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Childhood Grief and Loss. Exploring Childhood Bereavement

Support children learn to live with their grief in ways that will not hinder their healthy development. This is the ideal book for anyone who has or has not experienced death, dying or divorce and is desperately trying to understand the pain of that loss so that they can help children grieve by showing true empathy and compassion. It is a MUST read for anyone who is supporting children deal with grief and loss. Children need to experiencethe loss associated with grief. They need to move on in their own time, not someone else's.

Topics include:
• Childhood grief cycle
• Children’s perceptions of death
• Helping children following a death
• Explaining death and divorce to children
• Indicators of problematic grief
• Supporting children when someone they know dies by suicide
• Family members with a terminal illness
• Memorial / funeral services
• Grief and divorce
• Death of family pet
• Children’s book dealing with death, dying, divorce

 
Take a Stand Lend a Hand - Stop Bullying Now
This book is aimed at adults wanting to teach children responsible ways of responding to bullying incidents – as bully, victim, peer bystander. Proven practical tactics are explained along with environmental structures, systems and instructional processes.

Topics include
* Defining bullying behaviours·
* Impact of bullying incidents
* Characteristics of bullies, victims, bystanders
* Reasons why children choose to bully / not to bully
* Role of adults, including parents, in responding to bullying
* Practical strategies for all involved in bullying incidents – society, school/centre, group, individual
 
Young Children's Social Behaviour. What's not okay is not okay

Describes a contemporary paradigm approach to developing and managing young children’s social behaviour. Authoritative practical tactics for implementing this approach – in care, education and home settings - are named and explained.

This book is for adults working with children across the Early Years of life. If you are interested in guiding, teaching, managing and leading young children’s social behaviour, then this book is for YOU.

Comments about this book:

• A wonderful resource that gives adults powerful ideas for supporting children learn social behaviour
• Much-needed and long awaited book for the early years
• Both a guide for teacher educators, manual for practitioners already in the field.
• An outstanding resource for early years staff wanting to lead and manage the development of young children’s social behaviour
• Brilliant book for parents and professionals wanting to guide children as they develop their social behaviour
• An essential resource to support all areas of learning

 
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Behaviour Teaching and Learning in Educational Settings

Learn contemporary non-blame approaches to developing, guiding, leading and managing children’s social behaviour. Explore the role of the adults in behaviour development and management. Learn about environmental systems and instructional practices that support behaviour teaching and learning. Learn practical ways of supporting children develop ownership for their behaviour.

Comments about this book:

• An informative and practical text for professional practitioners keen to implement contemporary behaviour development, management and leadership systems, processes, practices and strategies.
• A breath of fresh air – at least a book for professional practitioners by a professional practitioner.
• A contemporary resource that will form the backbone of any schools’ behaviour management program
• Give clear guidelines of setting and implementing behavioural boundaries
• Explains step-by-step how to respond when children make social mistakes
• The easy-to-use re-entry plans are exactly what we have been looking for – children reflecting on the effectiveness / appropriateness of their own behaviours and what needs to change to re-enter the group setting.

 
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It's time for you! Me Time

This book provides uncomplicated and unpretentious ways of taking care of you by taking ‘Me’ time. Taking time for you is not done thoughtlessly but unselfishly, taken unashamedly and with intent. To take the best care of others you need to prioritize your own self care. ‘It’s time for you! Me Time’ sets the course for this to eventuate.

Comments about this book:

• Learn guilt free ways of caring for yourself.
• Vital source of simple knowledge on self care which everyone caring for others needs to read
• Down-to-earth uncomplicated ways of caring for yourself. All suggestions are inexpensive and easily accessible
• A ‘must have’ and ‘must read’ book for all of us who care for others
• Learn practical ways of care for yourself
• Timely and valuable resource
 
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Conflict Resolution for Children

A practical resource, rich with processes, procedures, strategies and plans for teaching children constructive ways of resolving conflict.

Topics include: Definition of conflict resolution terms; Conflict resolution processes; Communicating with children; Conflict resolution tools; Working IT out problem solving plans

Comments about this book:
• A teacher resource suitable for all primary year levels
• An invaluable resource for adults wanting to empower children to solve social problems
• A practical, hands on non-blame approach to teaching children conflict resolution
• Can be used in conjunction with your existing behaviour support program
• Great ideas to create caring, safe and positive environments
• Enhances the teaching and learning of values education

 

Emotion Fitness for kids: Setting kids up for the game of life
A dynamic fun way of teaching children emotion well-being skills so they can develop emotion fitness competencies.

Part one is written specifically for adults and explores the what and how of coaching children with emotion fitness. Topics include: defining emotion fitness, the adult's role in supporting children's emotion fitness, the necessity to teach emotion fitness, environmental practicalities and positive achiever thinking.

Part two is written for the children. There are 55 topics including - about me, confidence, dial-a-smile, friendship, kindness, love bag, organization, special interest, taking turns, what to do when.

Comments about this book:

• Timely and indispensable resource for adults and children
• At last, a book about emotional well-being that doesn't send you to sleep
• Open ended activities which encourage discussion of emotions
• Easy to read, comprehend and implement
• The multiple intelligence approach to teaching emotion fitness is brilliant
• Great activities to develop all areas of emotion fitness
• Independent and collaborative learning opportunities – suitable for whole-class instruction, or for use with individuals or small groups
 
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