Tactile Defensiveness – Moving from Avoidance to Self Love
From Noreen O’Sullivan, author of I’ll Tell You Why I Can’t Wear Those Clothes! Talking about Tactile Defensiveness and mother of girls with sensory processing issues, comes…
Category: Children’s books
Creating Universal and Diverse Characters
Richy K. Chandler author of You Make Your Parents Super Happy! and When Are You Going to Get a Proper Job? talks through the challenges that come with creating…
Winston Wallaby Can’t Stop Bouncing
Winston Wallaby Can’t Stop Bouncing is a fun, illustrated storybook that will help children aged 5-10 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Sensory Processing Disorder…
The Importance of Talking to Kids About Mental Health
Helen Bashford, author of Perry Panda, has experience working in the mental health field, most recently as Carers Lead for a Mental Health Trust, providing…
A Children’s Book that Promotes Kindness to Animals
Tom Alexander explains what motivated him to write My Secret Dog and outlines the book’s positive message in promoting kindness to animals. It wasn’t supposed…
Our bodies’ hidden strengths – Resilience and love
This blog was written by Hidden Strength’s Children’s Series co-author C.C. Alicia Hu. The books are available November 21, 2017 for therapeutic use with children…
EXTRACT – You Make Your Parents Super Happy!: A book about parents separating
‘Hey! I think you should know that there is nothing your parents are more proud of… than YOU!’ You Make Your Parents Super Happy!, written…
Self-help exercises to help older children manage worry and anxiety
Age range: Ages 9+ Description: An engaging, self-help guide based on cognitive behavioural therapy that teaches young people mindfulness techniques to alleviate their worry and…
I don’t like reading!
Lisabeth Emlyn Clark talks about her experience of growing up with dyslexia and how she wishes she’d received the correct support at a younger age…
How can we help children with body image issues to see themselves more positively?
Chris Calland and Nicky Hutchinson, authors of Minnie and Max are OK!, discuss the rising issue of body confidence in children and ways we can…