Mind of Their Own

• Utgivningsdatum: 2025-04-25
• Mått: 138 x 215 x 24 mm
• Vikt: 372 g
• Format: Häftad
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 256
• Upplaga: 2
• Förlag: Muddy Pearl
• Illustratör: David McNeill, David Mcneill
• Medarbetare: Rob Waller
• ISBN: 9781914553424

• Barnpsykologi och utvecklingspsykologi
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Katharine Hill LLB JP is Director of Care for the Family, a popular author, speaker andbroadcaster on family issues and a regular contributor for local and national media. Shehas practised as a family lawyer and leads on CFF's policy agenda representing theorganisation at government level. Katharine is married to Richard, and they have fourgrown-up children and seven grandchildren.

'This book could not be more timely. I believe it to be one of the mostimportant parenting books of our time. If you are a parent, carer, or workwith children in any capacity, I would urge you to read it.'Rob Parsons OBE, Founder and Chairman, Care for the Family'In the 15 years I have been working with and parenting traumatized childrenin care, I have seen first hand how vital it is to provide mental health supportand to nurture resilience - even for the very youngest of our children. Ina post-COVID world, where all children everywhere have experiencedtrauma, disruption and insecurity to some extent, Katharine Hill's book ismore important than ever. It offers so many hopeful and practical ideas, andI commend it warmly.'Dr Krish Kandiah, Author, social entrepreneur and Chair of theAdoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board'Authoritative and actionable, with every chapter subtly steeped in the scienceof mental wellbeing and distress, this book breathes confidence into parentsthat they have what it takes to help their children grow into emotionallyhealthy adults.'Dr Samantha Callan, Director, Family Hubs Network'As a psychologist and a mum, I can confirm the latter is much harder!Reading this is like sitting down with a wonderfully experienced, wellinformed, beautifully calm and practical friend. Full of practical tips as wellas empathy and stories shared by many other parents who have journeyedthrough things before you, it will help you hold your nerve when times arehard, and give you great ideas for positive steps to open up possibilities andbreak unhelpful patterns so you can feel more in control and help yourchildren model healthy emotions and learn the skills they need to navigatethe complex but exciting world they are growing up in.'Dr Kate Middleton, Psychologist and Director of the Mind and Soul Foundation'We have known Katharine for many years and have seen that she haspractised what she writes about. Any parent will find her advice easy to readand her practical suggestions difficult to ignore. A Mind of their Own isboth important and timely. It is full of ideas that any parent can implementto bring small changes to their family life that can have a huge impact ontheir child's wellbeing. We recommend it to every parent who wants to helptheir child develop character, emotional resilience and healthy relationships.'Nicky and Sila Lee, co-authors of The Parenting Bookand The Marriage Book'It has never been more important to think about children's resilience andwellbeing and this book is a great place to start. Katharine Hill has delvedinto the psychological literature so that you don't have to. The result is ashort and punchy overview of the evidence that stays firmly rooted in therealities of family life. All served up with wisdom, common sense and lots ofpractical suggestions. What more could you ask for?'Glynn Harrison, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Bristoland retired consultant psychiatrist.'This vital book tackles one of the most important issues of our time - ourchildren's emotional wellbeing'John Gallacher Professor of Cognitive Health, University of Oxford

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