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Floss and the Boss Helping Children Learn About Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control

Floss and the Boss Helping Children Learn About Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control

For effective and safe use this book should be purchased alongside the professional guidebook. Both books can be purchased together as a set Helping Children Learn About Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control: A Floss and the Boss Storybook and Professional Guide [9780367344511] This beautifully illustrated and sensitively written storybook has been created to help young children understand about domestic abuse and coercive control. Floss is a happy little puppy who loves going to Doggy Daycare and playing with her best friend Houdini. The story explores how things change when her Mum’s new friend Boss comes into their lives. It helps children who have experienced domestic abuse and trauma to make sense of their feelings teaching them to seek help and stay safe. This book: Can be used to support the ‘Healthy Relationships’ topic in the PSHE curriculum Can be used to address the topic of domestic abuse and coercive control with individuals small groups and whole classes enabling dialogue around a sensitive issue Encourages children to seek support Designed to be used with primary-aged children this book provides a vehicle for talking to children about staying safe and their emotional wellbeing. It is also available to purchase as part of a set with a professional guide to support the sensitive and effective use of the storybook. | Floss and the Boss Helping Children Learn About Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control

GBP 12.99
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Pilgrim's Bumpy Flight: Helping Young Children Learn About Domestic Abuse Safety Planning

Pilgrim's Bumpy Flight: Helping Young Children Learn About Domestic Abuse Safety Planning

For effective and safe use this book should be purchased alongside the professional guidebook. Both books can be purchased together as a set Domestic Abuse Safety Planning with Young Children: A 'Pilgrim’s Bumpy Flight' Storybook and Professional Guide [9781032357997] Pilgrim is a little plane who loves flying through the sky and zooming through big hoops with their friends. At home however Pilgrim experiences frightening behaviour from Jumbo who represents the perpetrating parent that makes them feel scared and sad. Pilgrim is comforted and guided by Jet who represents the victim/survivor parent to think about safety and what to do when frightening things are happening. The trauma a young child may experience from domestic abuse can impact their entire developing system making them feel worried frightened and unsafe. Safety planning is an essential component of direct work with children offering a way to help them vocalise their feelings and understand what to do when something does not feel right and this storybook is a key vessel for communication and exploration. The story which is rhyming and engaging enables young children to engage in the narrative in a non-threatening way. This book aims to be accessible to all children from all families where safety planning is needed as such the characters in it are non-gendered. This beautifully illustrated storybook is a crucial tool for the early years sector education staff and those working in children’s services including safeguarding officers family support workers social workers and children’s IDVAs. This book is designed to be used alongside the companion guidebook Domestic Abuse Safety Planning with Young Children: A Professional Guide. Both books should be used in tandem with agency policy procedure and guidance. | Pilgrim's Bumpy Flight: Helping Young Children Learn About Domestic Abuse Safety Planning

GBP 12.99
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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Grades 1-2 Student Workbooks Picture Books and Short Stories Part I (Set of 5)

Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Grades 1-2 Student Workbooks Picture Books and Short Stories Part I (Set of 5)

The Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program targets reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners by moving students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analyses of texts using a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary. Students in grades 1-2 will learn to comprehend and analyze any reading passage after completing the activities in Jacob's Ladder Grades 1-2 (2nd ed. ). Each set of student workbooks includes 5 student booklets divided by grade level and area of emphasis (picture books and short stories poetry). Corresponding to the first section of picture book and short story activities in Jacob's Ladder Grades 1-2 (2nd ed. ) students read high-interest passages then complete skill ladders connected to the picture book and short story readings to move them from concrete thinking skills to higher order critical thinking skills. The ladders include multiple skills necessary for academic success covering language arts standards such as sequencing determining cause and effect classifying inferencing and recognizing main ideas. Grades 1-2 | Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Grades 1-2 Student Workbooks Picture Books and Short Stories Part I (Set of 5)

GBP 14.99
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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Grades 1-2 Student Workbooks Picture Books and Short Stories Part II (Set of 5)

Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Grades 1-2 Student Workbooks Picture Books and Short Stories Part II (Set of 5)

The Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program targets reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners by moving students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analyses of texts using a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary. Students in grades 1-2 will learn to comprehend and analyze any reading passage after completing the activities in Jacob's Ladder Grades 1-2 (2nd ed. ). Each set of student workbooks includes 5 student booklets divided by grade level and area of emphasis (picture books and short stories poetry). Corresponding to the first section of picture book and short story activities in Jacob's Ladder Grades 1-2 (2nd ed. ) students read high-interest passages then complete skill ladders connected to the picture book and short story readings to move them from concrete thinking skills to higher order critical thinking skills. The ladders include multiple skills necessary for academic success covering language arts standards such as sequencing determining cause and effect classifying inferencing and recognizing main ideas. Grades 1-2 | Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Grades 1-2 Student Workbooks Picture Books and Short Stories Part II (Set of 5)

GBP 14.99
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Finding Your Best Self Revised Edition Recovery from Addiction Trauma or Both

Finding Your Best Self Revised Edition Recovery from Addiction Trauma or Both

Addiction and trauma are two of the most common and difficult issues that people face. In this motivating book leading expert Lisa Najavits explains the link between addiction and trauma and presents science-based self-help strategies that you can use no matter where you are in your recovery. Every chapter features inspiring words from people who have "been there " plus carefully designed reflection questions exercises and other practical tools. Learn how you can: *Build coping skills so that the future is better than the past. *Keep yourself safe and find support. *Set your own goals and make a plan to achieve them at your own pace. *Choose compassion over self-blame and shame. *Move toward your best self-the person you want to be. If you are a family member or friend seeking to support a loved one-or a helping professional-this book is also for you. Now in a convenient large-size format the revised edition features added materials for professional and peer counselors. First edition title: Recovery from Trauma Addiction or Both. Mental health professionals see also the author's Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse which presents an evidence-based treatment approach developed specifically for PTSD and substance abuse. | Finding Your Best Self Revised Edition Recovery from Addiction Trauma or Both

GBP 15.99
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The Complete Family Guide to Dementia Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Parent and Yourself

The Complete Family Guide to Dementia Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Parent and Yourself

If you are facing the unique challenges of caring for a parent with dementia you are not alone. What do you do when your loved one so plainly needs assistance but is confused angry or resistant to your help? Where can you find the vital information you need when you need it? Journalist Thomas Harrison and leading geriatric psychiatrist Brent Forester show that you don’t have to be a medical expert to be a good care provider in this authoritative guide. They explain the basics of dementia and offer effective strategies for coping with the medical emotional and financial toll. With the right skills you can navigate changing family roles communicate better with your parent keep him or her safe and manage difficult behaviors. Learn how to "care smarter not harder"-and help your loved one maintain the best possible quality of life. Winner (Second Place)-American Journal of NursingBook of the Year Award Consumer Health Category Winner (Third Place)-Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Family & Relationships Category | The Complete Family Guide to Dementia Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Parent and Yourself

GBP 14.99
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The Organized Child An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid's Potential—in School and in Life

The Organized Child An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid's Potential—in School and in Life

Are you sick of nagging your child to write down homework assignments? Is his or her backpack a black hole that eats up papers books and gym clothes? Organizational skills problems aren't just frustrating-they get in the way of school success and wreak havoc at home. Fortunately help is at hand. This unique resource stands out from other books because it is based on a scientifically tested program that works. Learn how you can teach your 7- to 13-year-old specific skills to: *Organize school materials and toys. *Track assignments. *Improve time management and planning. *Overcome brain "Glitches"-mischievous creatures that trip kids up. *Create and follow effective routines. Concrete examples tips for strategically using praise and rewards and practical tools (you can download and print additional copies as needed) help you implement each step of the program. Maximizing your kid's potential starts now-here's how. A Greater Good Favorite Parenting Book of 2018 Mental health professionals see also the related intervention manual from Gallagher et al. Organizational Skills Training for Children with ADHD: An Empirically Supported Treatment. | The Organized Child An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid's Potential—in School and in Life

GBP 12.99
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Parenting Kids With OCD A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Child With OCD

Parenting Kids With OCD A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Child With OCD

Parenting Kids With OCD provides parents with a comprehensive understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder its symptoms types and presentation in children and teens. The treatment of OCD is explained and guidelines on how to both find appropriate help and best support one's child are provided. Family accommodation is the rule not the exception when it comes to childhood OCD; yet higher accommodating is associated with a worsening of the child's symptoms and greater levels of familial stress. Parents who have awareness of how they can positively or negatively impact their child's OCD can benefit their child's outcome. Case examples are included to illustrate the child's experience with OCD and what effective treatment looks like. OCD worsens when there is increased stress for the child; therefore stress management is an essential component for improvement. Parents will learn how to manage stress in themselves and encourage effective stress management for their children. | Parenting Kids With OCD A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Child With OCD

GBP 12.99
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The Boy Question How To Teach Boys To Succeed In School

The Boy Question How To Teach Boys To Succeed In School

Following on from the huge success of Boys Don’t Try? this essential new book answers nine key questions about how teachers and schools can best tackle boys’ academic underperformance. For decades schools have grappled with the most significant barriers to male academic success: a lack of motivation to succeed poor attitudes to learning lower literacy levels and a reluctance to read for pleasure or write at length. In this compelling book Mark Roberts provides clear answers about how teachers can tackle ‘The Boy Question’. Each chapter answers a frequently asked question about how best to teach boys outlining the issue and demonstrating what can be done about it. Informed by a wealth of research and the author’s personal experience of successfully teaching boys this book offers an abundance of practical advice for the busy classroom teacher. It will shine a light on what makes boys tick and how we can design effective curriculums to ensure they can best acquire powerful knowledge. With practical advice and examples to help address anti-social attitudes and stem the cycle of boys’ underachievement this is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders. | The Boy Question How To Teach Boys To Succeed In School

GBP 16.99
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Ace That Test A Student’s Guide to Learning Better

Ace That Test A Student’s Guide to Learning Better

We know students have more to learn than ever before and there is a lot of pressure to perform well on tests demonstrating superior learning. However common study strategies such as cramming highlighting text and repeated reading have little impact in the longer-term. This exciting new book reveals the effective study strategies that will help you to use your time more efficiently ace your tests and retain information over time. In full color and accompanied by beautifully illustrated graphics Ace That Test offers evidence-based learning strategies that students can use during their study sessions including dual coding and the power of retrieving what they know. Including concrete examples of the ways students can use each strategy illustrations to leverage dual coding principles of learning and questions and activities for retrieval practice the book covers: • How to prepare your mind for learning • Making better decisions about what you study • Planning study sessions • Use visuals and words to aid understanding • Understanding concepts • Improving learning in the long run • Reading and note-taking strategies With QR codes linking to answers to embedded questions and supplemental material this is essential reading for college university and school students as well as educators teaching study skills or learning to learn courses. | Ace That Test A Student’s Guide to Learning Better

GBP 16.99
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Harry's Story: A Picture Book to Raise Awareness of and Support Children with DLD

Harry's Story: A Picture Book to Raise Awareness of and Support Children with DLD

For effective use this book can be purchased alongside the professional guide Supporting Children with DLD. Both books can be purchased together as a set Supporting Children with DLD: A Picture Book and User Guide to Learn About Developmental Language Disorder [978-0-367-70920-4]. This beautifully illustrated picture book has been created to develop awareness of Developmental Language Disorder and provides a unique opportunity to sensitively gain children’s perspectives of the condition. Harry enjoys school but faces daily challenges due to his language difficulties. When he is asked to write a story he struggles to find the words to put his thoughts onto paper. He learns to share his stories through pictures instead and in doing so helps his supportive teacher understand what she can do to make life easier for him. With bright illustrations and language that can be accessed by children with DLD this story can be used to start conversations about the lived experience of children with Developmental Language Disorder giving them a voice and helping them express their thoughts and feelings. It can also be used as a training tool for teachers and other professionals. This is an essential resource for parents and practitioners looking to understand and support children with DLD. | Harry's Story: A Picture Book to Raise Awareness of and Support Children with DLD

GBP 12.99
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Delivering Fantastic Customer Experience How to Turn Customer Satisfaction Into Customer Relationships

Delivering Fantastic Customer Experience How to Turn Customer Satisfaction Into Customer Relationships

If you don’t offer great customer experience your main competitors will take away 50% of your business. Period. Gone are the days in which businesses could simply offer an OK experience and get away with it. In today’s hypercompetitive environment companies can no longer be just B2C or B2B. They must become B2Me – more personal more relevant. With customers having higher expectations and access to more information than ever before companies must create stellar frictionless personalized and memorable customer experiences if they plan to stay in the game. In this book you will learn: • What customer experience truly is. • How emotions can increase customer loyalty…or make customers ditch a brand. • Which behaviors and attitudes lose customers. • Ten easy practical and proven ways to immediately improve your customer experience. • What renowned companies do to offer the best customer experience. This book is for anyone who works serving customers in a B2C company or other businesses in a B2B environment. Everyone has an important role to play in creating a good customer experience whether it be managers associates sales reps marketing professionals web strategists accountants customer service reps delivery people or installers. No matter what role you play this book offers easy tips recommendations and examples to help improve customer experience realistically sustainably and affordably. | Delivering Fantastic Customer Experience How to Turn Customer Satisfaction Into Customer Relationships

GBP 16.99
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How to Become a Successful College Student The Tools Habits and Skills Needed to Foster College Readiness

How to Become a Successful College Student The Tools Habits and Skills Needed to Foster College Readiness

This book is your one-stop shop for the academic tools and habits needed to make your transition from high school to college a resounding success! The shift from high school to college can be a challenge with many students finding the skills that had previously worked so well no longer seem to be enough. How to Become a Successful College Student outlines the strategies you need to “level up” your current processes in order to foster learning and retention of information in a new and rigorous environment while also addressing topics that affect your experience outside of the classroom such as financial literacy and career preparation. Learn how to pick a major the benefits of getting out of your comfort zone how and when to ask for help and much more. Each chapter ends with a reflective activity designed to assist in creating an overall strategy personalized to fit YOUR specific higher education and career needs. This guide is a must-have resource for anyone who wants to maximize their higher education experience. | How to Become a Successful College Student The Tools Habits and Skills Needed to Foster College Readiness

GBP 12.99
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Child Development with the D-score

Child Development with the D-score

Children learn to walk speak and think at an astonishing pace. The D-score presents a unified framework that places children and their developmental milestones from different tools onto the same scale enabling comparisons in child development across populations groups and individuals. This pioneering text explains why we need the D-score how we construct it and how we calculate it. It will be of interest not just to professionals in child development but also to policymakers in international settings and to data scientists. Open Plus Books are published on an F1000-powered open research platform where they can be amended updated and extended in addition to being published as a print and open access ebook. The Open Plus Book version of this book available at gatesopenresearch. org/dscore and the Open Access version of this book available at www. taylorfrancis. com have been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license. For more information about Open Plus Books go to www. routledge. com and for F1000 go to f1000. com. | Child Development with the D-score

GBP 16.99
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Straight Talk about ADHD in Girls How to Help Your Daughter Thrive

Straight Talk about ADHD in Girls How to Help Your Daughter Thrive

Parenting a daughter with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is no easy path-especially because of the myth that the disorder is rare to nonexistent in girls. From pioneering researcher Stephen P. Hinshaw this empowering guide provides vital information and advice to help you understand and meet your daughter's needs. Dr. Hinshaw delivers up-to-date facts on what ADHD is why symptoms often appear differently in girls than in boys why girls with ADHD behave the way they do how to get an accurate diagnosis and what treatments are most effective. There is so much pressure on girls to be "perfect"-and for those with ADHD it feels especially hard to measure up. Learn concrete steps you can take to support your daughter's success from preschool through high school and beyond while nurturing her confidence and self-worth. | Straight Talk about ADHD in Girls How to Help Your Daughter Thrive

GBP 14.99
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Smart but Scattered-and Stalled 10 Steps to Help Young Adults Use Their Executive Skills to Set Goals Make a Plan and Successfully Leave the Nest

Smart but Scattered-and Stalled 10 Steps to Help Young Adults Use Their Executive Skills to Set Goals Make a Plan and Successfully Leave the Nest

Whether you're a young adult who is stalled on the journey to independence-or a concerned parent still sharing the family nest-this compassionate book is for you. Providing a fresh perspective on the causes of failure to launch the expert authors present a 10-step plan that helps grown kids and parents work together to achieve liftoff. Learn why brain-based executive skills such as planning organization and time management are so important to success and what you can do to strengthen them. You get downloadable practical tools for figuring out what areas to target building skills identifying a desired career path and making a customized action plan. Vivid stories of other families navigating the same challenges (including father and son Richard and Colin Guare) reveal what kind of parental support is productive-and when to let go. | Smart but Scattered-and Stalled 10 Steps to Help Young Adults Use Their Executive Skills to Set Goals Make a Plan and Successfully Leave the Nest

GBP 14.99
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Cool to be Kind How to Negotiate the World of Friendships and Relationships

Cool to be Kind How to Negotiate the World of Friendships and Relationships

For effective use this book should be purchased alongside the professional guidebook. Both books can be purchased together as a set Negotiating the World of Friendships and Relationships: A ‘Cool to be Kind’ Storybook and Practical Resource [9780367537807] This illustrated storybook introduces Coco Otto Ollie and Ling as they negotiate the sometimes tricky world of friendships and relationships observing the unkindness of some and using their superpower – kindness – to change the lives of others. Explore with them what it means to be unkind why that choice is sometimes made and how usually there is another choice – to be kind. This storybook will: Help facilitate discussions with children about values morals and empathy Support children to see that kindness can be a cool choice to make Help you to introduce children to the notion that kindness and unkindness are choices This storybook is available to purchase as part of a two-component set Negotiating the World of Friendships and Relationships: A ‘Cool to be Kind’ Storybook and Practical Resource. It can be used by teachers and support staff to teach and promote kindness to children at primary age and beyond. | Cool to be Kind How to Negotiate the World of Friendships and Relationships

GBP 11.99
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Tilting Education Rebalancing Schools to Create Success That Is Kind for Students and Staff

Tilting Education Rebalancing Schools to Create Success That Is Kind for Students and Staff

Do you sometimes wonder what you and your school stand for? Have you ever felt that important issues lurk beneath the surface but you lack the capacity to bring them into focus? Tilting Education will inspire challenge and empower those who want to help lead a quiet revolution in schools. The book examines some of the most interesting ideas found in psychology philosophy sport the arts and economics to raise fundamental questions about what lessons we should want young people to learn and how these lessons could best be taught. Setting out a model for developing more sustainable and kinder schools the book focuses on a range of issues such as value and success effective planning the sensible use of data staff training and motivation communication diversity and ethics. Each chapter encourages the reader to think deeply about their priorities for education and provides practical strategies that will motivate staff reduce workload pressure and improve learning and teaching. Imaginative and creative leaders of academic pastoral and senior teams will gain insights and tips from Tilting Education to rebalance the perception of educational value in their schools. More than a check list of dos and do nots this is a book that will change the way you think about your school. It will inspire and support you to make it a better place which will serve your whole school community with kindness into the future. | Tilting Education Rebalancing Schools to Create Success That Is Kind for Students and Staff

GBP 16.99
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Mindsets for Parents Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids

Mindsets for Parents Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids

All parents want their children to be successful in school sports and extracurricular activities. But it's not just about giving your kids praise or setting them on the right direction. Research shows that success is often dependent on mindset. Hard work perseverance and effort are all hallmarks of a growth mindset. That's where Mindsets for Parents: Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids comes in. Designed to provide parents with a roadmap for developing a growth mindset home environment this book's conversational style and real-world examples make the popular mindsets topic approachable and engaging. It includes tools for informally assessing the mindsets of both parent and child easy-to-understand brain research and suggested strategies and resources for use with children of any age. This book gives parents and guardians powerful knowledge and methods to help themselves and their children learn to embrace life's challenges with a growth mindset and an eye toward increasing their effort and success! | Mindsets for Parents Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids

GBP 12.99
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Mindsets for Parents Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids

Mindsets for Parents Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids

All parents want their children to be successful but success is not just about giving your kids praise or setting them on the right direction. Research shows that success is often dependent on mindset. That’s where the updated edition of Mindsets for Parents comes in! Designed to provide a roadmap for developing a growth mindset home environment this book’s conversational style and real-world examples make the popular mindsets topic approachable and engaging. It includes tools for informally assessing the mindsets of both parent and child easy-to-understand updated brain research brand new examples and prompts for self-reflection as well as suggested strategies and resources for use with children of any age. Also included in this updated edition are book club questions designed to get parent groups thinking and collaborating in order to make the most of these strategies. This book gives parents guardians coaches caregivers and anyone who works with children powerful knowledge and methods to help themselves and their children learn to embrace life’s challenges with a growth mindset and an eye toward increasing their effort and success! | Mindsets for Parents Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids

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Coping with Cancer DBT Skills to Manage Your Emotions-and Balance Uncertainty with Hope

