Download or read book Elfa and the Box of Memories written by Michelle Bell and published by British Association for Adoption & Fostering(BAAF). This book was released on 2008 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone has memories of happy and sad times - and everyone wants to remember the good things and forget the bad things. But what happens when there's no one to share memories with, and they start to fade? In this colourful picture book, Elfa the elephant carries her precious memories around with her in a brightly coloured box. When she discovers that some of them are missing, she sets out on a journey to revisit some of the key people, places and events in her past. A perfect aid to life story work, helping children come to terms with their troubled pasts.
Download or read book Elf on the Shelf Official Annual 2020 written by Little Brother Books and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you been naughty or nice? Get set for Christmas with our brand new magical Annual! Enjoy Elf-themed activities, stories and makes in this charming new Annual and help make it the best Christmas holiday ever! Includes recipes, craft ideas, quizes, puzzles, jokes, fun facts, etc.
Download or read book Memory Jars written by Vera Brosgol and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memory Jars is a perfect gift for graduation! A book about saving your favorite memories and keeping them close forever, from Vera Brosgol, creator of the Caldecott Honor book Leave Me Alone! Freda is devastated when she can’t eat all the delicious blueberries she’s picked. She has to wait a whole year before they’re back, and she doesn’t want to lose them! Then Gran reminds her that they can save blueberries in a jar, as jam. So Freda begins to save all her favorite things. But it turns out that saving everything also means she can’t enjoy anything, and Freda realizes that some things are best saved as memories. Memory Jars playfully encourages children to savor life's ephemeral and enduring moments in funny and engaging ways. An ideal read aloud for those mourning a loved one, for teachers celebrating the end of the school year with students, or any time a child’s “frustrated by a good thing being over too soon.” -Booklist, starred review “A lovably quirky girl takes “preserving” to a whole new level. Add Brosgol’s signature big-eyed characters, a touch of dark humor and a mouthwatering jam recipe, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a sequel." -The New York Times A Booklist Editors' Choice Winner
Download or read book Life Story Work with Children who are Fostered Or Adopted written by Katie Wrench and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of traumatized children in foster care and adoptive families is on the rise every year. In times like these, social work practitioners rarely have sufficient time to plan out each of their sessions. This book makes it possible. Life Story Work with Children who are Fostered or Adopted: Creative Activites and Ideas is a brief and accessible resource guide to life story work. Focused on methods and activities that have been tried and tested by social workers and therapists, these are simple activities that require minimal resources that range from how to build the foundation to Life Story Work to boosting a child's self-esteem and identity. The chapters are categorized in a way that makes it easy for the practitioner to identify which method will be appropriate for the stage of the work they are undertaking. This book will be a vital resource for social workers, foster caregivers, students and any frontline practitioner involved in working with traumatized children.
Download or read book Morris and the Bundle of Worries written by Jill Seeney and published by British Association for Adoption & Fostering(BAAF). This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All young children have worries. But those in adoption or fostering environments often have more worries than most as they lack the security of a stable family life. This charming story for young children describes Morris the mole as he finds out that talking about his problems and facing his worries with the help of others is much more helpful than hiding his fears. The exact nature of Morris's worries is left unsaid however, enabling adults to use this story with any child suffering with any worries.
Download or read book Life Work with Children Who are Fostered or Adopted written by Joy Rees and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book from life work expert Joy Rees explains the value of effective and meaningful life work with children who are fostered and adopted, and how best to carry this out. This book will help social work professionals, foster carers and adopters to understand the many aspects of life work and to consider the important contributions they can all make to this task. Life work is about helping children to know and to understand their personal stories and the life experiences that have shaped them. Enabling children to reach their potential and achieve the best possible outcome is the common goal, and this is best achieved by using the collaborative approach to life work advocated in this book
Download or read book The Elf on the Shelf written by Carol V. Aebersold and published by . This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is an activity the entire family will enjoy. Based on the tradition Carol Aebersold began with her family in the 1970s, this cleverly rhymed children's book explains that Santa knows who is naughty and/or nice because he sends a scout elf to every home. During the holiday season, the elf watches children by day and reports to Santa each night. When children awake, the elf has returned from the North Pole and can be found hiding in a different location. This activity allows The Elf on the Shelf to become a delightful hide-and-seek game.
