Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Amy Farrell 2016 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • pb9781785921513 • eBook-9781784504113

Therapeutic children’s book about William Wobbly whose feelings become so big they burst out of him in ways he can’t control

Sophie Spikey Has a Very Big Problem A story about refusing help and needing to be in control Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Amy Farrell 2016 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • pb9781785921414 • eBook-9781784504151

Therapeutic children’s book about Sophie Spikey who loses her shoes but refuses to ask her mum for help (even though she really needs it!)

Rosie Rudey and the Very Annoying Parent

A story about a prickly child who is scared of getting close Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Amy Farrell 2016 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • pb9781785921506 • eBook-9781784504120

Therapeutic children’s book about Rosie Rudey who uses a prickly façade to stop herself from getting close to those around her

Charley Chatty and the Wiggly Worry Worm

A story about insecurity and attention-seeking Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Amy Farrell 2016 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • pb9781785921490 • eBook-9781784504106

Katie Careful and the Very Sad Smile A story about anxious and clingy behaviour Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Megan Evans

SEP 2017 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • pb9781785923043 • eBook-9781784506100

Rosie Rudey and the Enormous Chocolate Mountain

A story about hunger, overeating and using food for comfort Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies SEP 2017 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • pb9781785923029 • eBook-9781784506124

Therapeutic children’s book about Charley Chatty who talks and talks and talks - just to make sure everyone knows she’s still there!

Callum Kindly and the Very Weird Child A story about sharing your home with a new child Sarah Naish and Rosie Jefferies Illustrated by Megan Evans

JUL 2017 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • pb9781785923005 • eBook-9781784506094

Callum Kindly likes living with his mum. When Katie Careful, a very weird child, comes to live with them, Callum struggles to understand why she acts so differently. This story explores difficulties children can experience when a new child comes to live in their home.

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Therapeutic Children's Books: Attachment and Trauma How Little Coyote Stayed Strong in Secret

A Story about Building Resilience after Being Treated Badly Anne Westcott and C. C. Alicia Hu Illustrated by Ching-Pang Kuo OCT 2017 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb-9781785927713 • eBook-9781784506711 • AGES 4-10

In this story of rebuilding confidence after being treated badly, a little coyote who has grown up in a horrible gang learns to see the good in himself. With a unique therapeutic focus on how our emotions affect our body language and sensory experience, the book includes a guide for grownups on helping children aged 4-10 overcome low self-esteem.

How Sprinkle the Pig Escaped the River of Tears A Story about Finding Comfort After a Loss Anne Westcott and C. C. Alicia Hu Illustrated by Ching-Pang Kuo OCT 2017 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb-9781785927690 • eBook-9781784506698 • AGES 4-10

Starring a loveable piglet named Sprinkle, this is a comforting picture book to read with children who are coming to terms with a loss. With a unique focus on using all five senses to bring back happy healing memories, it includes a guide for grownups and a game. Part of JKP’s Hidden Strengths Therapeutic Children’s series for children aged 4-10.

How Bomji the Rabbit Unfroze A Story about Overcoming Fear and Panic after a Scary Experience Anne Westcott and C. C. Alicia Hu Illustrated by Ching-Pang Kuo OCT 2017 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • pb9781785927706 • eBook-9781784506704 • AGES 4-10

Starring a brave little rabbit named Bomji, this loveable picture book will help children open up and feel better after a scary thing has happened. Focusing on feelings, friendship and trust, it includes a guide for grownups and a game to play after reading. Part of JKP’s Hidden Strengths Therapeutic Children’s series for children.

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The Boy Who Built a Wall Around Himself Ali Redford Illustrated by Kara Simpson

2015 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb9781849056830 • eBook-9781784502003 AGES 4-9

Boy hides behind his wall because he doesn’t trust people and he knows how it feels to be hurt and let down. That is until Someone Kind arrives on the other side of his wall. This colour picture book will help children aged 4-9 who have experienced trauma, loss or neglect to come to terms with their experiences and to build healthy relationships.

Cyril Squirrel Finds Out About Love Jane Evans Illustrated by Izzy Bean

2016 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb9781785920806 • eBook-9781784503413 AGES 2-6

“Cyril’s story can be enjoyed by parents and children alike, and provides lots of engaging opportunities to spark conversations about feelings, acts of kindness and relationships. Sitting down and encouraging open conversations with children from a young age is a great way to help them to start developing the skills to understand and manage their emotions.

Also includes a useful grown-ups guide to help.”

–Catherine Roche, Chief Executive, Place2Be

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Little Meerkat’s Big Panic

A Story About Learning New Ways to Feel Calm Jane Evans Illustrated by Izzy Bean 2016 • 48pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • hb-9781785927034 • eBook-9781784502461 • AGES 2-6

Little Meerkat flies into one big panic after waking up to find the whole meerkat gang has disappeared! Luckily, Small Elephant and Mini Monkey stumble across Little Meerkat during the big panic, and offer to help find the missing meerkat gang.

Kit Kitten and the Topsy-Turvy Feelings A Story About Parents Who Aren’t Always Able to Care Jane Evans Illustrated by Izzy Bean 2015 • 32pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • hb-9781849056021 • eBook-9781784500641 • AGES 2-6

Kit Kitten and the Topsy-Turvy Feelings is a therapeutic storybook for children aged 2 to 6 about a kitten called Kit whose parent isn’t always able to care for them. To help support Kit Kitten, Kindly Cat comes to their house and helps Kit to identify the feelings that are mixed up inside.

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How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear?

Exploring Big Feelings After Living in a Stormy Home Jane Evans 2014 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb-9781849054249 • eBook-9780857007933 • AGES 2-6

This sensitive, charming storybook is written to help children who have lived with violence at home to begin to explore and name their feelings. Accompanied by notes for adults on how to use each page of the story to start conversations, it also features fun games and activities to help to understand and express difficult emotions.

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Therapeutic Children's Books: Attachment and Trauma Alex and the Scary Things

A Story to Help Children Who Have Experienced Something Scary Melissa Moses Illustrated by Alison MacEachern 2015 • 40pp • £9.99 • $17.95 • hb9781849057936 • eBook-9781784500665 • AGES 4-8

This is the story of Alex who has experienced ‘scary things’, and the different things he does to cope with all the ways these scary things make him feel. This gentle storybook will help children who have experienced trauma deal with their emotions and learn coping strategies.

Forever Fingerprints

An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children Sherrie Eldridge Illustrated by Rob Williams 2014 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb9781849057783 • eBook-9781784500214 • AGES 4-8

Forever Fingerprints is an uplifting children’s picture book about an adopted child who realises that her fingerprints alone give her a special connection to her birth parents.

A Different Home Billy Says... Series

Six therapeutic storybooks to help children on their journey through fostering or adoption Joanne Alper 2015 • 120pp • £39.00 • $64.95 • pb-9781849056670 • eBook-9781784501716 • AGES 3-8

A set of six full colour picture books guiding children aged 3-8 through the process of fostering and adoption, by focusing on the experiences of a five-year-old girl called Kirsty and her magic doll Billy. Billy helps Kirsty to understand what is happening to her and to make sense of her complicated feelings.

A New Foster Child’s Story John DeGarmo and Kelly DeGarmo 2014 • 48pp • £9.99 • $14.95 • hb9781849059879 • eBook-9780857008978 AGES 4-10

Jessie tells us her story of being placed in foster care and the worries she had.

The new home is not like her old home, but she begins to see that this different home is kind of nice. Sensitively written and fully illustrated in color, this story will help children in foster care to settle in and answer some of the questions they may have.

A Place in My Heart

Mary Grossnickle Illustrated by Alison Relyea-Parr 2014 • 36pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb9781849057714 • eBook-9781784500221 AGES 2-5

Charlie the chipmunk was adopted by a family of squirrels and he now wonders about his birthparents he has never met. Although this upsets him, he feels better after talking to his mother.

Simple and charming this illustrated picture book is for children aged 2-5.

The Mulberry Bird

An Adoption Story Anne Braff Brodzinsky Illustrated by Angela Marchetti 2012 • 48pp • £9.99 • $14.95 • hb9781849059336 • eBook-9780857007209 AGES 5-10

Mother Bird who is forced to give up her baby after realising she is unable to provide him with the care he needs.

This heartwarming tale gently explores issues relating to adoption and is ideal for children and adoptive families.

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Therapeutic Children's Books: Yoga and Mindfulness NEW

Mouse and the Storm

Children’s reflexology to reduce anxiety and help soothe the senses Susan Quayle Illustrated by Melissa Muldoon FEB 2017 • 56pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb-9781848193444 • eBook-9780857013002 • AGES 0-8

Mouse and her friends are rudely awakened by a big storm that leaves them far away from the comfort of their homes! Join them on their journey back with calming illustrations and reflexology techniques that soothe the anxieties of dealing with a big change. Accompanied by diagrams and easy instructions for relaxation.

Mouse’s Best Day Ever

Children’s Reflexology to Soothe Sore Teeth and Tums Susan Quayle Illustrated by Melissa Muldoon Foreword by Spiros Dimitrakoulas and Sally Earlam 2016 • 44pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • hb-9781848193154 • eBook-9780857012692 • AGES 0-8

With delightfully engaging rhymes and illustrations, this book features easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions for giving basic reflexology to a child. The reflexology techniques included relax and soothe, and they offer a gentle remedy to the symptoms of constipation, colic and teething in babies and young children. Written by a specialist maternity reflexologist, this book can also be used to help strengthen the bonding process between parent (or carer) and child. No prior reflexology knowledge is required.

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The Mouse’s House

Children’s Reflexology for Bedtime or Anytime Susan Quayle Illustrated by Melissa Muldoon 2014 • 40pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • hb-9781848192478 • eBook-9780857011930 • AGES 0-8

Story book about mouse and her friends’ quest to prepare for winter shows how to use reflexology with children whilst enjoying a fun bedtime read. Designed to help with common issues such as sleep difficulties and anxiety, it includes easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions.

Once Upon a Touch...

Story Massage for Children Mary Atkinson and Sandra Hooper 2015 • 92pp • £11.99 • $19.95 • hb9781848192874 • eBook-9780857012340 AGES 3-11

Encourage relaxation and boost general well-being in children aged 3-11 with story massage Practice safe and positive touch, promote relaxation and boost self-esteem with children aged 3-11 using story massage. This complete manual provides everything you need to get started. It includes instruction on ten basic strokes and over 25 story massages on a range of topics.

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Striker, Slow Down!

A calming book for children who are always on the go Emma Hughes Illustrated by John Smisson 2016 • 40pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • hb-9781848193277 • eBook-9780857012821 • AGES 3-6

Striker, the cat who is always in a hurry, is halted by a bump to the head as he rushes out the house on the way to the park. Will he listen to his mama’s advice and find time for a little calm? This book is perfect for busy children, helping them to identify the differing feelings of chaos and calm and how to strike a balance.

“A fun and easily accessible way to explore the importance of slowing down and taking time to rest and relax. A great resource for teachers and parents looking for a way into talking about mindfulness.”

–Dr Pooky Knightsmith

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Go Yogi!

Everyday Yoga for Calm, Happy, Healthy Little Yogis Emma Hughes Illustrated by John Smisson FEB 2017 • 48pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • hb-9781848193413 • eBook-9780857012975 • AGES 4+

Go Yogi! introduces simple yoga asanas (postures) to children, encouraging children to make yoga practice part of their everyday lives. Through full-page illustrations and simple instructions, children will be deep-breathing and doing downward dog in no time!

