|
Showing 1 - 13 of
13 matches in All Departments
"Parenting a distressed child puts us in an extraordinary
situation, which demands extraordinary parenting." The reasons why
distressed children may behave violently can be complex; this book
sets out the biological, psychological, and environmental reasons
as to why your child may be displaying violent behaviours and helps
you develop strategies to reduce the incidence of violence,
de-escalate violent situations and repair relationships following
incidents. With the aid of this guide, develop a language to enable
children to understand their emotional states in a safe
environment. Expertly written by award-winning author, columnist
and adoptive parent Sally Donovan and Dyadic Developmental
Psychotherapist Carly Kingswood; learn how to care for yourself and
the children in your lives.
'Our book about trauma features buzzy bees stuck in your tummy,
yes, and also science and superheroes, carrots and lambs, lollies
and, unfortunately for me, baboons...' Join Ordinary Jo, some
people, Courtney Cortisol, Amy Amygdala and friends to be guided
through the curious world of trauma. This fully illustrated guide
for children aged 8-12 features an array of quirky characters and
facts about trauma woven into a therapeutic story. Learn why some
carrots grow perfectly straight, others wonky and wobbly - and why
that's ok! Find out all the clever ways our strange and curious
bodies keep us safe all the time, and what the different nutty
parts of our brain do for us when we are afraid! Discover all this
and more to understand your own experiences, body, and even friends
better too. (And just in case you don't remember it all, there is a
summary of all the things we have learnt at the end) Let knowledge
and kindness become your superpower by learning all the strange and
curious things about Trauma!
This is not just another book about adoptive parenting. This is the
real stuff: dynamic, messy, baffling adoptive parenting, rooted in
domestic life. Award-winning columnist and adoptive parent Sally
Donovan offers savvy, compassionate advice on how to be 'good
enough' in the face of both day-to-day and more bewildering
challenges - how to respond to 'red mist' meltdowns, crippling
anxieties about new routines and, most importantly, how to meet the
intimidating challenge of being strong enough to protect and
nurture your child. Full of affecting and hilarious stories drawn
from life in the Donovan household, The Unofficial Guide to
Adoptive Parenting offers parents a refreshing counterblast to
stuffy parenting manuals -- read it, weep, laugh and learn.
Some 7.3 billion people currently live on the planet. Of these, 3.4
billion live in rural areas. In just a few regions-Latin America,
the Middle East and North Africa-less than 50 per cent of poverty
is now located in rural areas. But for the rest of the world's
regions between 55 per cent and 80 per cent of the poor continue to
live in the countryside. Progress is being made, but much of the
knowhow needed is not disseminated outside of a small coterie of
professionals who work in the area. With urban development
attracting a great deal of attention lately, poorer rural areas
deserve the same and new knowledge for empowerment of rural
communities is urgently needed. This book provides an overview of
current thinking and practices that have emerged over the last
thirty years for uplifting rural communities in developing
economies. Drawing on a body of knowledge across a spectrum of
relevant disciplines, this book provides a range of innovative
ideas for rural planning, housing and infrastructure development.
Governments in many emerging economies, where rural poverty is
often most acute, have attempted to improve livelihoods. Approaches
and techniques that have been used for urban development are often
not applicable to rural communities. Studies show that money
allocated for rural development is often not effectively spent due
to distance, lack of infrastructure, lack of education, poverty and
other factors. Meanwhile, the gap in development between the city
and country continues to grow, sometimes leading to social and
political instability, in both developing and developed countries.
This book seeks to provide a guidebook for meeting such challenges.
Through in-depth enquiry of global practices and thinking about
rural development, and selected case studies, the authors argue
that careful consideration must be given to incorporating issues of
resilience, resourcefulness and the involvement of communities at
grassroots levels in realising the transformation of rural
settlements into Smart Villages.
This book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural
housing set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between
rural and urban populations. It conceptualises affordability in
rural housing along a spectrum that is interlaced with cultural and
social values integral to rural livelihoods at both personal and
community level. Developed around four intersecting themes:
explaining houses and housing in rural settings; exploring
affordability in the context of aspirations and vulnerability;
rural development agendas involving housing and communities; and
construction for resilience in rural communities, the book provides
an overview of some of the little understood and sometimes
counter-intuitive best practices on rural affordability and
affordable housing that have emerged in developing economies over
the last thirty years. Drawing on practice-based evidence this book
presents innovative ideas for harnessing rural potential, and
empowering rural communities with added affordability and
progressive development in the context of housing and improved
living standards. For a student aspiring to work in rural areas in
developing countries it is an introduction to and map of some key
solutions around the critical area of affordable housing For the
rural development professional, it provides a map of a territory
they rarely see because they are absorbed in a particular rural
area or project For the academic looking to expand their activities
into rural areas, especially in rural housing, it provides a handy
introduction to a body of knowledge serving 47% of the world's
population, and how this differs from urban practice For the policy
makers, it provides a map for understanding the dynamics around
rural affordability, growth potential and community aspirations
helping them to devise appropriate intervention programs on rural
housing and development
I love you, no matter what.' An uplifting true story of an ordinary
couple who build an extraordinary family, No Matter What describes
how Sally and Rob Donovan embark upon a journey to adopt following
a diagnosis of infertility. Sally Donovan brings to life with
characteristic wit and honesty the difficulties of living with
infertility, their decision to adopt and the bewildering process
involved. Finally matched with young siblings Jaymey and Harlee,
Sally and Rob's joy turns to shock as they discover disturbing
details of their children's past and realise that they must do
everything it takes to heal their children. By turns tragic,
inspiring and hilarious, Sally and Rob's story offers a rare
insight into the world of adoptive parents and just what it takes
to bring love to the lives of traumatised children.
