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"Work Discussion"brings together a combination of close observation
of, and personal and interpersonal responses to, the minutiae of
the work setting and its dynamics, both internal and external. Such
a model depends on the development of hard-won capacities, and the
descriptions offered here, both by students and by experienced
staff, fully demonstrate the immense relevance of the approach,
both to training and to a wide variety of work situations. The book
outlines the process of the method itself, followed by descriptions
of a range of settings, both in Britain and abroad, in which that
method has been successfully applied. The contributors draw on
experiences across age, culture, and race in, for example, schools,
hospitals, residential homes, in a prison, and in a refugee
community. The final chapter explores the implications of work
discussion for research and policy-making more generally. Many of
the situations narrated here are extreme, whether in terms of
disturbance or of vulnerability, but they offer moving insights
into how effective the method can be and how truly impressive a
developmental model it provides.
This book provides the history, theory, and practice of work
discussion as developed at the Tavistock Clinic. It describes the
evolution and contemporary practice of work discussion in relation
to a wide range of professional work with children, adolescents,
and families.
'If we win today, for the rest of our lives we'll be blood
brothers. Nobody can do it for us. We are the twenty-two players
who can go out there and create history.' Stuart Duncan In 1999,
Ulster - whose squad included builders, students and lorry drivers,
as well as professional players - overcame the odds to become the
first Irish champions of Europe. The Last Amateurs tells the story
of how the team went, in just fourteen months, to a record-breaking
56-3 defeat to Wasps, to victories over French giants Toulouse and
Stade Francais to secure their place in Irish history. Based on
interviews with all the key members of the squad - including David
Humphreys, Mark McCall, Simon Mason and Andy Ward - the book tells
for the first time the remarkable story of the players and the
team, and of the turbulent campaign that led to them being crowned
kings of Europe.
Understanding 8???9-Year-Olds describes how children grow and
change as they move further away from reliance on home and family,
out into the world of school and community. Children of this age
develop preferences as well as opinions based on their experience
of new relationships and activities. For many children, it is a
period of relative calm as they develop through new skills while
accumulating knowledge. Biddy Youell looks at the ways in which
eight and nine year olds experience their world and highlights some
of the difficulties that may hinder their emotional, social or
educational development. This accessible book provides valuable
insights that will help parents, educators and carers better
understand and relate to children during these middle years of
childhood.
City Sonnets presents a poet's view of modern city life in all its
variety. Thirty-six sonnets written in traditional form explore the
dark and the light, the rich and the poor, the ugly and the
beautiful. There are poems about a beggar, cathedrals, van drivers
and concert halls, cats and rats and many other topics. Each one
has a colour illustration that complements the vivid evocation of
urban existence in the verse. The writing explores what it means to
be a human being living among many others, with all the tensions,
anxieties, pleasures and joys that they experience. The sonnet
form, with its fourteen lines, regular metre and rhyming scheme,
brings a sharp focus on the practicalities and dreams of city
living.
This unique collection of fifty poems and short prose pieces,
twenty-five by each of the authors, is bound together in a very
unusual way - by genetics.;Sister and brother Jenny and Jonathan
share many things, including the desire to write. Their styles and
approaches are often different (but aren't any two poets?). What
binds and underlies these poems is their shared family experiences.
Some are written in free form and others in traditional forms such
as the sonnet; some rhyme, and some use other means of enjoying the
beauty of language to convey emotion or atmosphere. There is one
poem in French, and pieces about many different countries and
places.;The deep pull of the sea, a spell in France, a love of
nature and adventure, together with enquiring minds through family
trips, holidays and debate: these were their inspiration. There are
poems on all of these subjects, as well as one composed by each of
them on being siblings. Jenny and Jonathan lived as young children
in the North East of England. They then went with their parents for
several months to the USA and Canada. Later they lived in Marseille
and Paris before returning to the UK. Their parents spent some
years in Belgium and all members of the family travelled widely in
many parts of the world.;Both accomplished in their own right as
published authors, they have now worked together to produce an
entertaining and varied set of poems ranging from humour to deep
grief, from Cambodia to Cornwall. There is often reflection in
these poems, particularly in response to events such as lockdown.
Overall a far ranging and thought-provoking collection.
Understanding 4-5-year-olds gives a thoughtful overview of the
challenges that children face as they gradually move away from a
strong attachment to their families and turn towards the wider
world of school and life outside the family. Lesley Maroni
discusses the critical social and emotional developments at this
age, including identity, independence and sibling rivalry, the
transition to school and friendships with peers, coping with
illness and loss, and gender differences. The author also shows how
4-5-year-olds explore real issues using the protective safety of
pretend play and their imagination. This accessible book provides
valuable insights and a wealth of case examples that will help
parents, educators and carers better understand and relate to
children at this demanding, yet exciting, stage of development.
