Catchy yawns: Why it’s essential to engage families when working with anxious children.
Written by: Dr. Fiona Zandt, Clinical Psychologist One of the games I love to play with families in therapy is the Yawn Game. I often…
Category: Mental health
Blog posts, articles, think-pieces and Q&A’s presented by Jessica Kingsley Publishers and associated authors on and around the subject of mental health.
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…
Cinderella’s mum was right – it does take courage to be kind
Aidan Harvey-Craig, author of 18 Wellbeing Hacks for Students: Using Psychology’s Secrets to Survive and Thrive talks about the risks of being kind, but what a worthwhile and courageous quality it really is.
What is Better Together?
Introducing our new mental health video and Q&A series… A video series from Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Sheldon Press and John Murray Learning What is it?…
Hurt, Help, Hope – Call for autistic writers to share their mental health experiences
Mair Elliott is a Young Patient Activist and is Chair of Hafal, a user-led charity for people with a mental illness and their carers. She…
Having Fun with Feelings… An Interview with Dr Michelle Garnett, PhD, Clinical Psychologist
Michelle Garnett talks about her background, new books Having Fun with Feelings on the Autism Spectrum and 10 Steps to Reducing Your Child’s Anxiety on…
Mental Health Awareness Week – Books & Resources
The focus for Mental Health Awareness Week this year is kindness. Although we all know the importance of displaying kindness to others, it can sometimes…
Autism, Bullying and Me
Dr Emily Lovegrove – aka The Bullying Doctor – has written this accessible guide for autistic children and teens, full of advice for coping successfully…
Insights from Arlen Grad Gaines and Meredith Englander Polsky
Supporting Children During Coronavirus can be difficult. Arlen Grad Gaines and Meredith Englander Polsky, authors of the I Have A Question About… series, provide some…
Using a Framework of Hope during the Covid-19 Crisis
Hope During Covid-19; a post from JKP Religion author, Laura Shay During this Covid-19 pandemic, how do we help ourselves and the patients and the…