This practical book from Ros Bayley is designed to enable every practitioner to help children manage their emotions. This title looks at the whole range of emotions that children feel and enable any practitioner to help children recognise these emotions and talk about them. Brimming with ideas for using puppets, toys, pictures, games and stories this is a must-have book for any practitioner looking to manage the emotions of children in their care.

We all want our children to grow up in a safe and happy world where they will learn and play make friends and be free of stress don't we? If only that could be the case for all our children. Sadly though they experience changes they find difficult to cope with pressures too onerous to bear and sadness we can't magic away with a hug. I have written this book for you to work through with your child aged 5-11yrs. This book will teach them about; Self Esteem; Setting goals; Controlli...

Daniel, the author, was Diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome at the age of 6. Because he has Aspergers, he has been able to draw on a vast wealth of knowledge to make sure that each one of the techniques discussed in this guide are simple and easy to use. He has also "tested" each one of the techniques in his home environment, to make sure they will help, and not hinder.Daniel has run a autism related website and Facebook page since 2010. He was also a "Lead admin" of a Autism related ...

Transform your life with this practical guideto self-acceptance and happinessHave you ever heard someone say just be yourself, as though its the answer toeverything? It can be very difficult to be yourself, especially if you dont really knowwho you are anymore.Learning how to be yourself is the first step towards living a happy and meaningfullife. In How to Be Yourself, psychologist Jane Briscoe and her coauthor,...

A busy person's guide to help you to deal with a negative person. This guide covers dealing with negative people at home and at work regardless of their position in relation to the reader. It provides practical and proven tips and strategies to getting people to cheer up and get on with life. It also helps to identify the more serious issue of stress.

Many people's lives, relationships, careers and wellbeing are blighted by the belief that to be liked, loved and accepted they have to limit themselves to the behaviours they believe are approved of by others. This might mean some or all of the following: always being polite, nice, helpful, charming, fun, making people feel good about themselves, not letting people down, never saying 'no', avoiding conflict and putting others' needs before their own. Jacqui Marson in her 15 years of clinic...

Packed with relationship advice from Relate, the marriage guidance experts, Staying Together offers guidelines to help couples survive and grow through their relationship problems so that they need not separate and may maintain their commitment to each other. Case histories, quizzes and questionnaires show how this is possible and even how to make a partnership stronger. The book covers how to: --confront difficulties --understand your partner --re-negotiate an improved relationship --deve...

This little book is a distillation of Richard Wiseman's research into how to lead a luckier life. Featuring much new material - including original 'charm' designs that will help you to stay lucky - as well as an overview of the four principles that make up The Luck Factor, this is a fun and accessible insight into the scientific principles of good fortune. Small enough to fit in your pocket, its contents are powerful enough to change your life!

Newly updated, The Empty Nest is an uplifting**, practical and inspiring guide to adjusting to life after your children leave home.**More than half a million parents confront the empty nest for the first time each year. It is one of the most challenging phases of parenting, often creating feelings of loss, lack of purpose and crisis of identity which can lead to depression. Yet it receives little recognition. And contrary to popular opinio...

Charismatic dog trainer Doggy Dan shares his insights and tips into how working with dogs has helped him bring up his children. Learn how to lead the way in your family without using fear or aggression. Find out how to be clear and calm, firm and yet fair in all your dealings with others. Learn how to be confident and sensitive to those around you, and how to make decisions for the good of everyone. As Dan says, this book is not rocket science, it’s a very practical and st...

This accessible book comprises a collection of 80 tried-and-tested exercises, with guidelines for applying them and advice for devising new ones. Liesl Silverstone offers a variety of exercises for a diverse and multicultural client base, such as guided fantasies, one-to-one and group work focusing on the group dynamic, and some examples of working with adults with learning difficulties and children.Focusing on the non-directive, non-interpretive person-centred approach to art ther...

Do you feel that you are incessantly nagging, shouting, pleading, threatening, and demanding that your children do as you have asked? Do you find that after all of the nagging, shouting, pleading, threatening, and demanding that you end up doing it for them anyway? Do you live in a dictatorship – where the kids are in charge? ‘Creating boundaries’, ‘discipline’, ‘teaching kids how to behave’, ‘socialisation’… call it what you will, the purpose of this book is to help you to set limits with...