Books
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Grieving Child
A Parent's Guide Explaining death to a child is one of the most difficult tasks a parent or other relative can face. The Grieving Child offers practical, compassionate advice for helping a child cope with the death of a parent or other loved one. Parents of children from preschool age to the teen years will find much-needed guidance, covering: Helping a child visit the seriously ill or dying, Using language appropriate to a child's age level, Selecting useful books about death, Handling especially difficult situations, including murder and suicide, and Deciding whether a child should attend a funeral. With a chapter devoted to the special issues of the bereaved toddler, The Grieving Child provides invaluable suggestions for dealing with a child's emotional responses (including anger, guilt, and depression) and helping a child adjust to a new life.
$24.95
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Tom Needs to Go
A Book About How to Use Public Toilets Safely for Boys and Young Men with Autism and Related Conditions. This visual resource helps parents and carers teach boys and young men with autism or other special needs about how to use public toilets safely. It covers the subtleties of social etiquette including where to stand and look, as well as practicalities such as remembering to lock the cubicle door. With simple and effective illustrations throughout, the book is the perfect starting point for teaching independence when using public toilets.
$24.95
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Group Leader's Toolkit
An essential resource for all kinds of groups, these tried and tested strategies will stimulate and encourage full participation from all group members. Provides ideas for introducing group members to each other; breaking down barriers; energising people; helping people learn; moving the group on; building trust between group members; motivating people; assessing and evaluating the group; managing behaviour and personal responsibility; and ending sessions. The activities are set out in a clear, easy to follow format, with variations and guidance for adapting the activities.
$87.95
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Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory
The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe The book made accessible to clinicians and other professionals a polyvagal perspective that provided new concepts and insights for understanding human behavior. The perspective placed an emphasis on the important link between psychological experiences and physical manifestations in the body.
$50.99
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Changing Behavior in DBT
Problem Solving in Action This book delves into problem solving, one of the core components of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). The authors are leading DBT trainers who elucidate the therapy's principles of behavior change and use case examples to illustrate their effective application. Particular attention is given to common pitfalls that therapists encounter in analyzing target behaviors-for example, a suicide attempt or an episode of bingeing and purging-and selecting and implementing appropriate solutions. Guidelines are provided for successfully implementing the full range of DBT problem-solving strategies, including skills training, stimulus control and exposure, cognitive restructuring, and contingency management.
$60.99
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Understanding Your Grief
Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart This book aims to help readers understand the painful, complex thoughts and feelings the death of a loved one engenders. Wolfelt’s Ten Touchstones form the basis of its principles to learn and actions to take to help engage with grief and create momentum toward healing. This second edition adds new topics including the myth of closure, complicated and traumatic grief, grief overload, unmourned grief, loneliness, coping with loss, and the power of ritual.
$21.95
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Laney Dances in the Rain
Laney loves to dance in the pouring rain. One day, she encounters a scowling boy who tries to ruin her fun outside. But with the support of her mom, Laney goes back to what she loves-even after the boy attempts to destroy her beautiful yellow raincoat. When Laney embraces her true self, she brings joy to herself and her neighbors. Laney Dances in the Rain is a wordless picture book that allows young children to use their imagination to tell a story in their own words and their own way. Its empathy-building storyline about being true to oneself supports self-belief and self-expression even in the face of questioning or criticism.
$26.50
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Growing Up Resilient : Ways To Build Resilience in Children and Youth
Bouncing back from today's stresses is one of the best life skills children and youth can develop. Growing Up Resilient is a must-read for adults (including parents, teachers and front-line workers) who want to increase resilience in the children and youth in their lives.
$16.95
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Guess How Much I Love You
"Guess how much I love you," says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how much he loves him: as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare, who can reach farther and hop higher, loves him back just as much. Well then Little Nutbrown Hare loves him right up to the moon, but that's just halfway to Big Nutbrown Hare's love for him.
$11.95
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McKinley Hunter Manasco An Exceptional Children's Guide to Touch: Teaching Social and Physical Boundaries to Kids
The rules of physical contact can be tricky to grasp. This friendly picture book explains in simple terms how to tell the difference between acceptable and inappropriate touch, helping children with special needs stay safe. Each story covers a different type of touch from accidental to friendly to hurtful and will help children understand how boundaries change depending on the context. It covers when and where it is OK to touch other people, when and where other people can touch you, why self touching sometimes needs to be private, and what to do if touch feels inappropriate. This book is an invaluable teaching resource and discussion starter for parents, teachers and careers working with children with special needs.
$33.95
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Martine Agassi, Ph.D. Hands are Not for Hitting - Board Book
It’s never too soon for children to learn that violence is never okay, hands can do many good things, and everyone is capable of positive, loving actions. In this bright, inviting, durable board book, simple words and full-color illustrations teach these important concepts in ways even very young children can understand. Created in response to requests from parents, preschool teachers, and childcare providers, this book belongs everywhere young children are. Includes tips for parents and caregivers.
$15.50
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Hands Are Not For Hitting Board Book
It's never too soon for children to learn that violence is never okay, hands can do many good things, and everyone is capable of positive, loving actions. In this bright, inviting, durable board book, simple words and full-color illustrations teach these important concepts in ways even very young children can understand. Created in response to requests from parents, preschool teachers, and childcare providers, this book belongs everywhere young children are. Part of the award-winning Best Behavior series. Illustrated by Marieka Heinlen.
$14.95
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Happiest Baby On The Block
The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer. Karp, a pediatrician in Santa Monica, Calif., and assistant professor at the School of Medicine, UCLA, offers a new method to calm and soothe crying infants. While nursing or being held satisfies some babies, others seemingly cry for hours for no reason. These babies suffer from what Karp calls the Fourth Trimester. When you bring your soft, dimpled newborn home from the hospital, you may think your nursery is a peaceful sanctuary.... To him, it's a disorienting world part Las Vegas casino, part dark closet!