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The Go Yogi! Card Set

50 Everyday Yoga Poses for Calm, Happy, Healthy Kids Emma Hughes OCT 2017 • £9.99 • $15.95 • pb9781848193703 • AGES 4+

Children aged 4+ can use these fun flash cards to learn how to do 50 common yoga poses, either alone, in pairs or in groups.

Each card shows exactly where each body part needs to go to feel the full benefits of each pose, to improve strength and flexibility, concentration, and achieve greater wellbeing. The cards are colour-coded based on the emotional and physical benefits of the pose, and include the traditional Sanskrit name as well as the English translation.

Connor the Conker and the Breezy Day An Interactive Pilates Adventure Rachel Lloyd, Foreword by Alan Watson 2015 • 40pp • £10.99 • $17.95 • hb9781848192942 • eBook-9780857012449 • AGES 4-7

Boost confidence and self-esteem, and improve body awareness in children aged 4-7 by teaching Pilates

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Therapeutic Children's Books: Yoga and Mindfulness NEW

Sitting on a Chicken

The Best (Ever) 52 Yoga Games to Teach in Schools Michael Chissick Illustrated by Sarah Peacock 2016 • 112pp • £15.99 • $24.95 • pb9781848193253 • eBook-9780857012807 AGES 3-11

5 2 fun, inspiring and vibrant yoga games for children and how to teach them From games such as Knock Down the Tower and Yoga Detective, to simple sequences and the Ladybird Relaxation, experience the benefits of incorporating yoga in the school day. Build assertiveness, concentration, self-esteem, healthy competitiveness and fitness with classes of any and all abilities.

Ladybird’s Remarkable Relaxation

How children (and frogs, dogs, flamingos and dragons) can use yoga relaxation to help deal with stress, grief, bullying and lack of confidence Michael Chissick Illustrated by Sarah Peacock 2013 • 48pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • hb-9781848191464 • eBook-9780857011121 • AGES 4-11

Little Ladybird explains how to do a special yoga relaxation technique that helps stress, grief, and other problems Frog, Dog, Flamingo and Dragon are all very upset.

Ladybird listens to their worries and comes up with a plan that will help them all – let’s learn Ladybird’s Remarkable Relaxation! This engaging picture book teaches an effective yoga relaxation technique that children can use anywhere and anytime to cope with anxiety, stress, grief, or bullying.

Smiling Heart Meditations with Lisa and Ted (and Bingo) Lisa Spillane

2014 • 40pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • hb9781848192003 • eBook-9780857011688 AGES 4-8

Colourful picture book teaches children to meditate away feelings of impatience, frustration and anger This vibrant picture book tells the story of Lisa, Ted and Bingo the dog at the beach. It teaches children how they can use the Qigong Healing Heart sound and other meditative techniques drawn from Traditional Chinese Medicine to overcome impatience, anger and frustration, just like Lisa and Ted.

Seahorse’s Magical Sun Sequences

How all children (and sea creatures) can use yoga to feel positive, confident and completely included Michael Chissick Illustrated by Sarah Peacock 2015 • 48pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • hb-9781848192836 • eBook-9780857012302 • AGES 3-11

Seahorse teaches the sun salutation sequence to children and sea creatures of all abilities Join Seahorse as he teaches the magical sun sequence to his friends, including Eel who uses a wheelchair and Crab who finds playing with others hard. This fun, engaging story teaches yoga to all children, with specific variations for different abilities, and helps them to cope with issues such as inflexibility and problems with self-esteem.

Frog’s Breathtaking Speech

How children (and frogs) can use yoga breathing to deal with anxiety, anger and tension Michael Chissick Illustrated by Sarah Peacock 2012 • 48pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • hb-9781848190917 • eBook-9780857010742 • AGES 4-11

Frog and his friends demonstrate yoga breathing techniques to combat anxiety in children Frog is very worried as he has an important speech to make at his school assembly. Can learning about breathing help calm his nerves? This charming illustrated picture book teaches children yoga breathing techniques through a fun and interactive story, and shows them how to use their breath to cope with difficult feelings such as anger and anxiety.

Six Healing Sounds with Lisa and Ted Qigong for Children Lisa Spillane Illustrated by Lisa Spillane

2011 • 32pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • hb9781848190511 • eBook-9780857010315 • AGES 6-8

Lisa and Ted learn the Six Healing Sounds, simple calming breathing techniques based on ancient Chinese Qigong exercises These reassuring meditative stories are ideal for bedtime as they calm and settle children by soothing away the troubles of the day.

The Book of Games and Warm Ups for Group Leaders 2nd Edition Leo Rutherford

2014 • 168pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781848192355 • eBook-9780857011848

ried and tested activities to bring T people together, an inspiring and practical resource for anyone running a group

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Therapeutic Children's Books: Bereavement NEW

A New Day

A Story About Losing Someone You Love Fiona McDonald JUL 2017 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb9781785923081 • eBook-9781784506179 • AGES 5-18

Grey Mouse has died, leaving Brown Mouse too sad to get out of bed. The other mice try to help, but Brown Mouse needs time and space to heal and remember Grey Mouse. This illustrated book gently tackles the concept of bereavement for children and young adults with PMLD, and simple elegant artwork helps provide a safe way to process loss.

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I Have a Question about Death

A Book for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Other Special Needs Arlen Grad Gaines and Meredith Englander Polsky MAR 2017 • 40pp • £9.99 • $14.95 • hb-9781785927508 • eBook-9781784505455 • AGES 5-11

An illustrated guide to explain what it means when someone dies to children with ASD aged 5-11 Death is a difficult topic for any parent or educator to explain to a child, perhaps even more so when the child has an ASD or other Special Needs. This book is designed specifically to help children with these additional needs to understand what happens when someone dies.

The first book of its kind, I Have a Question about Death uses straightforward text and images to walk children through what it means when someone dies, as well as ways they might want to react or to think about the person. Using clear illustrations throughout and with information for parents and guardians, this book is essential for families with a child aged 5-11 with ASD.

What Happened to Daddy’s Body?

Explaining what happens after death in words very young children can understand Elke Barber and Alex Barber Illustrated by Anna Jarvis 2016 • 40pp • £10.99 • $18.95 • hb9781785921070 • eBook-9781784503703 • AGES 3+

Learn what happens to the body after death as Alex shares the story of what happened to his daddy’s body

Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?

Explaining (sudden) death in words very young children can understand Elke Barber and Alex Barber Illustrated by Anna Jarvis 2016 • 40pp • £10.99 • $18.95 • hb9781785921063 • eBook-9781784503710 AGES 4-11

A true story about Alex, the death of his daddy, and how his mum helped him to understand what dead means

Rafi’s Red Racing Car

Explaining Suicide and Grief to Young Children Louise Moir 2016 • 40pp • £10.99 • $17.95 • AGES 3-8 hb-9781785922008 • eBook-9781784504762

This beautiful, sensitively composed storybook is a valuable resource for both children affected by a family member’s suicide and their carers. Through a creative, heart-warming tale about a young grieving rabbit named Rafi, it gently explains the truth about death and suicide while communicating that everything will eventually be okay again.

“Through Rafi the rabbit’s profoundly honest story and excellent illustrations, the extraordinary difficulties that a bereaved child has to face are conveyed in a wise, empathic and child friendly manner. Reading the story with a bereaved child, will help adults convey an empathic understanding of the adversity they are facing and will encourage those all-important difficult discussions about the impact of premature death and suicide.”

–Dr Shelley Gilbert MBE, CEO of Grief Encounter

Luna’s Red Hat

An Illustrated Storybook to Help Children Cope with Loss and Suicide Emmi Smid 2015 • 34pp • £11.99 • $19.95 • AGES 6-9 hb-9781849056298 • eBook-9781784501112

Charmingly-illustrated, this storybook follows a girl called Luna, whose mother died a year ago. It is designed to be read with children aged 6+ who have been bereaved by suicide to help them cope with their difficult feelings. The book also includes a guide for parents and professionals by grief expert, Dr Riet Fiddelaers-Jaspers.

Grandad’s Ashes Walter Smith

2007 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • AGES 4-8 hb-9781843105176 • eBook-9781846426056

his beautifully illustrated picture T book is ideal for broaching issues surrounding loss or bereavement with children aged four to eight

Grief in Young Children A Handbook for Adults Atle Dyregrov Foreword by Bill Yule

2008 • 96pp • £9.99 • $19.95 • AGES 0-5 pb-9781843106500 • eBook-9781846427794

This book demonstrates that although young children may not express grief in the same way as older children, they still need to be supported through loss

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Therapeutic Children's Books: Bereavement NEW

Big Tree is Sick

A Story to Help Children Cope with the Serious Illness of a Loved One Nathalie Slosse Illustrated by Rocio Del Moral JAN 2017 • 40pp • £11.99 • $18.95 • AGES 5+ hb-9781785922268 • eBook-9781784505097

An endearing illustrated storybook which helps children to understand serious illness Snibbles and Big Tree are best friends! They have always hung out together, and Snibbles loves Big Tree very much.

When Big Tree unexpectedly falls ill with woodworm, Snibbles is very upset and angry. The illness is a very bad one and Big Tree does not feel well and doesn’t want to play for a long time. Poor Snibbles! He wants Big Tree to get better, but he feels as if there is nothing he can do. What can Snibbles and his friends do to help Big Tree through his treatment and recovery?

This beautifully illustrated storybook describes the anger and emotion that many children encounter when a close relative or friend is diagnosed with a long-term illness, such as cancer. The story of Big Tree depicts how things are often out of your control and sets out effective strategies for dealing with these emotions. This story features loveable characters and vivid illustrations, as well as activities for children aged 5+ to complete with their parents or professionals in times of illness and loss.

What Does Dead Mean?

A Book for Young Children to Help Explain Death and Dying Caroline Jay and Jenni Thomas Illustrated by Unity-Joy Dale

2012 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb9781849053556 • eBook-9780857007056 • AGES 4+

Death is a big concept, and can be confusing and distressing to explain to young children. This simple guide presents 17 ‘big’ questions children might ask about death, and answers each clearly, simply and truthfully.

Each question is accompanied by an illustration and a prompt to encourage children to explore their feelings.

“This practical book is designed to help parents and carers answer some of the difficult questions that children often ask after someone has died. It also gives children the opportunity to explore and discuss their own thoughts and feelings about death, with a caring and supportive adult... This book uses gentle illustrations and easy to read text... A helpful list of websites and organisations offer additional support for children and their families.”

–Youth in Mind

Professional Toolbox for helping children to manage big feelings NEW

Creative Ways to Help Children Manage BIG Feelings

A Therapist’s Guide to Working with Preschool and Primary Children Dr Fiona Zandt and Dr Suzanne Barrett. Foreword by Associate Professor Lesley Bretherton Foreword by Lesley Bretherton APR 2017 • 200pp • £19.99 • $29.95 • pb-9781785920745 • eBook-9781784504878

Making therapeutic concepts engaging for children, this book full of activities gives clinicians’ practical guidance on how to work with children aged 4-12. Using only readily available items, these activities are specifically designed for clinicians to interact with and help children understand their emotions.

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More Creative Coping Skills for Children Activities, Games, Stories, and Handouts to Help Children Selfregulate Bonnie Thomas

2016 • 256pp • £19.99 • $29.95 • pb9781785920219 • eBook-9781784502676

An incredible variety of arts activities, games, and interactive stories will suit any individual. With over 85 handouts concentrated on building self-esteem, overcoming anxiety, anger management, and more, use this book to promote life skills and deliver emotional support to children in need.

