Strategies in Supporting Children with Special Needs around Death and Dying
“My grandma isn’t a dinosaur. Why are the dinosaurs in this book teaching about death?” “My dad’s not a leaf. I don’t understand what falling…
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What are the different forms of bullying and what strategies can be used to overcome the problem?
Michael Panckridge, co-author of Be Bully Free, takes a look at the different forms that bullying can take and suggests strategies that victims of bullying can…
Counsellors working with young people often find it can feel like messy, complex work. What helps when counsellors are stuck?
Nick Luxmoore, author of Practical Supervision for Counsellors who Work with Young People, explores the positive impact that good supervision sessions can have on counsellors…
Why We Need to Break the Silence Around Suicide, Especially for our Children
Louise Moir explains why she wrote Rafi’s Red Racing Car, details her own experiences, and expresses the need for a breakdown in the stigma that…
No matter how young the child, honesty is the best way…
That is according to Nathalie Slosse, author of Big Tree is Sick, who tells the story of how the book came to be, as well as laying…
What is attachment and attachment disorder?
Clinical psychologist Colby Pearce provides a concise and easy to understand introduction to what ‘attachment’ means, how to recognise attachment disorders and how to help…
That’s So Gay! Tackling homophobic bullying in schools
Jonathan Charlesworth, author of That’s So Gay!, discusses the concerted effort by the government and anti-bullying organisations to tackle homophobia in schools but admits that…
Anti Bullying Week: Using Poetry to Promote Talking and Healing – Pooky Knightsmith
Poetry can prove a great way into difficult conversations in therapeutic, classroom or family settings. In this chapter from Using Poetry to Promote Talking and…
Understanding the Mind of a Grieving Child
By Elke Barber, young widow and author of ‘Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?’ and ‘What Happened to Daddy’s Body?’ offers her thoughts on…