$27.99
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Pearla and Her Unpredictably Perfect Day
A story about how a sprinkling of mistakes can be a recipe for success. This is a scrumptious tale for children aged 4-12, particularly those who experience anxiety or developmental issues. It demonstrates that you can't succeed unless you try and that it's ok to make mistakes. Pearla's strategies for solving her problems will help children to overcome their own hurdles.
$23.95
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William Wobbly and the Very Bad Day
A story about when feelings become too big. Something happened to William Wobbly when he was very little which makes it hard for him to understand or control his feelings. Luckily, his new mum is here to help with his wibbly wobbly feelings. Written by a mum who understands, and her daughter (who used to have a lot of wobbly feelings), this is a story for children functioning at age 3-10 who struggle with sensory overload.
$27.95
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Harriet You'll Drive Me Wild
Harriet doesn't mean to be pesky. Sometimes she just is. And her mother doesn't mean to lose her temper. Sometimes she just does. But Harriet and her mother know that even when they do things they wish they hadn't, they still love each other very much.
$10.95
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Mindfulness Solution for Intense Emotions BPD
Take Control of Borderline Personality Disorder with DBT. Developed by Marsha Linehan, DBT is a clinically proven, evidence-based treatment for intense emotions that can help you start feeling better right away. In this book, you'll learn seven powerful skills that highlight the unique connection between mindfulness and emotion regulation. Each skill is designed to help you find focus in the present moment, reduce impulsive behavior, and increase a sense of connection to your true self, even during times of extreme stress or difficulty.
$34.95
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Kate McGrady Building Resiliency in Teens
A Trauma-Informed Teen Workbook Designed to accompany the Building Resiliency in Youth professional guide, this Workbook for Teens includes 27 trauma-informed self-guided assessments and activities for middle and high school-age children. Aligned with the other components of this trauma-informed series, activities are focused around three skill-building themes: Processing feelings, emotions, behaviors, and actions, Coping, grounding, and calming, Confidence-boosting, strength and resilience, Through extensive research and experience working with youth, author and expert Dr. Kat McGrady's activities are designed to keep teens engaged, growing and healing.
$32.95
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Mindfulness Coloring Book
Anti-Stress Art Therapy for Busy People. In The Mindfulness Coloring Book, accomplished illustrator Emma Farrarons presents 70 intricate and beguiling patterns to help you color your way to tranquility. Here are flowers, leaves, butterflies, and birds alongside rolling waves and kaleidoscopic designs. Perfectly sized to fit into a pocket or handbag, and printed on high-quality paper that will ensure hours of bliss, The Mindfulness Coloring Book is ready to help you de-stress wherever you go.
$12.95
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Steve Herman Teach Your Dragon About Diversity (My Dragon Books - Volume 25)
Having a pet dragon is very fun. He can sit, roll over, and play… He can candle a birthday cake, lit a campfire, or so many other cool things… But what if your dragon is sad because he is DIFFERENT than his friends? What if he feel bad that his skin is red, and is not like any of his friends? What if he’s worried that none of his friend has wings, tails and scales like him? What if he’s so nervous because he’s different? What should you do? You teach him about DIVERSITY! You teach him that we’re individuals and should celebrate our differences You teach him the difference in appearance, gender, skin color, and beliefs do not separate us You teach him that our differences make this world such a beautiful place You teach him that we’re all the same inside, and should embrace diversity
$21.95
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Healing A Child's Grieving Heart
A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers, this series offers suggestions to help the grieving cope with the loss of a loved one. This series teaches that the most important thing a person can do is listen, have compassion, be there for support, and do something helpful. This volume addresses what to expect from grieving young people, and how to provide safe outlets for children to express emotion. Included in each book are tested, sensitive ideas for "carpe diem" actions that people can take right this minute-while still remaining supportive and honoring the mourner's loss.
$17.50
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Healing A Friend's Grieving Heart
100 Practical Ideas for Helping Someone You Love Through Loss A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers, this series offers suggestions to help the grieving cope with the loss of a loved one. Often people do not know what to say-or what not to say-to someone they know who is mourning; this series teaches that the most important thing a person can do is listen, have compassion, be there for support, and do something helpful. This volume provides the fundamental principles of being a true companion, from committing to contact the friend regularly to being mindful of the anniversary of the death. Included in each book are tested, sensitive ideas for "carpe diem" actions that people can take right this minute-while still remaining supportive and honoring the mourner's loss.
$16.95
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Healing A Parent's Grieving Heart
Presenting simple yet highly effective methods for coping and healing, this book provides answers and relief to parents trying to deal with the loss of a child. It offers 100 practical, action-oriented tips for embracing grief, such as writing a letter to the child who has died; spending time with others who will listen to stories of grief; creating a memory book, box, or Web site; and remembering others who may still be struggling with the death. The guide also addresses common problems for grieving parents, including dealing with marital stress, helping surviving siblings, dealing with hurtful advice, and exploring feelings of guilt.
$17.95
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Healing A Spouse's Grieving Heart
100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband Or Wife Dies "Helping widows and widowers learn how to cope with the grief of losing their helpmate, their lover, and perhaps their financial provider, this guide shows them how to find continued meaning in life when doing so seems difficult. Bereaved spouses will find advice on when and how to dispose of their mate's belongings, dealing with their children, and redefining their role with friends and family. Suggestions are provided for elderly mourners, young widows and widowers, unmarried lovers, and same-sex partners. The information and comfort offered apply to individuals whose spouse died recently or long ago."
$17.95
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