What challenges do 6-7-year-olds face as they learn new skills and
face different social situations? How do their perceptions of the
world change? How can we best support them in their move towards
greater independence? This accessible book provides a wealth of
information to help parents, educators and carers better relate to
children at this exciting, yet demanding, stage of development.
From the new-found sense of rivalry between siblings or classmates,
to the anxieties children feel when making new friends, Corinne
Aves offers guidance on encouraging children's development and
helping them to cope with changing expectations of their behaviour.
She discusses the various struggles in these children's lives -
such as the conflict between a child's continuing desire to please
his parents and the pressure to follow the leads of his friends -
and gives tips for supporting children's increasing understanding
of morality. Chapters on both school and family life explain the
need for discipline and order in 'middle childhood', while specific
areas of development such as reading skills and learning
difficulties are addressed with sensitivity and insight.
Understanding 6-7-Year-Olds will prove an enlightening read for
anyone hoping to better understand children at this important stage
of their lives.
How much independence should parents allow teenagers who claim
rights and privileges, show excessive confidence and test the
boundaries of discipline? How can parents handle the physical and
emotional changes in their adolescent child? This book offers
helpful advice to parents whose children have reached the turbulent
teenage years. From conflict management to issues of bullying,
stealing and smoking, it guides parents as their children alternate
between maturity and immaturity and develop their own identity. It
explains the impact of school life, group pressures and close
friendships on 12-14-year-olds' development and helps parents to
offer their child support, while accepting his or her increased
need for privacy. Alongside these challenges, the author reveals
the rewards of sharing in these young people's enthusiasm and
ambitions, as they grow more confident and responsible. This book
provides practical and sensitive advice for parents to help them
relate to and communicate with their child at a difficult time of
transition, while being prepared to question what they thought they
already knew about their son or daughter - and about parenting.
This book introduces the concept of rhyming to your early reader.
We follow Dean Dino as he rhymes his way through daily chores. As
Dean would say, "Each and every dino-day, I do things the dino-way
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The First Christmas Day Trilogy is a book that can bring the whole
family back together for a traditional evening of enjoyment and
entertainment. The introduction to the book begins with a short
amazing and historical journey of how these wonderful stories were
unearthed, and by whom. Following the intriguing intro are three
freshly new spell binding stories about the birth of Jesus Christ.
Each story wonderfully and carefully brushes up against the other,
inviting you back time and again to relive the birth of the Christ
child in The First Christmas Day Trilogies.
Are you one of those people that simply take relationships for
granted? Well I used to be, but when I took a serious look at my
life and realized how much I have grown as a result of my
relationships it was a wonderful realization. I simply had to write
about it so that readers could come away with a real understanding
of the value and power of our relationships. Not only that, but how
incredible it is to learn the lessons of life and love from the
people closest to us. How I Became the World's Greatest Lover is
filled with humor and inspiration and bursting with love. As you
read it you cannot help but get a feeling of the author's great
desire to open his life up to you. Each chapter explains through
examples and personal situations how life's teachings were truly
lessons in love. The book describes my amazing journey through life
as seen through my significant relationships and how I discovered
the greatest love inside me by looking at my relationships in a
brand new way.
Understanding 10????????????????????????11-Year-Olds introduces the
challenges that face children as they start to make their
transition from childhood into adolescence. Children at this age
begin to express independence and confidence in their capability
that may extend beyond their direct experience. Adults caring for
their well-being need to monitor the new dimensions in the child's
life, such as competitiveness and its impact on relationships at
school and at home. Rebecca Bergese guides the reader through the
broad range of emotional and social challenges experienced by
children as they are encouraged to take on greater responsibility.
This book is essential reading for parents, caregivers and
professionals who are seeking to understand and support a child at
this vulnerable stage of development.
Understanding Your Young Child with Special Needs explores the
developmental impact of disability on normal stages of child
development, and examines the complex nature of the emotional bonds
between parents and their children with special needs. Placing the
child and his or her personality, family life, feelings and
behaviours in the foreground, Bartram addresses all the 'ordinary'
challenges and tasks of parenting, such as sibling relationships,
nursery and school, toilet training, and healthy aggression, as
well as those that are of particular relevance to the parents of
young children with special needs. This accessible book will
provide a wealth of information to help parents of a child with
special needs understand his or her development and their own
relationship with the child, and will also be of interest to
professionals working with babies and pre-school children with
special needs.
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