Paolo Hewitt describes the talk he gave about growing up in Burbank Children’s Home
Paolo Hewitt, author of But We All Shine On and The Looked After Kid, was in Woking last week, the town of the children’s home in which he…
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Supporting children with attachment difficulties in school – Nicola Marshall
In this article, Nicola Marshall, author of The Teacher’s Introduction to Attachment, reflects upon the role schools play in supporting children with attachment issues, and…
Caring with Vitality – bringing yoga to the world of social care
Andrea Warman, co-author of the family yoga book Caring with Vitality – Yoga and Wellbeing for Foster Carers, Adopters and Their Families, explains how yoga can encourage families to enjoy…
Capturing the darkness and the light in the lives of looked-after children
There are days when stories with perfect beginnings and perfect endings just don’t cut it at reading time- Ali Redford, author of The Boy Who Built…
Young People and Drugs – What can adoptive parents do?
Julian Cohen, author of All About Drugs and Young People, is a writer, educator, counsellor and consultant who has specialised in drug and sex education…
FASD: A life-long neurodevelopmental disability that needs to be SEEN
Liam Curran is a PhD INDI Social Sciences student at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He has over 25 years’ experience working with young people in…
The Adoption Checklist: Are You Ready?
L. Gianforte, co-author of Keeping Your Adoptive Family Strong: Strategies for Success, addresses the critical importance of reviewing whether or not you’re ready to adopt.…
In Remembrance of My Co-Author and the Journey of a Lifetime
L. (Elle) Gianforte shares a tribute to her co-author Gregory C. Keck, who passed away suddenly before Keeping Your Adoptive Family Strong: Strategies for Success…
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…
The Feelings Tree – helping children talk about emotions
The holidays are often filled with an assortment of powerful emotions, for both children and adults. This can be related to loss or upheaval in…