Shrinking the Smirch

The Young People's Edition

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Special Education
Cover of the book Shrinking the Smirch by Jo Johnson, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jo Johnson ISBN: 9781351700955
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 14, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Jo Johnson
ISBN: 9781351700955
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 14, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

'Shrinking the Smirch: The Young People's Edition' is a workbook to help young people manage stress, gain confidence, resist peer pressure and stay healthy. This book helps young people cope with the usual challenges of being a young adults including anxiety, peer pressure, exam stress, bullying, social media, etc. and is also appropriate for clinical conditions such as panic, eating problems, self harm and low mood. This resource is about the mind, what goes on in your head and coping with all the pressure and challenges young people have to face at home and school. This unique workbook for teenagers asks you to pretend these tricky thoughts and feelings are coming from a smirch, an unkind imaginary friend, a mind bully who wants to pull you into the pit of despair. This resource gives a lot of ideas about how you can beat this mind bully and cope better with all the thoughts and feelings that make you anxious, lonely and upset. It has been written with the help of a diverse group of young people who have shared their stories so you can see you are not alone and that there are things you can do to make life feel better. Jo Johnson has been working as a neuropsychologist for eighteen years. She worked for two decades within the NHS but now works as an independent consultant teaching and writing for several of the national neurology charities. Her specialist interests include brain injury, dementia and multiple sclerosis. She has written several books to meet the needs of children who have a parent with a neurological diagnosis including 'How to talk to your kids about MS' and 'My parent has a brain injury; a guide for young people'.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

'Shrinking the Smirch: The Young People's Edition' is a workbook to help young people manage stress, gain confidence, resist peer pressure and stay healthy. This book helps young people cope with the usual challenges of being a young adults including anxiety, peer pressure, exam stress, bullying, social media, etc. and is also appropriate for clinical conditions such as panic, eating problems, self harm and low mood. This resource is about the mind, what goes on in your head and coping with all the pressure and challenges young people have to face at home and school. This unique workbook for teenagers asks you to pretend these tricky thoughts and feelings are coming from a smirch, an unkind imaginary friend, a mind bully who wants to pull you into the pit of despair. This resource gives a lot of ideas about how you can beat this mind bully and cope better with all the thoughts and feelings that make you anxious, lonely and upset. It has been written with the help of a diverse group of young people who have shared their stories so you can see you are not alone and that there are things you can do to make life feel better. Jo Johnson has been working as a neuropsychologist for eighteen years. She worked for two decades within the NHS but now works as an independent consultant teaching and writing for several of the national neurology charities. Her specialist interests include brain injury, dementia and multiple sclerosis. She has written several books to meet the needs of children who have a parent with a neurological diagnosis including 'How to talk to your kids about MS' and 'My parent has a brain injury; a guide for young people'.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Math Instruction for Students with Learning Problems by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book Costing Community Care by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book Selling the Welfare State by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book Housing Policies in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book Sorcerers of Dobu by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book Models in Statistical Social Research by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book Social Change and Social Work by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book The Performance of Small Firms by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book Theological Ethics and Moral Value Phenomena by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book Democracy, Nationalism and Multiculturalism by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book Getting into Print by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book Assertive Religion by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book Soviet Pol Perspect W Europe by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book The Life or Legend of Gaudama the Buddha of the Burmese: Volume II by Jo Johnson
Cover of the book The Social History of Post-Communist Russia by Jo Johnson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy