It is hoped that the information in this booklet will in some way help teenagers and parents to live a life free from violence and abuse. It will also help parents to understand: • The ways domestic abuse affects young people and their development. •…
This booklet provides information to help children and parents to live a life free from violence and abuse. This booklet aims help parents to understand: • The ways domestic abuse affects children and their development. • How to listen to their children so that they…
A cook book designed by The Children’s Society and Cheshire East Council to help young care leavers cook for themselves on a tight budget – on 62 pages, it describes easy to cook recipes ranging from fried eggs to delicious curry. Click here to view/download
This booklet gives practical advice for parents and carers, giving useful contact information and advice on the steps to take if their child has run away. Contents: Before contacting the police Contacting the police Other things you can do When your child returns home Why…
This booklet provides guidance to parents in helping their teenage children cope with the death of a loved one. Contents: Teenage reactions to death Parenting a bereaved teenager My teenager has been bereaved: What can I do to help? Frequently Asked Questions Finding Help Useful…
Brothers, Sisters, and Autism: A Parent’s Guide addresses topics that range from dealing with perceived discrepancies in fairness to facilitating a positive relationship between siblings. The topics addressed in this resource include: • Strategies and resources to help teach your children about their sibling with autism…
Life as an Autism Sibling: A Guide for Teens is written in a Q&A format. It addresses the challenges that teenage siblings might face as a result of having a brother or sister with autism, while also providing tips and advice on how to deal with…
Autism, My Sibling, and Me is a colorful workbook specifically designed to engage young children. A host of cartoon characters accompany children as they learn about what autism means for their brother or sister. The resource also aims to guide young siblings through any autism-related questions…
A great compilation of 40+ engaging worksheets facilitating children’s participation in an assessment of them. The worksheets help workers to ascertain children’s daily routine, likes, dislikes, feelings, wishes as well as their views on their family, friends, helpers, home, neighbourhood, school etc. The booklet also…
Calm Harm provides tasks that help you resist or manage the urge to self-harm and it’s completely private and password protected. What does it do? The four categories of tasks target the main reasons for why people self harm: Distract helps to combat the urge by…
This Pre-Birth Assessment Tool is designed to help professionals to carefully consider a range of issues in relation to the mother’s pregnancy and the family’s circumstances and to tease out issues that have potential for having a significant negative impact on the child. The tool draws…
This booklet is written by people who have experienced abuse, and by psychologists and others who work with them to try and help them overcome the effects of what has happened. It aims to help readers to begin to: Understand the effects of childhood abuse,…
This 24-page booklet contains information and worksheets helping readers: Recognise whether they may be experiencing anger problems. Understand what anger is, what causes it and what keeps it going. Find ways to understand, manage or overcome their anger. Click here to view/download
This booklet is for parents of teenagers who may be experiencing or be involved in bullying. It will help them to: • Know the tell-tale signs of bullying. • Understand the effects of bullying – short term and long term. • Find ways to support…
This booklet is for parents of children aged 6 to 12 years who are being bullied and for parents of children who are bullying others. It gives information on the reasons behind bullying and how they can help their child if they are being bullied…
A colourful booklet to be read by children to help them understand, cope with and prevent being bullied. It covers the following topics: What is bullying? How might bullying make me feel? Why do some children bully? I am being bullied. What can I do?…
A set of 10 fact sheets created for parents whose children have been affected by domestic violence. The sheets cover the following topics: How Does Domestic Violence Affect Children? Celebrating Your Child’s Strengths Before You Talk to Your Children: How Your Feelings Matter Listening and…
The tool contains 24 pictures of various animals and suggestions how they can be used to get to know children and discuss their views and feelings in an interactive and fun way. Click here to view/download the tool as a pdf file Click here to view/download…
Little Bird’s Internet Security Adventure is a beautifully illustrated storybook for pre-school children designed to help parents initiate conversations about Internet safety in an age-appropriate manner. Click here to view/download
This guide informs parents and carers about: 1) What neglect is 2) What children and young people need 3) How to recognise neglect (signs and symptoms) 4) The consequences of neglect 5) Where to go for help. Click here to view/download
Guide for 11–17 year-olds which tells young people what neglect is, how to recognise it, who they can turn to for help. Click here to view/download
This 10-page booklet provides advice to parents and carers on how to recognise signs of radicalisation and what steps they can take to protect their child. Content: Why are young people drawn toward extremist ideologies? What is Prevent? What vulnerabilities are radicalisers looking to exploit?…
This 8-page leaflet aims to help parents and carers recognise when their child may be at risk from radicalisation and where to get help if they are worried. Content: What is radicalisation and extremism? Why do young people become radicalised? How are young people radicalised?…
The guide provides information for parents and families about self-harm and its causes and effects. It is based on current research on self-harm and on the interviews with parents whose children self-harmed. It contains quotes from them with advice for other parents as well as…
This beautifully illustrated guide describes various interactive techniques which social workers can use to engage children in a child protection process. The booklet not only provides various tips on activities which can be used but also contains a range of tools which professionals can print out. Contents: 1….
This tool supports social workers to gain an understanding of a child’s or young person’s daily routine in an engaging way. The document contains 40+ individual slips with various activities/feelings which a child is asked to sort out into three piles – every day, sometimes…
A comprehensive 53 page booklet tackling in depth the many questions parents have when they find out a child is using drugs. This is an excellent resource for all parents of drug users and provides the tools needed to cope with most situations. It also…
Because children and teens understand death differently from adults, their reactions may be different. Some of the things they say or do may seem puzzling. This guide reviews how children grieve and how parents and other caring adults can help them understand death better. It…
You may find this resource helpful if you are setting up a group to teach young people skills needed for aggression control. The resource outlines 8 group sessions which cover the following topics: Introduction to program Overview how anger works Identifying anger trigger & behavioural…
This booklet helps parents identify the stress and anger points in their life that may get in the way of good parenting, and encourage them to find ways of coping with these. It will also help them to think more carefully about your child’s feelings….