Download or read book Finding a Family for Tommy written by Rebecca Daniel and published by British Association for Adoption & Fostering(BAAF). This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at pre-school children (aged 18 months to five years), Finding a Family for Tommy provides carers and social workers with an opportunity to discuss the meaning of family and belonging. The book can be read in preparation for a move from foster care and during introductions to permanent carers or adopters, helping to reassure children at every stage of the process. It is also designed to be used post-adoption to remind children that they were chosen for a family and that their family was specially chosen for them.
Download or read book Picnic in the Park written by Joe Griffiths and published by British Association for Adoption & Fostering(BAAF). This book was released on 2007 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully illustrated children's book, which tells the story of Jason's birthday picnic and his guests who help him to celebrate. The story introduces children to a range of family structures, including two- annd one-parent families; adoptive and foster families; gay and lesbian families; step-families and more, whoing a diverse range of adults and children. Each page introduces a new set of guests who bring food and presents. Picnic in the Park can be used with any child in any setting to introduce them to modern-day family structures.
Download or read book The Family Fairies written by Rosemary Lucas and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a lovely lady and a very kind man long for the perfect family, they ask for help from two very special Family Fairies. As time goes by they start to wonder if they'll ever have a family of their own. Will the Family Fairies really be able to grant their wish? Join them on their journey to find out if all their dreams finally come true.
Download or read book Chester and Daisy Move on written by Angela Lidster and published by Corambaaf. This book was released on 2012-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of two bear cubs who are adopted. This is a delightful picture book for use with children who are moving on to adoption. It tells the story of two bear cubs who have to leave their parents and live with a foster bear family. The book's interactive text encourages children to compare their own experiences with those of the bears' and this helps to trigger discussions between children and adults going through the story with them.Two colour illustrations throughout. Suitable for ages 4 - 10 years.
Download or read book I Wished for You written by Marianne Richmond and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mama," said Barley. "Tell me again how I'm your wish come true."Thus begins this beautiful story for adoptive families. I Wished for You: An Adoption Story follows a conversation between a little bear named Barley and his Mama as they curl up in their favorite cuddle spot and talk about how they became a family. Barley asks Mama the kinds of questions many adopted children have, and Mama lovingly answers them all. With endearing prose and charming watercolor illustrations, I Wished for You is a cozy read that affirms how love is what truly makes a family.
Download or read book Adoption Conversations written by Renee Wolfs and published by British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba. This book was released on 2008 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to talking about adoption to a child adopted from overseas. It is essential that parents communicate openly with their adopted children, but discussing birth parents and background demands real courage and it can be difficult to know how and when to broach these subjects. This book explores what to tell children at different times in their lives, using example dialogue and suggested questions and answers. Written from the perspective of an adoptive parent, it also teaches parents how to recognise and handle their child's adoption-related grief.
Download or read book My Brother Booh Has Adhd written by Susan Yarney and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toby and his identical twin brother Booh were adopted when they were tiny babies. They look so alike that sometimes people can't tell them apart. But there is one very big difference between them. Booh is always getting into trouble: upsetting other children, fidgeting in class and losing his temper. And as he gets older his behaviour just seems to get worse. What is wrong with Booh? This story about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder will be helpful for any child aged seven to 11 who finds it difficult to stay still or pay attention.
Download or read book Grown and Flown written by Lisa Heffernan and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.
Download or read book Nordic Larp written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mermaid Who Couldn t written by Alison Redford and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mariana the Mermaid is not like the other mermaids. Abandoned by a careless mother on the ocean floor, she has never laughed or played, and can barely even swim. She feels useless. Then she meets Muriel the Turtle, who welcomes her into her family and teaches her to sing her own mighty song, making her feel confident and ready to join in with the other mermaids. Written for children aged 4+, this picture book uses a simple metaphor to show how children who have experienced neglect or who lack confidence can learn to find a sense of self-worth. It will help children explore their feelings and encourage communication.