Coping with Cancer DBT Skills to Manage Your Emotions-and Balance Uncertainty with Hope

This compassionate book presents dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) a proven psychological intervention that Marsha M. Linehan developed specifically for the impossible situations of life-and which she and Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz now apply to the unique challenges of cancer for the first time. *How can you face the fear sadness and anger without being paralyzed by them? *Is it possible to hold on to hope without being in denial? *How can you nurture supportive relationships when you have barely enough energy to take care of yourself? Learn powerful DBT skills that can help you make difficult treatment decisions manage overwhelming emotions speak up for your needs and tolerate distress. The stories and collective wisdom of other cancer patients and survivors illustrate the coping skills and show how you can live meaningfully even during the darkest days. | Coping with Cancer DBT Skills to Manage Your Emotions-and Balance Uncertainty with Hope

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The Good Cat Parent’s Guide to Feline Behavior Modification

The Good Cat Parent’s Guide to Feline Behavior Modification

Cats are cuddly and adorable but they are often misunderstood. Sadly many cats are relinquished to shelters or rehomed due to normal behaviors that are incorrectly treated or mishandled. In this book Elite Fear-Free and Low-Stress Handling Certified author Alana Linsay Stevenson empowers cat parents and teaches them how to address and modify challenging feline behavior. You will begin by learning basic kitten care and feline developmental stages; how cats differ behaviorally from group animals such as dogs and people; feline body language; and how cats handle stress. Alana provides concise instruction on how to gently handle cats: how to pick up and carry them acclimate them to carriers the use of towels alternatives to scruffing and how our body language affects cats. Packed with photographs for visual reference this book offers clear guidelines and easily implementable strategies for resolving feline behavioral problems such as: failure to use the litter box play aggression petting aggression inter-cat aggression furniture scratching jumping on counters obsessing about food night wailing fear of people aggression to strangers The content is organized by topic for easy access to information as you need it. The Good Cat Parent’s Guide to Feline Behavior Modification is for anyone who likes cats and wants to learn more about them. Whether you are a veterinary professional a volunteer or shelter worker who regularly handles stressed cats or a cat parent who simply wants to understand your cat you will find helpful and useful information at your fingertips to give cats a better quality of life. No cat parent should be without this book!

GBP 16.99
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Creating a Strong Culture and Positive Climate in Schools Building Knowledge to Bring About Improvement

Creating a Strong Culture and Positive Climate in Schools Building Knowledge to Bring About Improvement

If there is one thing that school leaders need to get right it is school culture. When they do children learn more and colleagues have a stronger sense of purpose - they are more motivated and ultimately more fulfilled. Creating a strong culture and a positive climate requires an understanding of the complexity of school life and this begins by building knowledge. This book supports leaders to do just that. Drawing on ideas from different domains this insightful book reveals the role of concepts such as autonomy and trust in school improvement. Each chapter sets out the specific knowledge and expertise required by school leaders for great cultural leadership and offers practical examples and case studies to show how they can be applied in different school contexts. Creating a Strong Culture and Positive Climate in Schools is an essential lens through which to examine the common problems faced by school leaders. It is invaluable reading for all those wanting to become more expert in school leadership and to better solve the everyday problems that arise from leading a school. | Creating a Strong Culture and Positive Climate in Schools Building Knowledge to Bring About Improvement

GBP 16.99
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The Lost Art of Listening Third Edition How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships

The Lost Art of Listening Third Edition How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships

That isn't what I meant! Truly listening and being heard is far from simple even between people who care about each other. This perennial bestseller-now revised and updated for the digital age-analyzes how any conversation can go off the rails and provides essential skills for building mutual understanding. Thoughtful witty and empathic the book is filled with vivid stories of couples coworkers friends and family working through tough emotions and navigating differences of all kinds. Learn ways you can: *Hear what people mean not just what they say. *Share a difference of opinion without sounding dismissive. *Encourage uncommunicative people to open up. *Make sure both sides get heard in heated discussions. *Get through to someone who never seems to listen. *Ask for support without getting unwanted advice. *Reduce miscommunication in texts and online. From renowned therapist Michael P. Nichols and new coauthor Martha B. Straus the third edition reflects the huge impact of technology and social media on relationships and gives advice for talking to loved ones across social and political divides | The Lost Art of Listening Third Edition How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships

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