Inspiring and Creative Ideas for Working with Children

What Children Need to Be Happy, Confident and Successful

2016 • 120pp • £13.99 • $22.95 • pb9781849056519 • eBook-9781784501464

2012 • 176pp • £16.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849052399 • eBook-9780857004833

How to Build Relationships and Enable Change Deborah M. Plummer

Packed full of creative ideas, it describes a host of different ways to help children build emotional resilience and cope with challenges they may face. Ideal for all children and young people, especially those struggling with issues such as low self-esteem, anxiety or stress, the techniques can be used by professionals in any setting.

Step by Step Positive Psychology to Help Children Flourish Jeni Hooper

A step-by-step guide to helping children to achieve their personal potential, and to be happy, confident and successful.

Drawing on ideas from positive psychology and child development theory, it explores the key areas of psychological wellbeing and provides practical activities to help children aged 3-11 to flourish.

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Autism and Special Educational Needs BESTSELLER

The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome Tony Attwood

2008 • 416pp • £19.99 • $29.95 • pb9781843106692 • eBook-9781846425592

The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger’s syndrome (AS). Including a new introduction explaining the impact of DSM-5 on the diagnosis and approach to AS, it brings together a wealth of information on all aspects of the syndrome for children through to adults. Drawing on case studies and personal accounts from Attwood’s extensive clinical experience, and from his correspondence with individuals with AS, this book is both authoritative and extremely accessible.

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Asperger’s Syndrome

A Guide for Parents and Professionals Tony Attwood 1997 • 224pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781853025778 • eBook-9781846426971

Tony Attwood’s guide will assist parents and professionals with the identification, treatment and care of both children and adults with Asperger’s Syndrome.

The book provides a description and analysis of the unusual characteristics of the syndrome and practical strategies to reduce those that are most conspicuous or debilitating. Beginning with a chapter on diagnosis, including an assessment test, the book covers all aspects of the syndrome from language to social behaviour and motor clumsiness, concluding with a chapter based on the most frequently asked questions.

Working with Parents of a Newly Diagnosed Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder A Guide for Professionals Deb Keen and Sylvia Rodger

2012 • 256pp • £21.99 • $34.95 • pb9781849051200 • eBook-9780857002938

rofessionals guide to supporting P parents and families of children diagnosed with ASD

Autism from Diagnostic Pathway to Intervention

Checklists to Support Diagnosis, Analysis for Target-Setting and Effective Intervention Strategies Kate Ripley 2015 • 192pp • £24.99 • $39.95 • pb9781849055789 • eBook-9781784500245

This book provides professionals in multi-disciplinary teams with four photocopiable checklists, designed to assess social and communication skills of children on the autism spectrum, while also providing a framework for planning interventions. Accessibly written background theory and case studies give worked examples of how to use the checklists.

Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome in Children

A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals Phil Christie, Margaret Duncan, Ruth Fidler and Zara Healy 2011 • 208pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849050746 • eBook-9780857002532

Written by professionals and parents, this book answers the key questions about PDA and uses case examples throughout to show the impact of the condition on different areas of the child’s life. The early intervention options and workable strategies for managing PDA positively will make day-to-day life easier for the child, their family and peers.

BESTSELLER

Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty Jane Alison Sherwin Foreword by Phil Christie

2015 • 328pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849056144 • eBook-9781784500856

Jane Alison Sherwin’s honest and uplifting account provides insight into the challenges of bringing up a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) After years of misdiagnosis, Jane’s daughter, Mollie, was diagnosed with PDA at the age of seven, and we follow her experiences pre and post diagnosis to age 10 as she attends school, interacts with the outside world and approaches adolescence. Throughout, Jane provides commentary on her daughter’s behaviour and the impact it has on her family, explaining the ‘why’ of PDA traits, including the need for control, meltdowns, obsessive behaviour and sensory issues. She reveals the strategies that have worked for Mollie and provides essential advice and information on obtaining a diagnosis and raising awareness of PDA. The book also includes an interview with Mollie.

Full of advice and support, and with a focus on understanding the child and how he or she sees the world, this book will be of immeasurable value to the parents and families of children with PDA as well as the professionals working with them, particularly teachers and teaching assistants, SEN co-ordinators, psychologists, outreach workers and social workers.

The Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders A Visual Guide Patricia O’Brien Towle

2013 • pb 978184905329-7 • £22.99

This unique visual guide aims to equip readers with the skills to recognise ASD in very young children. It provides a systematic framework for understanding the complex nature of ASD. Each chapter focuses on a different area of development and uses photographs to illustrate and enhance understanding of core autism behaviors.

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Autism and Special Educational Needs NEW

Understanding Sensory Processing Disorders in Children

Successful Social Stories™ for Young Children with Autism

A Guide for Parents and Professionals Matt Mielnick

Growing Up with Social Stories™ Dr Siobhan Timmins Foreword by Carol Gray

MAY 2017 • 160pp • £9.99 • $17.95 • pb9781785927522 • eBook-9781784505684

2016 • 216pp • £15.99 • $24.95 • pb9781785921124 • eBook-9781784503765

An occupational therapist identifies and describes sensory processing differences in children and shows how they influence individual children’s learning and behaviour This book explains the way our sensory system works and shows how small inefficiencies in this complex system can have a huge impact on a child’s behaviour. Through easily relatable examples and metaphors, the book describes the variety of sensory processing differences that can occur in children in a jargon-free way and offers practical advice to help manage these differences. It explains how children’s varying sensory thresholds - the point where a behavioural response to a stimuli is generated - affects the way they view the world. Each section includes occupational therapy evaluations of children with a range of sensory thresholds, and shows how this influences their behaviour through professional observation reports, offering a summary and recommendation for each child. Presented with a clear focus, without long lists of syndromes and symptoms, this is the ideal starting point for parents and professionals working with children with sensory processing issues.

Tackling Selective Mutism

A Guide for Professionals and Parents Edited by Benita Rae Smith and Alice Sluckin Foreword by Jean Gross 2014 • 312pp • £19.99 • $31.95 • pb9781849053938 • eBook-9780857007612

In this definitive guide to selective mutism the latest research and understanding are consolidated in chapters from experts in the fields of speech therapy, psychology, music therapy and education and communication. It includes helpful information on the various treatment and therapeutic options with illustrative case studies.

Small Steps Forward

Using Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-School Child with Special Needs Second Edition Sarah Newman 2008 • 272pp • £13.99 • $21.95 • pb9781843106937 • eBook-9781846428371

This edition of an award-winning book includes up-to-date research and practice, providing parents and carers with a host of ideas to encourage their child’s development. The games and activities use toys and materials which most children will already have, and involve no special preparation

How to write and illustrate effective Social Stories™ for young children, identifying key issues to address Social Stories™ are acknowledged as a very successful way of teaching concepts and social understanding to children with autism spectrum disorders, but considerable skill is needed to write the most effective story.

This clear and engaging book introduces ways of thinking about the issues your child finds difficult, and includes 32 stories created by Dr Siobhan Timmins for her son during his early years, with helpful explanations of how she did it, and what the underlying thinking was behind each set of stories.

She explains how the stories build upon each other to help the child to understand further, more complex topics, and how to see the connections so that you can best help your child. From basic skills such as learning to listen, wait and share, to common fears, this book takes the mystery out of creating effective Social Stories™ and amply demonstrates how to put together a cohesive set of stories which your child can understand and relate to.

“This book is an invaluable contribution to the body of published information and guidance on Carol Gray’s Social Stories(TM). Siobhan shares her insightful thinking and information gathering which results in impeccable stories for her son Mark. Her stories and the strategies she uses to ensure true social understanding will be inspirational to all parents and professionals.”

–Eileen Arnold, former specialist speech and language therapist and co-author of Revealing the Hidden Social Code: Social StoriesTM for People with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

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My Social Stories Book

Edited by Carol Gray and Abbie Leigh White Illustrated by Sean McAndrew 2001 • 144pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb-9781853029509 • eBook-9780857001665 AGES 2-6

Over the last decade, Carol Gray’s Social Stories approach has become established as a highly effective way of teaching social and life skills to children on the autism spectrum. Taking the form of short narratives, the Stories in My Social Stories Book take children step by step through basic activities such as brushing your teeth, taking a bath and getting used to new clothes. It also helps children to understand different experiences such as going to school, shopping and visiting the doctor. These stories are written for preschoolers aged from two to six, and the book is a useful primer for all young children - but most especially those on the autism spectrum.

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Autism and Special Educational Needs Social Narratives

A Story Intervention for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Sonia Morris 2015 • 152pp • £19.99 • $32.95 • pb9781849055925 • eBook-9781784500481

A practical guide to using evidencebased Social Narratives to improve social behaviour in children aged 4+ with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental delays

Sensory Stories for Children and Teens with Special Educational Needs A Practical Guide Joanna Grace

2014 • 248pp • £19.99 • $29.95 • pb9781849054843 • eBook-9780857008749

Sensory Stories are an effective tool for teaching and communicating with children with PMLD, autism, and other special educational needs. This useful book explains how sensory stimulation can aid development and provides a wealth of resources for using Sensory Stories at home, in the classroom, and advice on adapting and creating new stories.

Caring for Myself

A Social Skills Storybook Christy Gast and Jane Krug 2007 • 96pp • £12.99 • $24.95 • AGES 3+ pb-9781843108870 • eBook-9781846427237

A social skills story book to help children take care of themselves

Autism, Play and Social Interaction

Lone Gammeltoft and Marianne Sollok Nordenhof 2007 • 64pp • £12.99 • $20.95 • hb9781843105206 • eBook-9781846425950

A fully illustrated guide explaining how to help children with autism spectrum disorders engage in interactive play, which is vital for the acquisition of social skills

Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Conditions through Everyday Transitions Small Changes - Big Challenges John Smith, Jane Donlan and Bob Smith

2012 • 176pp • £14.99 • $22.95 • pb9781849052757 • eBook-9780857005724

Facing any type of change can cause confusion and anxiety for individuals with ASD. This book looks at the changes in everyday life that can be a big deal for a child with autism and offers parents simple strategies that make change less of a daily challenge.

Understanding Dyscalculia and Numeracy Difficulties A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals Patricia Babtie and Jane Emerson 2015 • 184pp • £13.99 • $21.95 • pb9781849053907 • eBook-9780857007544

A complete, accessible guide to understanding dyscalculia and poor numeracy, this book covers number sense and how the brain processes numbers, assessment, planning intervention, what to teach, how to teach it, and how parents can help. Essential for teachers and education professionals working with a child with numeracy difficulties.

Understanding Motor Skills in Children with Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism, and Other Learning Disabilities A Guide to Improving Coordination Lisa A. Kurtz 2007 • 160pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781843108658 • eBook-9781846426728

This manual offers practical strategies and advice for helping children with coordination difficulties. The author explains how to recognize normal and abnormal motor development, when and how to seek help, and includes specific teaching strategies to help children with coordination difficulties succeed in the classroom, playground, and home.

Understanding and Treating Self-Injurious Behavior in Autism

A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective Edited by Stephen M. Edelson and Jane Botsford Johnson, Foreword by Temple Grandin Foreword by Temple Grandin 2016 • 304pp • £20.00 • $35.00 • pb9781849057417 • eBook-9781784501891

A complete guide to understanding and treating self-injury in autism (ASD). With contributions by top experts, the book explains various causes and forms of self-injury, discusses the treatment options available, including medical, psychiatric and nutritional treatments, and multidisciplinary approaches.

Autism Movement Therapy Method Waking up the Brain!

Joanne Lara with Keri Bowers.

Foreword by Stephen M. Shore Foreword by Stephen M. Shore

2015 • 128pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849057288 • eBook-9781784501730

Learn how this innovative and energetic approach uses music and movement to help children on the autism spectrum address sensory processing and behaviour issues, develop motor skills, feel more comfortable within their bodies, and have fun!

