Seven Resources for Stress Awareness Day
November 2 is National Stress Awareness Day! Jessica Kingsley publishes tons of mental health resources each year, including stress, anxiety, and fear-related ones. Below are…
Category: Children’s books
Making Sense of Meltdowns with Riley the Brave
This blog post was written by JKP author Jessica Sinarski. How learning about sensory processing changed… everything. My brilliant little 4-year-old son was asked to…
A 5-Minute Intro to Therapy!
Each year, the first week of October in the US/CAN is National Mental Illness Awareness Week. During this week, organizations like the National Alliance on…
Conquer Back-to-School with these 10 JKP Mental Health and Wellness Resources
Conquer Back-to-School with these 10 JKP Mental Health and Wellness Resources Back-to-school season is in full swing, which means that many kids may be facing…
‘Why I wrote Me and My Dysphoria Monster’ – Laura Kate Dale
Laura Kate Dale is the author of Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman and their second book, for children, Me and…
All About Dyspraxia
All About Dyspraxia Award-winning author, Kathy Hoopmann, is best known for her photo illustrated books on Asperger Syndrome, ADHD and anxiety. In this blog, Kathy…
The Autism Detective: Author Interview
The Autism Detective is an exciting new book for children, involving them in the mission to find out more about this thing called autism. We…
Consent as a Life Skill: Why I wrote Ask First, Monkey!
Why did Juliet Clare Bell feel compelled to write a children’s book around consent and boundaries? Why is a book like this so relevant today?
Sylvia and Marsha: You Can Teach Transgender History – Yes, You!
When I first wrote Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution: The Story of the Trans Women of Color Who Made Lgbtq+ History, I learned just…
Books to help ease the transition back to school
Back to school – helping children feel comfortable with the transition We may not yet be able to gauge the full impact the lockdown has…