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Good Grief 1
Exploring Feelings, Loss and Death with Under Elevens: 2nd Edition
Barbara Ward and Associates
Good Grief has been designed to explore and demystify the experience of loss - in different contexts - within the framework of the National Curriculum. Suitable for all professionals, carers and parents, Good Grief 1 facilitates the use of children's own experiences and encouraging improvisation and extension. Learn More1995, 276pp -
Good Grief 2
Exploring Feelings, Loss and Death with Over Elevens and Adults: 2nd Edition
Barbara Ward and Associates
Good Grief has been designed to explore and demystify the experience of loss in different contexts within the framework of the National Curriculum. Primarily designed for mixed ability secondary and adult education, Good Grief 2 will also be invaluable for many other statutory, professional and community organisations. Learn More1995, 276pp -
Parenting Teenagers
Bob Myers
Based on more than twenty years' experience, this very level-headed text is intended for all who have to deal with the needs of adolescents. Strategies are developed for problem solving and helping the teenager build self-esteem, responsibility and independence while at the same time keeping the carer's sanity. Learn More1995, 152pp -
Child Adoption
A Guidebook for Adoptive Parents and Their Advisors
R.A.C. Hoksbergen
Child Adoption is a straightforward, concise and comprehensive guide which adoptive parents and the professionals who advise them will find invaluable. R.A.C. Hoksbergen covers the practical and emotional issues and possible problems which affect child and parents in adoption. Learn More1996, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.22in / 233mm x 158mm, 118pp, £25.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-415-3 -
Raising Responsible Teenagers
Bob Myers
Raising Responsible Teenagers combines comprehensive discussion about child development with practical advice on parenting styles and discipline techniques. Each stage of child development is discussed, creating a picture of where the child 'is at' on entering adolescence. Learn More1996, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 5.51in / 215mm x 140mm, 256pp, £21.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-429-0 -
How We Feel
An Insight into the Emotional World of Teenagers
Edited by Jacki Gordon and Gillian Grant
This innovative and accessible book shows, largely in their own words, how young people really feel about themselves and the world around them. They speak about school, parents, siblings, peers, romance, good looks, jealousy, bullying, sex, drugs, normality and difference, their joy, pain and confusion, and everything else. Learn More1997, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.14in / 233mm x 156mm, 250pp, £25.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-439-9 -
The Adoption Experience
Families Who Give Children a Second Chance
Ann Morris
This is a book of real life stories of adopters which takes the reader through every stage of the adoption process starting with the moment when they decide that adoption is the right option for them to the stories of adoptees brought up by adoptive parents. In between, the book looks at all the different types of adoption that are carried out. Learn More1999, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.10in / 233mm x 155mm, 224pp, £15.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-783-31999, Ebook, ePUB, 224pp, £15.99ISBN: 978-0-85700-116-0 -
First Steps in Parenting the Child who Hurts
Tiddlers and Toddlers Second Edition
Caroline Archer
A "must have" book for both adoptive parents and for those professionals who help adoptive families forge new family ties…the author, herself an adoptive parent, addresses a wide variety of very complex topics with a marked sensitivity to the varying needs of children who may have had a wide range of early life experiences. Learn More1999, Paperback / softback, 9.61in x 7.05in / 244mm x 179mm, 128pp, £16.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-801-41999, Ebook, ePUB, 128pp, £32.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-184-6 -
Next Steps in Parenting the Child Who Hurts
Tykes and Teens
Caroline Archer
Caroline Archer sets out to provide adoptive and foster parents with an understanding of the complex range of difficulties with which their children may struggle as a result of their early experience of adversity. She presents strategies to help parents deal with their youngsters' troubling behaviour, in what seems to them a hostile world. Learn More1999, Paperback / softback, 9.65in x 6.81in / 245mm x 173mm, 224pp, £15.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-802-11999, Ebook, ePUB, 224pp, £32.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-204-1 -
Bringing Up a Challenging Child at Home
When Love is Not Enough
Jane Gregory
Jane Gregory's daughter Chrissy exhibits behaviour which people find challenging - screaming fits, stripping off her clothes and violent outbursts. As an adult she was diagnosed with a rare chromosome disorder and autism. Jane offers practical advice for other parents, and explains how she got the right support and effective treatment. Learn More2000, Paperback / softback, 9.13in x 6.22in / 232mm x 158mm, 192pp, £15.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-874-82000, Ebook, ePUB, 192pp, £15.99ISBN: 978-0-85700-148-1