Fostering Resilience in Children
Melissa Moses, author of Alex and the Scary Things, offers some insight into why it is important for children to develop the right skills to cope…
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Can children regain hope after suffering loss?
A social worker by profession, Camille Gibbs works closely with children who have experienced trauma and loss. Camille’s new book A Sky of Diamonds presents a touching…
How care becomes corrupted and we lose heart
In a follow-up to his last blog post, John Burton looks at the factors which cause care, and our faith in it, to break down.…
Leading Good Management in Care Homes
John Burton has long been fighting for a forward-thinking and conscientious care management system. Leading Good Care, his most recent publication, dives into the heart of the…
Read the first chapter of The Essential Manual for Asperger Syndrome (ASD) in the Classroom
Click here to read the opening chapter of Kathy Hoopmann’s incredible new teaching manual. “If every primary/elementary school teacher read this book, the lives of all young people who…
Ten things to consider when feeding a child with Aspergers
Sarah Patten, author of What to Feed an Asperger: How to go from 3 foods to 300 with love, patience and a little sleight of hand, offers…
“It’s just a bit o’ banter, innit?” – Why “That’s so GAY!” still needs to be challenged
Jonathan Charlesworth is the Executive Director of the charity Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH), UK, and author of That’s So Gay! – Challenging Homophobic Bullying. He has…
Supporting young people suffering with self-harm and eating disorders – three key lessons
Pooky Knightsmith is a specialist in student mental health and emotional well-being, and author of Self-Harm and Eating Disorders in Schools. Through her company In Our…
Call for Comic and Graphic novel submissions
Jessica Kingsley Publishers and Singing Dragon (an imprint of JKP) have recently started developing an exciting new line of comics and graphics novels and we…
All Things Poop
JKP author Kate Wilde, Director of The Son-Rise Program®, shares advice on a key problem area for parents raising a child on the autism spectrum.…