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Yoga for Speech-Language Development Susan E. Longtin and Jessica A. Fitzpatrick Illustrated by Michelle Mozes

MAR 2017 • 176pp • £16.99 • $24.95 • pb9781848192584 • eBook-9780857012050

This is the first book to present yogic practices and resources for enhancing speech-language development in young children from birth through to age 12. With easy-to-carry out exercises and demonstrative illustrations throughout, this innovative approach can be used to improve a range of speech-language issues.

Motivate to Communicate!

300 Games and Activities for Your Child with Autism Simone Griffin and Dianne Sandler 2009 • 208pp • £12.99 • $18.95 • pb9781849050418 • eBook-9780857002150

This practical resource is brimming with exciting ideas and guidance for motivating children with autism and other communication difficulties.

The clear, user-friendly format enables quick access to over 300 practical, fun-filled games and activities for developing your child’s communication skills.

A Step-by-Step Curriculum for Early Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders Lindsay Hilsen, M.Ed., BCBA

2011 • 416pp • £35.00 • $50.00 • pb9781849058742 • eBook-9780857005465

This curriculum gives a clear outline on what and how to teach the young child with autism, using principles of applied behavior analysis

A Step-by-Step ABA Curriculum for Young Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Age 3-10) Lindsay Hilsen, M.Ed., BCBA-D

2013 • 384pp • £35.00 • $50.00 • pb9781849059282 • eBook-9780857007759

This curriculum gives a clear outline on what and how to teach the child aged 3 to 10 with autism, using principles of applied behavior analysis. The book is divided into three sections: Assessment, Curriculum and Mastered, each with built-in data collection. It covers 10 pivotal areas of a child’s development, broken down into manageable tasks.

Simple Low-Cost Games and Activities for Sensorimotor Learning

Musical Activities, Songs, Instruments and Resources Pamela Ott

A Sourcebook of Ideas for Young Children Including Those with Autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, and Other Learning Differences Lisa A. Kurtz

2011 • 192pp • £15.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849058582 • eBook-9780857004260

2014 • 176pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849059770 • eBook-9780857008794

Music for Special Kids

Tips, activities and songs for using music to engage with children with special needs for fun and development

Exploring Feelings for Young Children with HighFunctioning Autism or Asperger’s Disorder The STAMP Treatment Manual Angela Scarpa, Anthony Wells and Tony Attwood 012 • 152pp • £19.99 • $35.00 • pb2 9781849059206 • eBook-9780857006813

The Stress and Anger Management Program (STAMP) uses a cognitive behavioral approach to encourage children who suffer from mood difficulties to explore and control their emotions. This practical manual outlines a dynamic and effective 9-session program designed specifically for young children with high-functioning autism or Asperger’s syndrome.

This practical sourcebook is full of fun, low-cost games and activities that encourage sensorimotor development in young children, including those with autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, and other learning challenges. Activities are clearly described and the book explains how each activity promotes the development of particular skills.

Teach Me With Pictures

40 Fun Picture Scripts to Develop Play and Communication Skills in Children on the Autism Spectrum Simone Griffin, Ruth Harris and Linda Hodgdon Illustrated by Ralph Butler 013 • 168pp • £19.99 • $32.95 • pb2 9781849052016 • eBook-9780857006325

An easy-to-use resource for professionals and parents, this book is full of fun and practical ideas to help motivate and extend communication and play skills in children with autism with the support of pictures. It contains 40 visual scripts across a range of different activities such as drawing, cooking, imaginative play, and life skills.

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Autism and Special Educational Needs Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum A Practical Resource of Play Ideas for Parents and Carers Second Edition Julia Moor 2008 • 304pp • £14.99 • $22.95 • pb9781843106081 • eBook-9781846428241

This book is not just a collection of play ideas; it shows how to break down activities into manageable stages, and ways to gain a child’s attention and build on small achievements. Each chapter covers a theme, including music, art, physical activities, playing outdoors, puzzles, turn-taking and using existing toys to create play sequences.

Art as an Early Intervention Tool for Children with Autism Nicole Martin

2009 • 160pp • £13.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849058070 • eBook-9781846429569

The book is packed with suggestions for providing art therapy for children with autism, covering topics such as the materials required, safety issues, how to set up a workspace, and managing difficult behaviour. Nicole Martin is a qualified art therapist specializing in working with children with autism, and she also has a brother with autism.

Fun with Messy Play

Ideas and Activities for Children with Special Needs Tracey Beckerleg 2008 • 160pp • £12.99 • $20.95 • pb9781843106418 • eBook-9781846428548

This activity book heightens the sensory perception of children with special needs through the imaginative use of everyday ‘messy’ materials like baked beans, condensed milk, jelly or glue. The activities in this book help to improve co-ordination, communicative and cognitive abilities, as well as their self-esteem and social skills.

Kindergarten and ASD

How to Get the Best Possible Experience for Your Child Margaret Oliver 2015 • 192pp • £14.99 • $18.95 • pb9781849057202 • eBook-9781784501990

Everything you need to know to help your child think as a kindergartner, and build a positive, effective relationship with the school

Pre-Schoolers with Autism

An Education and Skills Training Programme for Parents - Manual for Parents Avril V. Brereton and Bruce J. Tonge 2005 • 128pp • £16.99 • $26.95 • pb9781843103424 • eBook-9781846420948

A ground-breaking training programme of evidence-based early interventions for very young autistic children

What to Feed an Asperger

How to go from 3 foods to 300 with love, patience and a little sleight of hand Sarah Patten 2014 • 184pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849057684 • eBook-9780857009937

Sarah Patten describes how she managed to get her super sensitive Asperger son to go from eating just three bland white foods to eating a nutritious diet including fruit and vegetables. Includes many recipes for simple, healthy meals given the Asperger seal of approval, as well as advice for making mealtimes as stress-free as possible.

Can’t Eat, Won’t Eat

Dietary Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders Brenda Legge 2002 • 208pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • pb9781853029745 • eBook-9781846423192

A decade ago the author’s son first took a dislike to milk, and then to virtually every other substance she attempted to feed him. Her book was written to reassure other parents that there are lots of people out there in the same boat, and to suggest practical methods of dealing with the problem.

Understanding Applied Behavior Analysis, Second Edition

An Introduction to ABA for Parents, Teachers, and other Professionals Albert J. Kearney 2015 • 168pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849057851 • eBook-9781784500306

The ideal introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) explaining what it is, how it works, how to understand the jargon and proven techniques.

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Autism and Special Educational Needs A Complete ABA Curriculum for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum with a Developmental Age of 1-4 Years

A Step-by-Step Treatment Manual Including Supporting Materials for Teaching 140 Foundational Skill Julie Knapp, Ph.D., BCBA-D and Carolline Turnbull, BA, BCaBA 2014 • 496pp • £49.99 • $79.95 • pb-9781849059787 • eBook-9780857008879

A comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum, including supplementary materials, for teaching children with autism spectrum disorders aged approximately 1-4 years key foundational skills such as appropriate sitting, attention, eye contact, motor skills, basic receptive and expressive language skills and basic skills of daily living.

Autism and Appropriate Touch

A Photocopiable Resource for Helping Children and Teens on the Autism Spectrum Understand the Complexities of Physical Interaction Abigail Werner James Illustrated by Kaiyee Tay 2015 • 136pp • £17.99 • $29.95 • pb9781849057912 • eBook-9781784500610

Keep children with autism safe by teaching them the rules of appropriate touch

Toilet Training NEW

What to Do about Smearing A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers of People with Autism, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities Kate E. Reynolds Illustrated by Lucy Pulleyblank FEB 2017 • 168pp • £10.99 • $16.95 • pb9781785921308 • eBook-9781784503956

With practical advice and examples of interventions, this supportive book presents positive ways to manage faecal smearing in children and adults with autism and developmental disabilities. Explaining the root causes of smearing for better understanding, this is a reassuring resource for families and professionals who experience smearing behaviour.

Toilet Training and the Autism Spectrum (ASD) A Guide for Professionals Eve Fleming and Lorraine MacAlister Foreword by Penny Dobson

2015 • 240pp • £15.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849056038 • eBook-9781784500702

This book looks at toilet training difficulties for children with autism spectrum conditions, and presents practical interventions to help children overcome these problems.

Packed with essential information on bowel and bladder function, this book also gives helpful advice for developing and implementing a toilet plan in different settings.

Ready, Set, Potty!

Write for JKP We welcome ideas for new books in all areas we publish In the first instance, please email enclosing your CV, and a completed copy of our ‘New Book Proposals’ form which can be downloaded from: www.singingdragon.com/write-for-us Please email your submission to: hello@singingdragon.com Your proposal will be carefully read by our editorial team, and normally peer reviewed. This can take some time, and it may be several weeks before we are able to let you know whether we are interested in taking the proposal forward.

Toilet Training for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disorders Brenda Batts 2010 • 144pp • £12.99 • $18.95 • pb9781849058339 • eBook-9780857003102

Toilet training to suit your child that looks beyond the traditional methods

Constipation, Withholding and Your Child A Family Guide to Soiling and Wetting Anthony Cohn

2006 • 112pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • pb9781843104919 • eBook-9781846425622

How to make using the toilet less frightening, the benefits of keeping a stool diary, and what medication to use in different circumstances.

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Autism and Special Educational Needs: Books for Children

BESTSELLER

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome Kathy Hoopmann

2006 • 72pp • £9.99 • $14.95 • hb9781843104810 • AGES 7+

Taking a playful look at Asperger Syndrome (AS) and drawing inspiration from the feline world in a way that will strike a chord with all those who are familiar with AS. Delightful colour photographs of cats bring to life familiar characteristics such as sensitive hearing, scampering at the first sign of being stroked, and particular eating habits. Touching, humorous and insightful, this book evokes the difficulties and joys of raising a child who is different and leaves the reader with a sense of the dignity and potential of people with AS. “There is a great deal of truth in humour. If you have only just begun to discover why someone with Asperger’s syndrome is different, this book will inform and entertain you.”

- Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome

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All Dogs Have ADHD Kathy Hoopmann

2008 • 72pp • £9.99 • $14.95 • AGES 7+ hb-9781843106517 • eBook-9781846428401

All Dogs Have ADHD takes an inspiring and affectionate look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), using images and ideas from the canine world to explore a variety of traits that will be instantly recognisable to those who are familiar with ADHD. Following the style of the award-winning All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome, charming colour photographs of dogs bring to life familiar ADHD characteristics such as being restless and excitable, getting easily distracted, and acting on impulse. This delightful book combines humour with understanding to reflect the difficulties and joys of raising a child with ADHD and celebrates what it means to be considered ‘different’.

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Inside Asperger’s Looking Out Kathy Hoopmann

2012 • 72pp • £9.99 • $14.95 • AGES 7+ hb-9781849053341 • eBook-9780857006707

Through engaging text and full-color photographs, this book shows neurotypicals how Aspies see and experience the world. Each page brings to light traits that many Aspies have in common, from sensitive hearing and an aversion to bright lights and strong smells, to literal thinking and difficulty understanding social rules and reading body language and facial expressions. At the same time, the book highlights and celebrates the unique characteristics that make those with Asperger’s Syndrome special.

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Is It OK to Ask Questions about Autism?

Abi Rawlins Foreword by Michael Barton

MAR 2017 • 96pp • £12.99 • $17.95 • hb9781785921704 • eBook-9781784504397 • AGES 5-11

First-hand, in-depth answers to the most common questions asked by children about autism Discussions with school children aged 5-11 reveal that there is still a degree of uncertainty amongst students about whether it is ok to ask questions about autism.