Some 7.3 billion people currently live on the planet. Of these, 3.4
billion live in rural areas. In just a few regions-Latin America,
the Middle East and North Africa-less than 50 per cent of poverty
is now located in rural areas. But for the rest of the world's
regions between 55 per cent and 80 per cent of the poor continue to
live in the countryside. Progress is being made, but much of the
knowhow needed is not disseminated outside of a small coterie of
professionals who work in the area. With urban development
attracting a great deal of attention lately, poorer rural areas
deserve the same and new knowledge for empowerment of rural
communities is urgently needed. This book provides an overview of
current thinking and practices that have emerged over the last
thirty years for uplifting rural communities in developing
economies. Drawing on a body of knowledge across a spectrum of
relevant disciplines, this book provides a range of innovative
ideas for rural planning, housing and infrastructure development.
Governments in many emerging economies, where rural poverty is
often most acute, have attempted to improve livelihoods. Approaches
and techniques that have been used for urban development are often
not applicable to rural communities. Studies show that money
allocated for rural development is often not effectively spent due
to distance, lack of infrastructure, lack of education, poverty and
other factors. Meanwhile, the gap in development between the city
and country continues to grow, sometimes leading to social and
political instability, in both developing and developed countries.
This book seeks to provide a guidebook for meeting such challenges.
Through in-depth enquiry of global practices and thinking about
rural development, and selected case studies, the authors argue
that careful consideration must be given to incorporating issues of
resilience, resourcefulness and the involvement of communities at
grassroots levels in realising the transformation of rural
settlements into Smart Villages.
Tried nagging, shouting, taking away screen time, but with no
success? Dr Amber Elliott explains why children who have
experienced early trauma need something different - therapeutic
parenting - a kind of everyday 'superparenting' which champions
empathy over punishment. Trying to parent children who have
trauma-triggered behaviours is tough, and none of us are perfect.
Taking this as a starting point, Dr Elliott provides you with a
ten-step process to transform your parenting. From developing
self-acceptance and ideas for building motivation through to
creative ways to think about structure and routine, the book
combines principles with practical advice and exercises you can try
out at home. Working together, you and your child can discover the
secrets of superparenting and overcome trauma-triggered behaviours!
An honest insight into the rollercoaster reality of therapeutically
parenting teenagers. Raising any teenager is tough, but raising
teens who have experienced trauma in their early years is a whole
different - and more difficult - ball game. Adoptive parent Sally
Donovan is here to answer every question you've ever wanted to ask
about therapeutically parenting teenagers, and a whole lot more
besides. Therapeutic parenting is equal parts love, commitment,
determination, and realism, and Sally writes about it all with
equal parts blazing wit, tear-jerking honesty, and wisdom. Read
this book to hear a voice speaking from experience - and above all,
the heart - about everything to expect from therapeutically
parenting your teens.
"Want to know something else about me? I am Billy Bramble: the
King, the President and the Emperor of Bad Lucksville. I am the
Chief Executive of Bad Luck Limited, the Bad Luck Champion of the
World, the Bad Luck Guinness World Record holder and it's all
thanks to my invisible dog Gobber. He's my Bringer of Bad Luck."
Billy Bramble likes rude words, smelly farts, loud farts and
freestyle sneezing but when BAD THINGS happen, his invisible angry
dog Gobber barks in his ears, gives him brain mash and breaks
things. One day a competition is announced at school - The Great
Big Cook Off - can Billy Bramble defeat Gobber and change his epic
bad luck? An irreverent story for children aged 8-12 about a less
than perfect boy, this book will inspire any child who's ever
secretly thought they might be less than perfect too.
This book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural
housing set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between
rural and urban populations. It conceptualises affordability in
rural housing along a spectrum that is interlaced with cultural and
social values integral to rural livelihoods at both personal and
community level. Developed around four intersecting themes:
explaining houses and housing in rural settings; exploring
affordability in the context of aspirations and vulnerability;
rural development agendas involving housing and communities; and
construction for resilience in rural communities, the book provides
an overview of some of the little understood and sometimes
counter-intuitive best practices on rural affordability and
affordable housing that have emerged in developing economies over
the last thirty years. Drawing on practice-based evidence this book
presents innovative ideas for harnessing rural potential, and
empowering rural communities with added affordability and
progressive development in the context of housing and improved
living standards. For a student aspiring to work in rural areas in
developing countries it is an introduction to and map of some key
solutions around the critical area of affordable housing For the
rural development professional, it provides a map of a territory
they rarely see because they are absorbed in a particular rural
area or project For the academic looking to expand their activities
into rural areas, especially in rural housing, it provides a handy
introduction to a body of knowledge serving 47% of the world's
population, and how this differs from urban practice For the policy
makers, it provides a map for understanding the dynamics around
rural affordability, growth potential and community aspirations
helping them to devise appropriate intervention programs on rural
housing and development
|
You may like...
Sudoku 3
Gareth Moore
Paperback
R40
R33
Discovery Miles 330
|