Additional Support
Therapy Resources
Video Links
The power and purpose of the teenage brain. Dan Siegel (2014)
A long watch but well worth it.
Great insight into how the teenage brain works and how to understand your teen’s behaviour.
The Window of Tolerance Animation by Beacon House (Jan 2018)
What prevents children coping with certain experiences and how we can help them increase their tolerance.
A basic introduction to attachment theory that impacts all relationships.
Books for Parents
A fabulous book where children have sensory issues or difficulties you don’t understand that may turn out to be rooted in sensory challenges.
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing
A clear explanation of attachment and how to parent in a way that creates safety, security and resilience.
Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children
A straight forward explanation of the child’s brain and how to apply this knowledge to your parenting.
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Proven Strategies to Nurture Your Childs Developing Mind
Ways of strengthening your relationship with your child through play and attachment based interaction.
Parenting with Theraplay®: Understanding Attachment and How to Nurture a Closer Relationship with Your Child
The perfect book for all new parents, explaining brain development and how to support our child through different developmental stages.
The Science of Parenting
Looking at how trauma gets stuck in the body and how to help children develop body awareness and release difficult experiences.
Trauma-proofing Your Kids: A Parents’ Guide for Instilling Joy, Confidence and Resilience
Books for Children and Young People
A book to help young people understand the changes in the teenage brain.
Blame My Brain: the Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed
A book for young children who worry a lot and need help to put down some of their worries
The Huge Bag of Worries
A book looking at the reality of grief and loss and how to be present with these big feelings
The Day the Sea Went Out and Never Came Back
Another book on grief and loss, beautifully illustrated.
The Fox and the Star
List of children’s books with therapeutic themes from the Child Mind Institute
Organisations
Winstons Wish support and resources for all types of grief and loss
Winston’s Wish
Mental health support for children and young people
Information for children and young people | Mind, for better mental health
Information for parents on child mental health
Information for parents | Mind, for better mental health
Beacon House for resources on trauma and attachment
Beacon House
Support around eating disorders
Beat eating disorders
Support on issues around transgender
Mermaids UK