Autism can be a sensitive topic, and is often not discussed in order to avoid awkward conversations. It is very important that children are made aware of what autism is, in order to encourage healthy friendships and understand that it is ok to talk about. By raising awareness of autism with children, it will become a less taboo subject, and will encourage more informed conversations amongst any age-group.

Based on the research of ongoing autism awareness workshops in schools, this book contains the most common questions asked by children about the subject.

As well as detailed questions and answers from real children, the chapters contain useful tips for teachers and parents about how to engage with the topic of autism in a school environment and at home. Designed for children aged 5-11 with easy language and fun illustrations, there is also advice for adults on how to facilitate a safe and open conversation with their children.

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I am an Aspie Girl

A book for young girls with autism spectrum conditions Danuta Bulhak-Paterson Illustrated by Teresa Ferguson 2015 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb-9781849056342 • eBook-9781784501105 • AGES 5-11

Lizzie is an Aspie Girl - she has Asperger’s Syndrome, which means that her brain works differently to her friends, and even to boys with Asperger Syndrome. In this book, Lizzie explains what it’s like to be an Aspie Girl, including how she has a special talent for blending in with her friends, how she gets really tired after being at school all day, how she worries about making mistakes, and how she finds it hard to understand how she is feeling.

By simply, clearly and positively explaining the social differences associated with Asperger’s Syndrome, or Autism Spectrum Disorder, in young girls, this book will help Aspie Girls aged 5 years and over to understand their diagnosis, recognise their unique strengths and celebrate their differences, and find ways of coping with difficulties. This positive and celebratory book also contains helpful discussion points for parents and professionals to explore further with the girls in their care.

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A Calming Story to Help Children Relax When They Go Out and About Adele Devine Illustrated by Quentin Devine

A Book for Children Who Find Themselves Frustrated by Everyday Rules Laurie Leventhal-Belfer Illustrated by Luisa Montaini-Klovdahl

It’s Raining and I’m Okay

AUG 2017 • 40pp • £9.99 • $14.95 • hb-9781785923197 • eBook-9781784506315 • AGES 3-7

A picture book for children aged 3-7 with special needs to help them feel less anxious while out and about This rhyming story helps children aged 3-7 face unfamiliar surroundings and experiences and feel less anxious when they are out and about. It offers calming techniques that can help when things don’t go to plan, when you get stuck in a crowd, or when you start to feel tired at the end of a long day. Particularly suited to children with special needs and learning differences, including autism, symbols on each page help pre-readers begin to recognise words.

With bright illustrations, and accompanying notes, lesson plans and worksheets available to download, this book can be used to help children think about situations they find tricky and better cope with feelings of anxiety.

“A lovely resource with appropriate strategies for supporting unexpected changes which can occur from time to time. Not just a book, but a tool for helping to find and explore solutions for a range of circumstances, both at home or in an educational settings.”

–Claire O’Neill, SEN Teacher, Richmond, UK

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My Autism Book

A Child’s Guide to their Autism Spectrum Diagnosis Glòria Durà-Vilà and Tamar Levi 2013 • 48pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • hb9781849054386 • eBook-9780857008688 • AGES 5+

My Autism Book is a beautifully illustrated picture book that helps parents to explain an autism diagnosis to their child in a sensitive, positive and accurate way.

When a child is diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), parents often feel overwhelmed and uncertain about how to communicate the diagnosis to their child. This book is designed to be read with the child as a simple introduction to their diagnosis. Written by a doctor and a children’s author, the book is tailored precisely to the needs and experiences of the child with ASD aged 5 and up.

I’ll tell you why I can’t wear those clothes!

Talking about tactile defensiveness Noreen O’Sullivan 2014 • 60pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • hb9781849055109 • eBook-

This full-colour, photographic workbook is designed for adults and children to read together and explains the physical reasons a child may become emotionally overwhelmed by some daily routines involving touch.

The workbook format allows them to explore their own feelings about their touch-related sensitivities, helping them to feel supported.

Why Do I Have To?

2008 • 80pp • £6.99 • $10.95 • pb9781843108917 • eBook-9781846428265

Why do I have to go to school before the show that I am watching is over? Why do I have to wear shoes and a jacket when I go outside? Rules like these can be really frustrating - but they don’t have to be!

Why do I have to? looks at a set of everyday situations that provide challenges for children at home, with their friends, and at school. Laurie Leventhal-Belfer empathizes with children’s wish to do things their way, explains clearly why their way does not work, and provides a list of practical suggestions for how to cope with these challenges and avoid feelings of frustration.

Tomas Loves...

A rhyming book about fun, friendship and autism Jude Welton Illustrated by Jane Telford 2015 • 32pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb-9781849055444 • eBook-9780857009692 • AGES 2-6

This charmingly illustrated, rhyming book is a perfect introduction to autism for young readers aged 2 and over including siblings, friends and children on the autism spectrum themselves. It captures the world of Tomas – a little boy who loves trains, rhyming words and his dog Flynn and hates sudden noise and surprises.

Kevin Thinks

...about Outer Space, Confusing Expressions and the Perfectly Logical World of Asperger Syndrome Gail Watts 2012 • 32pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • hb9781849052924 • eBook-9780857006158 • AGES 4-11

Kevin Thinks is the story of a boy with Asperger Syndrome who sees the world a little...differently! His quirky observations will strike a chord with all those who are familiar with AS, from his special interest in outer space and his aversion to itchy clothes, to his tendency to say exactly what he thinks, regardless of the consequences.

Why Johnny Doesn’t Flap

NT is OK! Clay Morton and Gail Morton Illustrated by Alex Merry

2015 • 32pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • AGES 4-8 hb-9781849057219 • eBook-9781784501907

Giving readers a unique perspective on neurological difference. Observe the quirks of the non-autistic Johnny through the eyes of someone with ASD. Turning the tables on common perceptions of ‘normal’ social behaviour, our narrator lets us know that Johnny is ‘different’, but that’s ok.

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Autism and Special Educational Needs: Books for Children

Lovable Liam Series This set of six books follows the everyday adventures of Liam as he tries to make sense of the world around him. For ages 3-7 Covering topics such as how to greet friends appropriately, how to apologise and how to lose with grace, children can learn with Liam about basic social skills and how to cope with a variety of situations.

Vibrant, colourful and lively, this collection’s positive messages and advice are ideal for young children wanting to understand about growing up and how relationships work.

“These six books are beautifully yet simply illustrated and written in an appealing child-friendly typeface. They are suitable for reading to children aged 3 years+. This lively series is definitely a valuable resource for parents and their children, speech and language therapists of all levels of expertise, teachers and other health professionals enjoyed at home, school or in the clinic, and be particularly useful to those working closely with young children who have social communication difficulties such as autism and other spectrum disorders and syndromes.”

–Speech and Language Therapy in Practice

Liam Wins the Game, Sometimes

A Story about Losing with Grace Jane Whelen Banks

Liam Goes Poo in the Toilet A Story about Trouble with Toilet Training Jane Whelen Banks

2008 • 32pp • £6.99 • $12.95 • hb9781843109006 • eBook-9781846428746

Lovable Liam

Affirmations for a Perfectly Imperfect Child Jane Whelen Banks 2008 • 32pp • £6.99 • $12.95 • hb9781843108993 • eBook-9781846428753

Liam Knows What To Do When Kids Act Snitty

Coping When Friends are Tactless Jane Whelen Banks 2008 • 32pp • £6.99 • $12.95 • hb9781843109020 • eBook-9781846428722

Liam Says “Sorry”

Repairing an Encounter Gone Sour Jane Whelen Banks 2008 • 32pp • £6.99 • $12.95 • hb9781843109037 • eBook-9781846428715

Liam Says “Hi”

Learning to Greet a Friend Jane Whelen Banks 2008 • 32pp • £6.99 • $12.95 • hb9781843109013 • eBook-9781846428739

2008 • 32pp • £6.99 • $12.95 • hb-9781843108986 • eBook-9781846428760

Mouth and Tongue Let’s Have Some Fun! Karina Hopper Illustrated by Lisa MacDonald

2010 • 48pp • £4.99 • $9.95 • AGES 3-5 pb-9781849051613 • eBook-9780857004130

Learning new facial expressions and mouth movements can be great fun, just ask Sam! Moving the tongue and mouth in different ways is an effective way of strengthening facial muscles, teaching children about emotions and encouraging speech. Children will love copying Sam and Timmy Tongue’s faces and improving their facial strength and dexterity.

An Exceptional Children’s Guide to Touch Teaching Social and Physical Boundaries to Kids Hunter Manasco Illustrated by Katharine Manasco

2012 • 72pp • £11.99 • $17.95 • AGES 3-11 hb-9781849058711 • eBook-9780857006592

The rules of physical contact can be tricky to grasp. This friendly picture book explains in simple terms how to tell the difference between acceptable and inappropriate touch, helping children with special needs stay safe. Each story covers a different type of touch and will help children understand how boundaries change depending on the context.

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Autism and Special Educational Needs: For Parents and Families

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Sulky, Rowdy, Rude?

Why kids really act out and what to do about it Bo Hejlskov Elven and Tina Wiman JAN 2017 • 192pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • pb9781785922138 • eBook-9781784504922

A parent’s guide to addressing their children’s horrible behavioural issues Children can go through difficult phases - this is a natural part of growing up. Conflicts and arguments are nothing exceptional, but rather a part of everyday family life. The authors of this practical and imaginative book show how parents can create consistent and effective structures, methods and responses, so that children can learn for themselves how to practise self-control and cooperation in a secure environment where they both belong and have autonomy.

Based on years of experience working with children, including those with special needs, the authors structure their methods around the low arousal approach. With many creative suggestions and real-life examples, this book has the potential to change family life for the better forever.

The Parent’s Guide to Occupational Therapy for Autism and Other Special Needs

Practical Strategies for Motor Skills, Sensory Integration, Toilet Training, and More Cara Koscinski 2016 • 192pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781785927058 • eBook-9781784502584

Expanding upon the award winning first edition, this essential guide for parents of children with autism and other special needs covers sensory processing, toileting, feeding, and much more. It provides clear explanations of common behaviors and offers simple exercises to support development at home.

The Parents’ Guide to Specific Learning Difficulties

Kids, Music ‘n’ Autism

Bringing out the Music in Your Child Dorita S. Berger 2016 • 168pp • £10.99 • $17.95 • pb9781785927164 • eBook-9781784503147

Music is a great tool for brain, sensory and skills development for children with autism, but how can you best encourage them to take part in music-based activities? This practical guide tells you everything you need to know about helping children with autism to pursue their love of music, from enjoying listening to concerts to performing in them.

Parenting a Child with Asperger Syndrome 200 Tips and Strategies Brenda Boyd

2003 • 208pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781843101376 • eBook-9781846424205

Brenda is mother to thirteen-year-old Kenneth, author of Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything. Brenda discusses parents’ reaction to their child’s AS and gives advice on how better to understand ‘Planet Asperger’. This book helps parents to respond positively to the challenge of AS and find the ‘treasure’ in their child’s way of being.

My Child Has Autism, Now What?

10 Steps to Get You Started Susan Larson Kidd

2010 • 128pp • £10.99 • $16.95 • pb9781849058414 • eBook-9780857003492

10 steps to empower parents faced with a recent diagnosis of Autism in their child

First Steps in Intervention with Your Child with Autism

Information, Advice and Practical Tips Veronica Bidwell

Frameworks for Communication Phil Christie, Elizabeth Newson, Wendy Prevezer and Susie Chandler Illustrated by Pamela Venus

2016 • 352pp • £13.99 • $19.95 • pb9781785920400 • eBook-9781784503086

2009 • 208pp • £12.99 • $22.95 • pb9781849050111 • eBook-9781846429439

From dyslexia to ADHD, from poor working memory to slow visual processing, Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) represent real differences in the way children learn. This book sets out to demystify SpLDs and provide practical strategies to support and motivate children throughout their education.

