Jessica Kingsley Publishers: 1951 books
Divorcing Children
Children's Experience of their Parents' Divorce
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2003
Drawing on a three-year multidisciplinary study of children of divorced parents, the authors, leading academics in their fields, present a much-needed guide to understanding the experience of children who are experiencing parental separation. This book provides an in-depth account of how children...
School Counsellors Working with Young People and Staff
A Whole-School Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
What is it like to work as a counsellor in schools? What relationship might a counsellor have with staff? How can a counsellor become a positive, integral part of school life?
In this book, Nick Luxmoore shows how school counsellors can make a positive difference to the whole life of the school....
Bereaved Parents and their Continuing Bonds
Love after Death
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
For bereaved parents the development of a continuing bond with the child who has died is a key element in their grieving and in how they manage the future. Using her experience of working in a children's hospital as a counsellor with bereaved parents, Catherine Seigal looks at how continuing bonds...
Ellie Jelly and the Massive Mum Meltdown
A Story About When Parents Lose Their Temper and Want to Put Things Right
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Ellie Jelly wakes up hungry and ready for breakfast, but Mum is busy with her little sister Grace. Ellie tries to get Mum's attention: she bangs the table, she makes loud singing noises, but it's no good. Finally she decides to make her own breakfast, picking up the heavy milk carton and - OH NO -...
Charley Chatty and the Disappearing Pennies
A story about lying and stealing
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Charley Chatty likes shiny things, especially shiny pennies. Sometimes Charley thinks her siblings get more than her so she likes to keep the pennies safe in her pocket.
Charley spots some pennies lying around the house, and puts them in her piggy bank. But she gets very nervous when her Dad...
Rosie Rudey and the Enormous Chocolate Mountain
A story about hunger, overeating and using food for comfort
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Rosie Rudey loves chocolate. It's her very favourite food, and it helps fill the empty feelings in her tummy. When her stupid siblings annoy her, Rosie wants nothing more than to eat lots and lots of chocolate.
One day, Rosie takes all of her family's chocolate and forms her own enormous chocolate...
Callum Kindly and the Very Weird Child
A story about sharing your home with a new child
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Callum Kindly is a kind and caring boy, who lives alone with his mum. That is until Katie Careful comes to stay with them who Callum thinks is a very weird child!
Katie manages to get in the way whenever Callum wants to speak to his mum or have snuggle time. She cries and sulks on his birthday...
Asanas for Autism and Special Needs
Yoga to Help Children with their Emotions, Self-Regulation and Body Awareness
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2014
Teaching yoga to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other special needs is easy using this visual how-to handbook.
Breaking down yoga instruction pose by pose, body part by body part, breath by breath, this book uses easy-to-understand language and clear photographs to show parents,...
Diagnosis Asparagus
Advocating for Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Conditions
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2014
A highly readable, insightful and sometimes humorous account of autism assessment, diagnosis and life with a 'label'.
Eva was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (ASD) at age 11 and is now a fun-loving, sociable 16-year-old. This book, co-written with her mother, a speech and language therapist,...
Do Lemons Have Feathers?
More to Autism than Meets the Eye
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2016
"Are you beginning to see past the disability and starting to appreciate the gift?"
In this unashamedly honest book, David J. Burns draws on his own lived experience of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to provide guidance on how to take advantage of the supposed disadvantage. The book...
Take Charge of Treatment for Your Child with Asperger's (ASD)
Create a Personalized Guide to Success for Home, School, and the Community
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
Equipping you with the knowledge and tools to become an effective case manager for your child, this book provides straightforward, practical instructions to create a comprehensive guide to your child's unique ASD profile. The individualized guide will:
- Provide information about your child's...
An Aspie’s Guide to Living with Personal Management Issues
Been There. Done That. Try This!
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Personal management issues such as organization and decision-making are a key daily stressor for people with Asperger's Syndrome and this ebook is packed with advice from Aspie mentors who have all been there, done that, and offer suggestions for coping strategies that really work. Mary Robison, Anita...
by Lori Seeley, Angela Coelho
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Understand how children with autism experience the world around them with this simple guide. Learn why they might react unexpectedly to lights, noise, and even seemingly simple requests, and what you can do to help reduce sensory overload.
This accompanying guide to the children's picture book...
Disability and Impairment
Working with Children and Families
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Disability and Impairment introduces professionals working with families to the everyday issues faced by disabled people of all ages in family life.
Peter C Burke shows how social attitudes shape the world of the 'disabled family' either positively or negatively and the effects of stigma. He...