PARENTING

The A-Z of Survival Strategies for Therapeutic Parents

From Chaos to Cake

Sarah Naish | Illustrated by Kath Grimshaw

An A-Z of how to take care of YOU – survival strategies and solutions to 70 common challenges faced by therapeutic parents.

‘This book is your hot flask of tea or coffee, and a cosy blanket which will keep you warm, safe and well on your journey, ensuring you reach the other side, mentally and physically well.’

So, you want to help your child by therapeutic parenting, but how are YOU? This easy-to-follow, dip-in dip-out resource addresses common challenges and feelings experienced by therapeutic parents and offers 80 practical strategies to help you cope and survive. Bestselling parenting author Sarah Naish writes with humour and compassion, sharing her personal and professional experiences covering all of the essentials: selfmaintenance, coping with isolation and rejection, scheduling holidays and, of course, the therapeutic importance of cake!

‘As an adopter myself, living and breathing trauma, this book offers a lifeline for essential maintenance to sustain us for the long haul. It made me laugh out loud, reminding me that the ‘crazy universe’ I now inhabit is not such an isolating experience, despite it sometimes feeling that way.’

Louise Michelle Bombèr, adoptive parent, author and Director of TouchBase Centre

MAy 2022 | £16.99 | 336pp | pB | ISBN-9781839971723

The Lie That Wasn’t

Big things happen when little lies come true… Sarah Naish

Illustrated by Lily Fossett

Arthur doesn’t want Mum to come to parents’ evening so tells a lie… Now Mum is at space camp and he’s not sure which is worse – Dad’s cooking or how much he misses Mum. This simple, entertaining story helps children aged 4–8 to understand that even tricky truths are always better than little lies.

Arthur hasn’t been doing his homework and is worried about his parents finding out. He tells a lie, but then something strange happens… Find out how Arthur’s life is turned upside down, as his lies start to become true! This is a simple, fun story which also helps children aged 4–8 to explore why usually, it’s best to face even tricky truths.

Nov 2022 | £10.99 | 32pp | HB4–8 yeArS | ISBN-9781839973727

The Simple Guides to Trauma and Attachment 5-Book Set

Betsy de Thierry

A library of the five bestselling ‘Simple Guides’, with easy-to-understand explanations on attachment difficulties in children, child trauma, collective trauma, shame in children, and complex trauma and dissociation.

The Simple Guides library by Betsy de Thierry is your primary tool for gaining a realworld understanding of trauma. Featuring five, quick reads with easy-to-understand language and practical advice, covering: attachment difficulties, child trauma, collective trauma, shame, and complex trauma and dissociation.

Sep 2022 | £52.00 | ISBN-9781839975929

The Seven Core Issues Workbook for Parents of Traumatized Children and Teens

A Guide to Help You Explore Feelings and Overcome Emotional Challenges in Your Family Sharon Roszia and Allison Davis Maxon

Illustrated by Liza Stevens

Activities and exercises for parents and caregivers for each of the Seven Core Issues of adoption and permanency.

Dealing with the Seven Core Issues of Adoption and Permanency has never been easier than with this Seven Core Issues workbook for parents. Based on the framework of the highly popular Seven Core Issues US model, this workbook will help parents, and their families identify and resolve their core issues and bring about healing.

‘This workbook is profound! I couldn’t stop reading it and doing the exercises. If I could, I would gift this workbook to every single parent who is parenting a child with loss and trauma.’

Mary M.McGowan, Executive Director of ATTACh

Aug 2022 | £24.99 | 272pp | pB | ISBN-9781787756694 Conversation-Starters for Working with Children and Adolescents After Trauma

Simple Cognitive and Arts-Based Activities Dawn D’Amico, LCSW, PhD

A compendium of artsbased activities to help children and adolescents, aged 5–17 who have experienced trauma, abuse or neglect.

The ultimate tool for anyone working with children and adolescents aged between 5 and 17 who have experienced trauma. Featuring over 80 activities tailored to different styles of communication, all requiring minimal preparation, this book aims to guide and inspire practitioners.

Sep 2022 | £17.99 | 224pp | pB | ISBN-9781787751446

Riley the Brave’s Sensational Senses

Help for Sensory and Emotional Challenges Jessica Sinarski

Illustrated by Zachary Kline

Join Riley the Brave in his latest adventure-making sense of his senses so he can finally have fun at the fair; this playful story features real-life strategies for helping children feel safe and in control.

Sensory and emotional challenges can make it tough to have fun – even at exciting places like the fair. All of the smells, sounds, and sights can just be too much! When sensory overload threatens to ruin the day, this brightly illustrated story will help families find their way through. Features an educational afterword for adults.

Sep 2022 | £12.99 | 48pp | HB3–7 yeArS | ISBN-9781839973116