Early interventions for parents looking to understand their child with autism and help them communicate

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Autism and Special Educational Needs: For Parents and Families Autistic Logistics

A Parent’s Guide to Tackling Bedtime, Toilet Training, Tantrums, Hitting, and Other Everyday Challenges Kate Wilde 2014 • 256pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849057790 • eBook-9781784500160

A practical guide to parenting children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

It covers all the key problem areas including sleep, food avoidance and tantrums, and is full of tried-and-tested strategies drawn from the author’s extensive experience of working with ASD children. It also has exercises for parents and caregivers.

Autism and the Stress Effect A 4-step lifestyle approach to transform your child’s health, happiness and vitality Theresa Hamlin. Foreword by John Ratey and Temple Grandin.

Foreword by John Ratey

Special Brothers and Sisters

Stories and Tips for Siblings of Children with Special Needs, Disability or Serious Illness Edited by Annette Hames and Monica McCaffrey 2005 • 96pp • £10.99 • $17.95 • pb9781843103837 • eBook-9781846421457

Siblings aged 3-18 explain what it’s like to live with a brother or sister with special needs A child-friendly read

Babies Are Noisy

A book for big brothers and sisters including those on the autism spectrum Anne-Marie Harrison Illustrated by Beth Byrne 2013 • 40pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • hb9781849054591 • eBook-9780857008350 • AGES 3+

Picture book to prepare the way for a new baby for siblings with ASDs, ages 3+

2015 • 272pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849057486 • eBook-9781784501785

Practical interventions to reduce stress and anxiety and improve the wellbeing and development of children on the autism spectrum. Focusing on how to regulate the environment, nutrition, emotional self, and energy, the step-by-step approach includes exercises, recipes and a wealth of expert advice.

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Step by Step Help for Children with ADHD A Self-Help Manual for Parents Cathy Laver-Bradbury, Margaret Thompson, Anne Weeks, David Daley and Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke 2010 • 160pp • £11.99 • $18.95 • pb9781849050708 • eBook-9780857002358

This simple, flexible six-step programme is full of tried-and-tested ideas for parents and professionals supporting families of young children with ADHD. The programme includes games that will help improve the child’s attention, exercises to develop patience and tips for supporting the child in successful self-organization.

Understanding Your Young Child with Special Needs Pamela Bartram Foreword by Jonathan Bradley

2007 • 80pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • pb9781843105336 • eBook-9781846426551

efinitive, accessible guidance for D parents, carers and educators on normal stages of child development in the context of disability or special needs

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Safeguarding Vulnerable Children NEW

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A Practical Guide to Infant- and ChildLed Work Dr. Wendy Bunston. Foreword by Dr. Julie Stone Foreword by Dr. Julie Stone

Evidence-Based Practice Edited by Jeune Guishard-Pine OBE, Gail Coleman-Oluwabusola and Suzanne McCall. Foreword by Jenny Pearce OBE Foreword by Jenny Pearce

Helping Babies and Children Aged 0-6 to Heal After Family Violence

JUN 2017 • 208pp • £18.99 • $29.95 • pb-9781849056441 • eBook-9781784501389

This accessible guide shows social workers and counsellors how to work effectively with very young children who have experienced domestic violence. Based on neurobiological research and over 25 years’ experience in the field, it demonstrates how to deliver successful child-led therapy and work with the whole family to help each child to heal.

Supporting the Mental Health of Children in Care

2016 • 248pp • £25.00 • $42.95 • pb9781849056687 • eBook-9781784501723

Offering evidence-based suggestions for improving the mental health of children in care, this book looks at some of the common problems children encounter, describes effective therapeutic interventions and shows what professional agencies can do to improve outcomes.

Safeguarding Black Children Helping Children to Tell About Sexual Abuse Guidance for Helpers Rosaleen McElvaney

2016 • 160pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849057127 • eBook-9781784502355

“For too long we have failed to recognise the early warning signs that a child may be sexually abused, placing the onus on the child to ‘disclose’ their experience of sexual abuse, rather than on the practitioner to recognise the signs that the abuse is occurring. This book helps us to challenge these failures, to better understand the nature of child sexual abuse and to help children explain what has happened to them. It is essential reading for all those working to protect children from sexual abuse.”

–Jenny Pearce, Professor of Young People and Public Policy, University of Bedfordshire

Good Practice in Child Protection Edited by Claudia Bernard and Perlita Harris Foreword by June Thoburn 2016 • 288pp • £25.00 • $45.00 • pb9781849055697 • eBook-9781784500115

Provides guidance on the ways child protection services need to improve provision for black children and young people in need.

With chapters dedicated to key issues, it shows how social workers can provide better support for these children and their families.

Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder A Guide to FASD for Parents, Carers and Professionals Maria Catterick and Liam Curran Foreword by Ed Riley 2014 • 168pp • £13.99 • $23.95 • pb9781849053945 • eBook-9780857007582

Helping Vulnerable Children and Adolescents to Stay Safe Creative Ideas and Activities for Building Protective Behaviours Katie Wrench. Foreword by Ginger Kadlec Foreword by Ginger Kadlec 2016 • 184pp • £14.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849056762 • eBook-9781784501839

Full of ideas and activities to help vulnerable children and young people to develop the key skills needed to stay safe. These tried and tested concepts are easy to use and will help children to better understand and respond to the potential dangers around them. Topics include work around: problem solving skills, safe/unsafe touch and cyber safety.

This is the essential guide to FASD the most common non-genetic learning disability, which is caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy. It explains how FASD affects individuals at different stages of their lives, how you can identify it, and gives advice on how to support all with FASD.

Safeguarding Children from Abroad Refugee, Asylum Seeking and Trafficked Children in the UK Edited by Emma Kelly and Farhat Bokhari 2011 • 176pp • £21.99 • $34.95 • pb9781849051576 • eBook-9780857005595

This book examines the problems faced by separated children from abroad (refugee, migrant or trafficked children), what their needs are, and how their needs should be met in order to ensure their effective safeguarding. It identifies gaps in services and demonstrates how these gaps can be addressed. Case studies and best practice points feature.

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Safeguarding Vulnerable Children Tackling Child Neglect

Research, Policy and Evidence-Based Practice Edited by Ruth Gardner Foreword by David Howe 2016 • 368pp • £22.99 • $37.95 • pb9781849056625 • eBook-9781784501655

Neglect is the most common form of child abuse, but is hard to identify and address. In this book, expert contributors provide the latest thinking on the theory, research and practice surrounding child neglect. It includes illustrative examples to demonstrate the impact of neglect on families and shows how change can be achieved.

Practical Guide to Child Protection

The Challenges, Pitfalls and Practical Solutions Joanna Nicolas 2015 • 176pp • £18.99 • $34.95 • pb9781849055864 • eBook-9781784500320

Informed by the author’s experience writing serious case reviews, this book offers the practical information that child protection practitioners need and which is often absent in formal training. It offers advice for the known difficulties in practice such as home visiting, communicating with children and working with resistant clients.

“All who have roles and responsibilities in working with children should find this book illuminating and inspiring. This is an important text.”

–Ray Jones, Professor of Social Work, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London

Recognizing and Helping the Neglected Child Evidence-Based Practice for Assessment and Intervention Brigid Daniel, Julie Taylor and Jane Scott with David Derbyshire and Deanna Neilson 2011 • 192pp • £18.99 • $29.95 • pb9781849050937 • eBook-9780857002747

This book, based on extensive research of the evidence, outlines how neglect can be recognized, examining the signs that parents give to signal their need for help, and the signs that a child’s needs are not being met. It then covers how practitioners should respond, including assessment, planning, and appropriate interventions.

Secret, Secret Daisy Law

2016 • 40pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • AGES 5+ hb-9781785920424 • eBook-9781784502942

There are lots of different types of secrets - some to keep, some to tell, some to lock up and others to yell! In this book there are secrets of all kind, open up and see what you find.

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Direct Work with Vulnerable Children Playful Activities and Strategies for Communication Audrey Tait and Helen Wosu 2012 • 224pp • £16.99 • $29.95 • pb9781849053198 • eBook-9780857006615

Packed with activities and advice on how to use playfulness to open up lines of communication with vulnerable children For many vulnerable children, the idea of talking to an adult about their experiences and feelings can be a daunting prospect. This book demonstrates how the introduction of playfulness when working with neglected or abused children helps to build a trusting relationship by openly engaging with the child’s world.

The practical activities and resources provided have been developed over 20 years of working with vulnerable children and are proven to help reduce feelings of stress and open up the lines of communication between adult and child. The straightforward, accessible style makes them easy to follow and ideal for reference in everyday practice.

With plenty of tried and tested advice, this book is essential reading for all those working with vulnerable children, including social workers, child protection workers, therapists, teachers and police interviewers, who are looking for effective ways to engage with them.

Authentic Relationships in Group Care for Infants and Toddlers – Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) Principles into Practice

Edited by Stephanie Petrie and Sue Owen 2005 • 160pp • £19.99 • $32.95 • pb9781843101178 • eBook-9781846421099

Underpinned by research on meeting the developmental and attachment needs of infants, this book offers advice on how to encourage curiosity, confidence and emotional security in young children. This model supports children’s development without relying on expensive resources, and enables a coherent care strategy to be applied across services.

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Child Development for Child Care and Protection Workers Second Edition Brigid Daniel, Sally Wassell and Robbie Gilligan

2010 • 288pp • £19.99 • $34.95 • pb9781849050685 • eBook-9780857002457

This is a classic text for students and practitioners in the child care and protection field which summarises important current thinking on child development and applies it directly to practice. The book covers key issues such as resilience and vulnerability and the impact of protective or adverse environments.

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Adoption and Fostering NEW

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A Guide to Becoming and Being a Foster Carer Edited by Andy Elvin and Martin Barrow Foreword by Lorraine Pascale

Real Life Stories Ann Morris Foreword by Hugh Thornbery CBE

Welcome to Fostering

MAY 2017 • 224pp • £10.99 • $19.95 • pb9781785922046 • eBook-9781784504809

he comprehensive handbook focused T on the everyday practicalities of being a foster carer What should you expect when you’re expecting to foster?

This book is a guide to taking the first critical steps of your fostering journey, explaining what fostering is, how to become a foster carer and what it takes to thrive.

Combining invaluable advice from veteran foster carers, the expertise of the professionals who support them, and priceless experiences of foster children themselves, this book explains the fostering process step by step. It tackles all the questions that you’ve ever asked yourself about fostering: What is fostering really like?

What are the challenges? What kind of difference could I make?

Comprehensive and accessible, this is the companion for first-time fosterers or those considering foster care.

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Creating Compassionate Foster Care

Lessons of Hope from Children and Families in Crisis Janet C. Mann and Dr. Molly Kretchmar-Hendricks Foreword by Glen Cooper JUN 2017 • 256pp • £13.99 • $19.95 • pb9781785927270 • eBook-9781784503819

Personal stories of working with children and their parents in foster care with reflections on improved interventions and innovative models “Every child’s way of being can open doors to wisdom, compassion, and human connection. We need only to listen.”

