Every Parent’s Guide to building Resilience In Their Child
Michael Hawton is a registered psychologist and former school teacher. He has published two previous books on child behaviour management and has prepared many child protection and family court reports. He specialises in training a wide range of professionals, as well as parents, in ways to support children and young people to develop the skills needed to manage emotional overreactions. As a parent, he also has personal insights into this.
The book is organised into three parts, initially introducing the foundational ideas , definitions and basics, before exploring more deeply and providing specific tactics to support individual children.
Chapters include:
- Patterns in families and how to change them
- Mind maintenance
- Listen to them more
- Helping your child to think more accurately
- Skill them to tame their fears
The author provides a guide that covers the preschool to thirteen age range, through the use of case studies , a flowchart, worksheets and additional resources . The tone of the book is calm, supportive and his SALON script for holding conversations with a child in an anxious state will be of value to many.
Hawton is very clear that his advice and recommendations draw on evidence-based processes for helping children overcome the anxieties they may face in the future. He writes with clarity and this will be of value to parents and professionals.
Author: M. Hawton
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
ISBN: 9781922539588
£14.99
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