The wonderful Simon Says are putting together a series of short videos to help children they would usually be seeing through their support groups. The first book to be featured is Love Will Never Die. I have never heard anyone read my work before so this was quite an experience. Debbie reads the books so […]
As Children’s Mental Health Week draws to a close, I thought I’d take a moment to mention my own work and offer a reminder of how important it is that our awareness of the issue doesn’t end here. Before we’d even heard of Covid, there was a lot of media coverage about the unfortunate situation […]
‘As part of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week I want to share with you some wonderful books that have been written to help children with their emotional wellbeing.‘ My final introduction this week is Elke Thompson who, along with her young son, wrote their story of her first husband’s death. It is written with […]
‘As part of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week I want to share with you some wonderful books that have been written to help children with their emotional wellbeing.‘ Mark Lemon was one of the speakers at a child bereavement conference I attended way back in March 2020 – just before the first national lockdown. […]
‘As part of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week I want to share with you some wonderful books that have been written to help children with their emotional wellbeing.‘ When I was researching ‘At Times I Get These Feelings’, I bought Libby’s book ‘Feelings’. What a beautiful book! It not only feels and looks gorgeous, […]
‘As part of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week I want to share with you some wonderful books that have been written to help children with certain emotional situations.‘ Today’s focus is on Jilly Moss who self-published her first book in June 2020. The book introduces Frankie, the miniature sausage dog, and his world of […]
As part of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week I want to share with you some wonderful books that have been written to help children with their emotional wellbeing. Today, I’d like you to meet Molly Potter. I would imagine that anyone who has looked at mental wellbeing books for children will have come across […]
Today marks the beginning of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week. Never has it felt more important. Over the weekend I read a BBC News article that was yet another reminder about how much our children have been, and still are suffering as a result of the pandemic. I’ve been watching my own children and […]
Two things that I am passionate about brought together in one virtual festival: books and talking openly about death, dying and bereavement. Packed full of book recommendations, author conversations and real life stories, this looks set to be a fabulous event. Welcome to the huunuu Virtual Literary Festival (09 – 22 Feb 2021) A literary […]
You may recall having seen this resource during the first lockdown last year. Under the current circumstances, I thought it a good time to share this (slightly updated version) once again. So many children are feeling worried and anxious, this could help alleviate some of their fears. It has received some wonderful feedback (below). Please […]