This is among the conclusions that the authors, one of whom is an experienced foster parent and the other a professor of developmental psychology, draw as a result of working with a diverse range of children and families. Inspired by their relationships with families in crisis, the authors began to rethink the traditional foster care models and developed an innovative practice that afforded birth parents the opportunity to reside, under supervision, with their children during evaluation and treatment. Drawing on over 20 years of work in foster care, along with current attachment research and theory, this book conveys the foster care experience with recommendations for improved models of care and intervention strategies.

Engaging case studies depict the challenging nature of determining the best outcome for a child and of supporting the adult’s journey as a parent. Written in a narrative style and supported by in-depth research, this book will aid social workers and foster care professionals to better understand families in crisis and to further develop their practice.

Adopting

2016 • 288pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849056601 • eBook-9781784501556

Moving real life stories from people touched by adoption “Who makes adoption a success? We do: the kids and parents in the new family as we change shape to accommodate each other.”

With more than 70 real life stories, revealing moments of vulnerability and moments of joy, this book provides an authentic insight into adoption.

These stories take the reader on a journey through every stage of the adoption process, from making the initial decision to adopt to hearing from adoptees, and offer an informative and emotive account of the reality of families’ experiences along the way. It includes chapters on adopting children of all ages as well as sibling groups; adopting as a single parent; adopting as a same sex couple; adopting emotionally and physically abused children; the nightmare of adoption breaking down; contact with birth parents; tracing and social media and more.

Adopting: Real Life Stories will be an informative and refreshing read for adopters, potential adopters, professionals and all those whose lives have in some way been touched by adoption or want to know more about it.

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No Matter What

An Adoptive Family’s Story of Hope, Love and Healing Sally Donovan 2013 • 352pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • pb9781849054317 • eBook-9780857007810

An uplifting true story of an ordinary couple who build an extraordinary family, No Matter What describes how Sally and Rob Donovan embark upon a journey to adopt following a diagnosis of infertility. Sally Donovan brings to life with characteristic wit and honesty the difficulties of living with infertility, their decision to adopt and the bewildering process involved. Finally matched with young siblings Jaymey and Harlee, Sally and Rob’s joy turns to shock as they discover disturbing details of their children’s past and realise that they must do everything it takes to heal their children. By turns tragic, inspiring and hilarious, Sally and Rob’s story offers a rare insight into the world of adoptive parents and just what it takes to bring love to the lives of traumatised children.

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NEW

The Small Stuff, The Big Stuff and The Stuff In Between Sally Donovan Foreword by Dr. Vivien Norris, Jim Clifford and Sue Clifford

A Family Friendly Approach Joy Rees Foreword by Alan Burnell

The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting

2014 • 232pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849055369 • eBook-9780857009593

Award-winning columnist and adoptive parent Sally Donovan offers savvy, compassionate advice on how to be ‘good enough’ in the face of both day-to-day and more bewildering challenges – how to respond to ‘red mist’ meltdowns, crippling anxieties about new routines and, most importantly, how to meet the intimidating challenge of being strong enough to protect and nurture your child.

Full of affecting and hilarious stories drawn from life in the Donovan household, The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting offers parents a refreshing counterblast to stuffy parenting manuals - read it, weep, laugh and learn.

Caring with Vitality - Yoga and Wellbeing for Foster Carers, Adopters and Their Families

Everyday Ideas to Help You Cope and Thrive!

Andrea Warman and Liz Lark 2016 • 176pp • £13.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849056649 • eBook-9781784501679

Encouraging wellbeing in the entire family, this book shows how foster and adoptive parents can promote physical and emotional health for those in their care. It includes tips and techniques for mindfulness, yoga poses for relaxation, recipes for healthy eating, and suggestions for ways in which carers can support each other.

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Preparing for Adoption

Everything Adopting Parents Need to Know About Preparations, Introductions and the First Few Weeks Julia Davis Foreword by Hugh Thornbery 2014 • 208pp • £12.99 • $22.95 • pb9781849054560 • eBook-9780857008312

The period before your child joins your family can be a chaotic time. Clear and positive, Preparing for Adoption equips you with the knowledge to create a safe and secure home for your newly adopted child.

Life Story Books for Adopted and Fostered Children, Second Edition

FEB 2017 • 152pp • £15.99 • $24.95 • pb9781785921674 • eBook-9781784504366

Guide to drafting a life story book work which aims to reinforce the child’s sense of belonging and security Through words, pictures, photographs, certificates and other ‘little treasures’, a Life Story Book provides a detailed account of the child’s early history and a chronology of their life.

Fully updated, this clear and concise book shows a unique family-friendly way to compile a Life Story Book which promotes a sense of permanency for the child, and encourages attachments within new families. Joy Rees’ influential model works chronologically backwards rather than forwards, aiming to reinforce the child’s sense of belonging and security before addressing the child’s past and early trauma. The book contains simple explanations of complex concepts, practical examples, helpful suggestions and includes some simple checklists.

This new edition has been expanded to include fostered children and those living in kinship care or with a special guardian.

Perfect for social workers, adoption agencies, adoptive parents, foster carers and kinship carers, Life Story Books for Adopted and Fostered Children is a refreshing, innovative and common-sense guide.

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Life Story Work with Children Who are Fostered or Adopted Creative Ideas and Activities Katie Wrench and Lesley Naylor 2013 • 112pp • £14.99 • $23.95 • pb9781849053433 • eBook-9780857006745

Life story work is one of the key therapeutic approaches to working with adopted or fostered children. While it sounds simple, there is much more to this work than producing photo albums or memory boxes for children.

This accessible book is full of tried and tested activities and creative ideas for professionals, parents and carers who may have little time and few resources, but who need to carry out life story work that works for children. The authors describe the optimum conditions in which to carry out life story work and feature activities to accompany each of the necessary stages: creating a sense of safety, emotional literacy, building resilience, exploring identity, sharing information and looking to the future.

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Toddler Adoption

What It Is and How to Help Betsy de Thierry Illustrated by Emma Reeves Foreword by David Shemmings

2012 • 272pp • £13.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849058940 • eBook-9780857006134

The Simple Guide to Child Trauma

2016 • 80pp • £8.99 • $14.95 • pb9781785921360 • eBook-9781784504014

A simple guide to the essential knowledge adults need to support children affected by trauma The Simple Guide to Child Trauma is the perfect starting point for any adult caring for or working with a child who has experienced trauma. It will help them to understand more about a child’s emotional and behavioural responses following trauma and provides welcome strategies to aid recovery. Reassuring advice will also rejuvenate adults’ abilities to face the challenges of supporting children.

Improving Sensory Processing in Traumatized Children Practical Ideas to Help Your Child’s Movement, Coordination and Body Awareness Sarah Lloyd 2016 • 120pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • pb9781785920042 • eBook-9781784502393

Bringing together sensory integration and a neurodevelopmental understanding of the impact of trauma on the developing brain, this book shows how parents can help their children to improve their sensory processing and become more physically and emotionally resilient.

“This book is a timely reminder of the importance of early movement and sensory experience for later development. Sarah Lloyd writes clearly and evocatively about the difficulties children can have when this early experience is missing and provides helpful examples of how parents and carers can help them to recover this necessary experience.”

–Kim S. Golding, Clinical Psychologist and Author of Nurturing Attachments

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Why Can’t My Child Behave?

Empathic Parenting Strategies that Work for Adoptive and Foster Families Dr Amber Elliott 2013 • 248pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849053396 • eBook-9780857006714

hy Can’t My Child Behave? is an auW thoritative guide to developing empathy in dealing with children’s challenging behaviour within foster or adoptive families.

The Weaver’s Craft Revised Edition Mary Hopkins-Best This book offers support and practical tools to help parents prepare for and support the toddler’s transition between the familiar environment of their biological parent’s home or foster home to a new and unfamiliar one, and considers the issues that arise at different developmental stages.

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Adoption at the Movies

A Year of Adoption-Friendly Movie Nights to Get Your Family Talking Addison Cooper Foreword by Rita L. Soronen JAN 2017 • 288pp • £13.99 • $17.95 • pb9781785927096 • eBook-9781784502751

For the adoptive family that loves to watch movies, this is the ultimate collection exploring adoption. Perfect if your family struggles to talk about the difficult issues surrounding adoption, recommendations are accompanied by a discussion of the key themes. A lifeline even for those who didn’t know they needed one.

Games and Activities for Attaching With Your Child

Deborah D. Gray and Megan Clarke 2015 • 168pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849057950 • eBook-9781784501525

Games and activities to help parents and carers to build positive attachments with their child

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Attachment in Common Sense and Doodles A Practical Guide Miriam Silver

2013 • 208pp • £13.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849053143 • eBook-9780857006240

Providing grounded information and advice accompanied by a series of simple ‘doodles’ throughout, this book explains attachment in language that is easy to understand and describes how to apply this information in everyday life. It describes how the attachment patterns in children who are adopted or fostered differ, summarises the latest research in the field and provides advice on how to repair attachment difficulties and to build secure, loving relationships.

Covering all of the ‘need to know’ issues including how to spot attachment difficulties, build resilience and empathy and responding to problematic behaviour, this book will be an invaluable resource for families and professionals caring for children who have experienced early trauma.

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Weaving the Cradle

Facilitating Groups to Promote Attunement and Bonding between Parents, Their Babies and Toddlers Edited by Monika Celebi. Foreword by Jane Barlow Foreword by Jane Barlow APR 2017 • 248pp • £19.99 • $29.95 • pb9781848193116 • eBook-9780857012647

ow to facilitate parent-infant groups to help nurture H attunement, from late pregnancy to age two Groups for parents, babies and toddlers, spanning the 1001 critical days from late pregnancy up to age two, are an effective way of supporting expectant and new parents by helping them to become more attuned, sensitive and empathic towards their child. ontributors bring together a range of theoretical perspectives to show different ways to facilitate groups that combine mindfulness and psychological insight to promote bonding, attunement and mind-mindedness, and to prevent abuse and neglect. Case examples show a range of techniques that can be used, including baby massage, movement therapy, Video Interaction Guidance, Watch Wait Wonder and psychotherapeutic interventions. Examples include an in-patient mother-baby unit, community and health centres in the UK, to international examples in Greece, Kenya and New Zealand. Chapters illustrate practical and clinical aspects of running groups, the associated challenges, and highlights the importance of professional collaboration in a benign environment Weaving the Cradle is full of ideas and insights for those already running groups, as well as for those considering it, across health, social care and education settings.

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A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder, Second Edition Colby Pearce

2016 • 160pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781785920585 • eBook-9781784503154

short introduction to what A attachment means and how to recognise attachment disorder in children Concise and easy-to-understand, this book provides an introduction to what attachment means and how to recognise attachment disorder in children.

Colby Pearce explains how complex problems in childhood may stem from the parent-child relationship during a child’s early formative years, and later from the child’s engagement with the broader social world. The book explores the mind-set of difficult and traumatised children and the motivations behind their complex tendencies and behaviours. It goes on to offer a comprehensive set of tried-and-tested practical strategies that can be used with children affected by an attachment disorder. This second edition has been updated to include the new DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for Reactive Attachment Disorder and an increased number of illustrative case vignettes.

This is a perfect introduction to the subject for parents, carers and practitioners in supportive roles caring for children.

A Guide to Therapeutic Child Care

What You Need to Know to Create a Healing Home Ruth Emond, Laura Steckley and Autumn Roesch-Marsh 2016 • 240pp • £15.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849054010 • eBook-9780857007698

Explains everything you need to know about how to parent or support children who have experienced early trauma. It focuses on the key challenges children face, such as settling in and making friends.

