The Simple Guide to Understanding Shame in Children (Simple Guides) - Softcover

De Thierry, Betsy De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785925059 ISBN 13: 9781785925054

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018

Synopsis

· What is shame?
· How does it affect children?
· How can adults help?

The perfect starting point for any adult or carer working with children who have experienced shame, this guide provides straightforward answers and explanations to both common and complex questions.

At a time when children are more likely than ever to experience shame, the accessible advice in this book helps adults to boost children's self-esteem. Betsy de Thierry navigates the need to understand its impact and the reasons behind it, as well as how to reduce its hold on self-confidence. Reassuring advice will also help revitalize adults' abilities to face the challenges of supporting children affected by shame. It will teach them how to restore self-esteem.

About this title

Book Description

A simple guide to the essential knowledge adults need to support children affected by shame.

From the Author

Betsy de Thierry is a mum of four brilliant boys, a practising psychotherapist, a qualified primary school teacher, and founder of two organisations that offer therapy and therapeutic education in many cities in the UK. She lives in Bath.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1785925059
• ISBN 13: 9781785925054
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 112