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Self-help wellbeing for children

Browse our self-help books to help children and teens cope with a wide range of conditions.

#Goldilocks: A Hashtag Cautionary Tale

Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross - 2019

Everyone loves Goldilocks' hilarious online videos, but in her quest to get more likes, more laughs and more hits, she tries something a little more daring: stealing porridge #pipinghot, breaking chairs #fun, and using someone else's bed #sleep. What will Daddy Bear do when he sees that online?

A Manual for Heartache

Cathy Rentzenbrink - 2017

When Cathy Rentzenbrink was still a teenager, her happy family was torn apart by an unthinkable tragedy. In 'A Manual for Heartache' she describes how she learnt to live with grief and loss and find joy in the world again. She explores how to cope with life at its most difficult and overwhelming and how we can emerge from suffering forever changed, but filled with hope.

All Birds Have Anxiety

Kathy Hoopmann - 2017

Through a light-touch, quizzical depiction of bird behaviour, this book uses colourful images and astute explanations to explore with gentle humour what it means to live with anxiety day-to-day, and how to begin to deal with it.

Am I Depressed (And What Can I Do About It?)

Shirley Reynolds and Monika Parkinson - 2015

This accessible, engaging and age-appropriate self-help guide based on current research and best practice for young people aged 13 to 17 who experience low mood and depression, and their friends, family and health professionals.

Autism

Louise Spilsbury and Ximena Jeria - 2019

This book explores the many aspects of Autism in a child-friendly way. It is part of a hands-on series of picture books designed to help children with their questions and feelings about tricky topics that can be hard to talk about. This book offers practical help, tips and advice an well as exploring everyday situations, supported by, exquisite and approachable illustrations to give a comforting story book feel, particularly suited to 5-7 year olds, but with scope to appeal to both younger and older children.

Banish Your Body Image Thief

Kate Collins-Donelly - 2014

The body image thief is a sneaky character - if you're not careful, he'll steal away all your positive feelings about your body from your 'Body Image Vault', leaving only the negative ones behind. How can you banish him? Fortify your vault with positive self-beliefs so he can't break in!

Banish Your Self-Esteem Thief

Kate Collins-Donnelly - 2014

Build confidence and self-esteem with this fun and effective workbook for young people. Packed with activities and real-life stories, this imaginative workbook will show you what self-esteem is, how it develops, the impact it can have and how all this applies to your own self-esteem.

Blame My Brain: The Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed

Nicola Morgan - 2013

Nicola Morgan's accessible and humourous examination of the ups and downs of the teenage brain deals with powerful emotions, the need for more sleep, the urge to take risks, the difference between genders, the reasons behind addiction and depression, and what lies ahead.

Breaking Free From OCD

Jo Derisley and Isobel Heyman - 2008

OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder, is a potentially life-long debilitating disorder, which often emerges during teenage years. This step-by-step guide uses the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy and is written for adolescents with OCD and their families, to be used in home treatment or as a self-help book.

Can I Tell You About ADHD?

Susan Yarney - 2013

This illustrated book is full of useful information and will be an ideal introduction for young people, aged 7 upwards, as well as parents, friends, teachers and professionals working with children with ADHD.