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Parenting with Theraplay®

Understanding Attachment and How to Nurture a Closer Relationship with Your Child Vivien Norris and Helen Rodwell Illustrated by Miranda Smith Foreword by Phyllis Booth and Dafna Lender JUL 2017 • 208pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781785922091 • eBook-9781784504892

Theraplay® is an attachment-focused model that allows parents to build confidence in their abilities and strengthen their relationship with their child. This book provides an overview of Theraplay based ideas that can be used directly by parents. Illustrative case examples detail these ideas in action.

Healing Child Trauma Through Restorative Parenting A Model for Supporting Children and Young People Dr Chris Robinson and Terry Philpot Foreword by Andrew Constable and Karen Mitchell-Mellor 2016 • 136pp • £16.99 • $29.95 • pb9781849056991 • eBook-9781784502157

A pioneering model of child care, Restorative Parenting is specifically tailored to help children to recover from abuse or neglect. The concepts are clinically informed and can be implemented in a range of children’s services.

Promoting Attachment With a Wiggle, Giggle, Hug and Tickle A Programme for Babies, Young Children and Carers Fiona Brownlee and Lindsay Norris 2015 • 88pp • £17.99 • $29.95 • pb9781849056564 • eBook-9781784501495

A valuable resource full of activities to help early years practitioners to strengthen attachments between babies/toddlers and carers - suitable for individual or group work and featuring structured, rewarding and fun exercises.

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Nurturing Attachment BESTSELLER

Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children A Model for Practice Richard Rose

2012 • 192pp • £19.99 • $32.95 • pb9781849052726 • eBook-9780857005748

Life Story Therapy is an approach designed to enable children to explore, question and understand the past events of their lives. It aims to secure their future through strengthening attachment with their carers and providing the opportunity to develop a healthy sense of self and a feeling of wellbeing. This comprehensive overview lays out the theory underlying life story therapy, including an accessible explanation of contemporary research in neurobiology and trauma. Featuring tried and tested ideas, with tools and templates illustrated through instructive case studies, the author identifies how life story therapy can be implemented in practice. Finally, the relationships between life story therapy and traditional ‘talking’ therapies are explored.

Attaching Through Love, Hugs and Play Simple Strategies to Help Build Connections with Your Child Deborah D. Gray

2014 • 240pp • £12.99 • $19.95 • pb9781849059398 • eBook-9780857007537

Visual and direct in its approach, this book offers simple advice to help parents and carers capture the warmth and fun of forming secure, healthy attachments with children. Attachment therapist Deborah D. Gray guides you through the ‘how to’ of forming attachments, describing sensitive parenting activities that stimulate bonding and attachment.

Nurturing Adoptions

Creating Resilience after Neglect and Trauma Deborah D. Gray 2012 • 512pp • £16.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849058919 • eBook-9780857006073

Providing professionals with the knowledge and advice needed to help adoptive families build positive relationships and help children heal; particularly after experiencing neglect, trauma or abuse

Attaching in Adoption

Practical Tools for Today’s Parents Deborah D. Gray

Observing Children with Attachment Difficulties in Preschool Settings

A Tool for Identifying and Supporting Emotional and Social Difficulties Kim S. Golding, Jane Fain, Ann Frost, Sian Templeton and Eleanor Durrant 012 • 160pp • £19.99 • $29.95 • pb2 9781849053372 • eBook-9780857006769

This child observation tool has been designed to help structure observations of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in early years settings. Simple checklists and diagrams help to identify particular behavioural patterns and attachment issues, and appropriate interventions. Handouts with activities are also included.

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Creating Loving Attachments

Parenting with PACE to Nurture Confidence and Security in the Troubled Child Kim S. Golding and Daniel A. Hughes 2012 • 240pp • £16.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849052276 • eBook-9780857004703

All children need love, but for troubled children, a loving home is not always enough. Children who have experienced trauma need to be parented in a special way that helps them feel safe and secure, builds attachments and allows them to heal.

Playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy (PACE) are four valuable elements of parenting that, combined with love, can help children to feel confident and secure.

This book shows why these elements are so important to a child’s development, and demonstrates to parents and carers how they can incorporate them into their day-to-day parenting.

Nurturing Attachments Training Resource

Running Parenting Groups for Adoptive Parents and Foster or Kinship Carers With Downloadable Materials Kim S. Golding 2013 • 340pp • £80.00 • $125.00 • pb9781849053280 • eBook-9780857006653

A training programme for those running parenting groups with adoptive parents and foster carers. Featuring online downloadable content with practical, photocopiable handouts and exercises, it provides guidance on understanding their fostered child and how to form healthy bonds of attachment with them.

Turn over for more from Kim S. Golding…

2012 • 400pp • £16.99 • $24.95 • pb9781849058902 • eBook-9780857006066

A comprehensive guide for prospective and actual adoptive parents on how to understand and care for their adopted child and promote healthy attachment

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The Six-Session Programme for Parents of Traumatized Children Kim S. Golding Foreword by Dan Hughes

Creative Ideas for Therapy, Life Story Work, Direct Work and Parenting Kim S. Golding Foreword by Steve Killick,Dan Hughes

Foundations for Attachment Training Resource

APR 2017 • 320pp • £45.00 • $65.00 • pb9781785921186 • eBook-9781784506001

A group work programme for trainers containing everything you need to help adoptive, foster and kinship carers to learn how to nurture attachments with their child Foundations for Attachment Training Resource is a six-session programme to help parents and carers to nurture attachments with their child. It is designed specifically for those caring for children whose capacity to emotionally connect has been compromised as a result of attachment problems, trauma, and loss or separation.

Informed by attachment theory and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), it consists of three core modules: • Understanding Challenges of Parenting • Therapeutic Parenting • Looking After Self It includes relevant theory and process notes for trainers, and a range of activities supported by electronic resources with downloadable activity sheets and handouts. This is a complete resource containing everything you need to run the sessions, and is perfect for any professionals involved in training foster carers, adoptive parents and kinship carers.

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Everyday Parenting with Security and Love

Using PACE to Provide Foundations for Attachment Kim S. Golding Illustrated by Alex Barrett Foreword by Dan Hughes JUN 2017 • 256pp • £16.99 • $27.95 • pb9781785921155 • eBook-9781784503840

An introduction to parenting children from troubled emotional backgrounds Children who have experienced trauma, loss or separation early in life need more than just special care and attention; they need to be parented with love and security in a way that allows them to heal and rebuild emotional bonds.

This comprehensive book provides parents and carers with crucial advice and guidance on how to strengthen attachment and trust.

Based on Dan Hughes’ proven ‘PACE’ model of therapeutic parenting, this book explains how to implement PACE techniques to overcome the challenges faced by children who struggle to connect emotionally.

Barriers to stable relationships such as a lack of trust, fear of emotional intimacy, and high levels of shame are all explained. It explores techniques to overcome these barriers by teaching how to support the child’s behaviour at the same time as building empathy and trust.

For carers or parents of troubled children, and will help build safe, secure emotional relationships.

Using Stories to Build Bridges with Traumatized Children

2014 • 208pp • £16.99 • $27.95 • pb9781849055406 • eBook-9780857009616

Using Stories to Build Bridges with Traumatized Children is full of creative ideas for how you can use stories therapeutically with children in counselling, life story work or direct work.

Psychologist Kim S. Golding shows how you can use stories to build connections with children aged 4–16 and support their recovery from trauma and stress. She illustrates the techniques with 21 stories adapted from her own clinical work with children and families, and explains how you can expand or adapt them to make them more relevant for a particular child. Advice and stories are arranged into sections dealing with common psychological issues, including looking back and moving on, lack of trust and need for attention. Golding also gives invaluable tips for planning stories and life story work, and for storymaking with children. She also describes how stories can be used therapeutically with parents of traumatized children and as a tool for self-reflection by counsellors.

Imaginative and practical, this book will be enormously useful for counsellors, psychologists, therapists and social workers working with traumatized children, and will also be helpful for parents and carers involved in therapeutic parenting.

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Nurturing Attachments

Supporting Children who are Fostered or Adopted Kim S. Golding 2007 • 240pp • £18.99 • $34.95 • pb9781843106142 • eBook-9781846427503

Nurturing Attachments combines the experience and wisdom of parents and carers with that of professionals to provide support and practical guidance for foster and adoptive parents looking after children with insecure attachment relationships.

It gives an overview of attachment theory and a stepby-step model of parenting which provides the reader with a tried-and-tested framework for developing resilience and emotional growth. Featuring throughout are the stories of Catherine, Zoe, Marcus and Luke, four fictional children in foster care or adoptive homes, who are used to illustrate the ideas and strategies described.

The book offers sound advice and provides exercises for parents and their children, as well as useful tools that supervising social workers can use both in individual support of carers as well as in training exercises.

This is an essential guide for adoptive and foster parents, professionals including health and social care practitioners, clinical psychologists, child care professionals, and lecturers and students in this field.

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Parenting in the Early Years Understanding Your Baby Sophie Boswell

2004 • 80pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • pb9781843102427 • eBook-9781846424410

This book takes the reader through the entire first year of a baby’s life, anticipating parents’ questions and covering topics ranging from parental feelings during pregnancy to a 10-month-old’s sociability and deepening relationships.

Understanding Your One-Year-Old Sarah Gustavus Jones

2004 • 80pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • pb9781843102410 • eBook-9781846420184

cknowledging the crucial role of relaA tionships and parenting, Sarah Gustavus Jones offers guidance and reassurance in this sensitive exploration of the issues central to your child’s developing physical and emotional needs.

Understanding Your Two-Year-Old

Understanding 4-5-Year-Olds Lesley Maroni Foreword by Jonathan Bradley

2007 • 80pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • pb9781843105343 • eBook-9781846426513

Understanding 4-5-year-olds gives a thoughtful overview of the challenges that children face as they gradually move away from a strong attachment to their families and turn towards the wider world of school and life outside the family.

Constipation, Withholding and Your Child

A Family Guide to Soiling and Wetting Anthony Cohn 2006 • 112pp • £9.99 • $16.95 • pb9781843104919 • eBook-9781846425622

The book examines the different causes of toileting problems, and provides practical techniques and strategies to help children overcome these problems.

It emphasises the importance of diet and gives advice on how to make using the toilet less frightening, the benefits of keeping a stool diary, and what medication to use in different circumstances.

Lisa Miller

2004 • 64pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • pb9781843102885 • eBook-9781846420436

Lisa Miller guides parents through their two-year-old’s development, from how to deal with a ‘bossy boots’ to understanding the central importance of toys, and the development of language and nonverbal communicative skills. She describes ways in which parents can help a young child express or resolve difficult feelings or jealousy.

Understanding Your Three-Year-Old Louise Emanuel

2004 • 96pp • £9.99 • $15.95 • pb9781843102434 • eBook-9781846421174

Louise Emanuel presents practical tips and a great deal of emotional reassurance for both the first-time and the experienced parent. She offers helpful guidance on a range of topics, from managing sibling rivalry and ensuring everyone in the family gets a good night’s sleep, to encouraging conversation and imaginative solitary and social play.

Parents, Early Years and Learning

Parents as partners in the Early Years Foundation Stage - Principles into practice Helen Wheeler and Joyce Connor 2009 • 128pp • £16.00 • $26.95 • pb9781905818433 • eBook-9781905818860

Solidly grounded in theory and practice, this book will assist practitioners to examine their setting and enable them to embed partnership with parents into their practice.

How to Parent Your Anxious Toddler Natasha Daniels

2015 • 224pp • £11.99 • $18.95 • pb9781849057387 • eBook-9781784501488

Everything you need to know about how to parent an anxious toddler and provide them with the life skills and coping mechanisms to help them thrive as they develop. Bath time, bedtime, mealtime and playtime are all covered in detailed chapters which explain common misunderstandings. Specific fears, phobias and separation anxiety are also addressed.

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