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Being able to form effective, respectful relationships while also growing in self-esteem and self-value is vital for every child and young person's emotional development. Mastering these skills early will help a child or young person develop into a respectful adult.
This section contains some resources, information and tools for you to use in helping children and young people form strong relationships and appreciate the value of self-esteem.
‘Blue Chameleon’
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With a subtle and witty interplay between words and illustrations'Blue Chameleon' is an introduction to colours and shapes (and chameleons!) which is sure to delight everyone, from the youngest child upwards.
Written by multiple award winning author Emily Gravett, 'Blue Chameleon' contains a subtle humor and tone which will help anyone that reads it conceptualise themes of inclusivity and self-confidence.
If you would like to find out more information about the book you can do so here - www.emilygravett.com - if you would like to purchase a copy you can do so here - www.amazon.co.uk
‘Create Your Own Happy’
This illustrated activity book empowers children to shape their lives, and the lives of others around them, by taking practical, positive steps towards their own happiness and positive self esteem! Discover everything happy with this interactive, fun activity book! From speaking in front of your...Read more
This illustrated activity book empowers children to shape their lives, and the lives of others around them, by taking practical, positive steps towards their own happiness and positive self esteem! Discover everything happy with this interactive, fun activity book! From speaking in front of your class to standing up for others; planting a seed bomb outdoors or making your own happy playlist, making a recycling monster to paying kindness forward, learn how to Create Your Own Happy! For increasingly independent thinkers and proactive young people,this book gives them a handle on their own emotional wellbeing to best equip them with confidence for the everyday challenges of life and school. They'll learn about the inspiring and surprising science behind emotions along the way, carry out activities with family or independently, and most importantly, find smile-tastic ideas for expressing themselves!
My Hidden Chimp, by consultant Psychiatrist Professor Steve Peters, is an educational book for children to work through with an adult or by themselves. The book offers parents, teachers and carers some ideas and thoughts on how to help children to develop healthy habits for life.
It features easy to follow explanations and simple strategies to help children understand how their mind works. With ten habits to put into practice, such as smiling, saying sorry and talking about your feelings, children can work on managing their behaviour and emotions and understand why they sometimes behave and feel the way they do.
The science behind the habits is discussed in a practical way with exercises and activities. The neuroscience of the mind is simplified for children to understand and then use to their advantage.
If you want to find more information about 'My Hidden Chimp' you can do so here - chimpmanagement.com - and you can buy a copy of the book here - www.amazon.co.uk
‘You are Awesome’
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'You are Awesome' is the positive and empowering guide to help children and young adults build resilience, fulfill their potential and become successful, happy, awesome adults, from Times journalist, two-time Olympian and best-selling mindset author, Matthew Syed.
The pages of 'You are Awesome' contain a range questions, statements and tasks which challenge and problematise a wide range of commonly held assumptions and confidence-related issues concerning subjects such as Math and Sports. Interestingly, Syed also tackles how celebrities such as David Beckham and historical figures such as the Bronte Sisters and Mozart became successful.
The result is a book which has the potential to attract a wide range of children and young people as readers, something which is refinforced by the wide array of positive reviews from children and parents alike.
If you're interested in finding out more information about the book, you can do so here - www.youareawesomebook.co.uk - and you can follow this link to purchase the book here - www.amazon.co.uk
Lego Based Therapy for Autism
LEGO®-based therapy is a social development programme for young people with autism spectrum disorders or related social communication difficulties. [It is also known as "LEGO therapy" but that term is disallowed by LEGO trademark laws]. It was originally developed by Dr. Dan LeGoff, a Paediatri...Read more
LEGO®-based therapy is a social development programme for young people with autism spectrum disorders or related social communication difficulties. [It is also known as "LEGO therapy" but that term is disallowed by LEGO trademark laws]. It was originally developed by Dr. Dan LeGoff, a Paediatric Neuropsychologist in the USA. He noticed that otherwise uncommunicative children came together and started to talk when LEGO® bricks were around.
Young people work together to build LEGO® models and through this have the opportunity to develop social skills such as turn taking, collaboration and social communication.
LEGO®-based therapy can be used individually or in groups. Natural opportunities for developing social competence are facilitated by the therapist.
Key to this approach is how engaging and enjoyable it is for the participants! Building LEGO® collaboratively is great fun, and young people develop social skills while enjoying themselves.
You can find out more about the programme, as well as how to become an accredited trainer in the technique, on the dedicated website here:
Person centred planning is a set of approaches designed to assist someone to plan their life and support.
It has grown in both profile and usage across Derbyshire's children's services in recent years, especially since the introduction of the stronger families and safer children way of...Read more
Person centred planning is a set of approaches designed to assist someone to plan their life and support.
It has grown in both profile and usage across Derbyshire's children's services in recent years, especially since the introduction of the stronger families and safer children way of working and the introduction of the special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice where person centred approaches are at the very heart of these major reform programmes.
R-time is a Personal and Social Education programme. The emphasis is upon creating effective, respectful relationships by way of Random Pair work. The essence of R-time’s approach is short bursts of planned activities for 10-15 minutes, ideally once a week, for a period of 30 weeks eac...Read more
R-time is a Personal and Social Education programme. The emphasis is upon creating effective, respectful relationships by way of Random Pair work.
The essence of R-time’s approach is short bursts of planned activities for 10-15 minutes, ideally once a week, for a period of 30 weeks each school year.
The programme is for all Early Years Foundation Stage and Primary-aged children of all abilities. It is a whole-school, every-pupil programme and each lesson is made of the following component parts:
Step 1 - R-Time
rule and instruction - Once the rule and
instruction have been stated it gives the children a clear context within which
R time is to be to be conducted. R time, being first and foremost a
relationship programme, highlights the rule, “Show respect and good manners at
all times”.
Step 2 - Random
pairing - The children work each time with a
different partner enabling them, over time, to work with all of the children in
the class.
Step 3 -
Introduction (Greeting) - Once the
children are in pairs they greet one another, using given names, with a
positive statement e.g. “Hello my name is Simon. I’m glad you’re my partner
today Lia”.
Step 4 - The
activity - For each year group there are 30
short, easily achievable, age-appropriate activities. The children take part in
these activities with their partner.
Step 5 - Feedback - The children feedback their experiences to the
whole group and the teacher helps them reflect on their learning.
Step 6 - Conclusion
- At the end of the session the
children thank their partner and say something positive to finish.
Children and young people aged 10-17 can complete a dedicated youth version of a recognised strengths test which was developed the University of Pennsylvania in the US. It will take around 45 minutes to complete and answer all the questions, and you will need to sign-up to the site for a...Read more
Children and young people aged 10-17 can complete a dedicated youth version of a recognised strengths test which was developed the University of Pennsylvania in the US.
It will take around 45 minutes to complete and answer all the questions, and you will need to sign-up to the site for an account before you can access the survey.
Once completed, the survey provides a rating of their top 5 strengths which are called their "signature" strengths. These can then be used for further development and discussion.
Follow the link here for more information above the survey.
(Click on: Questionnaires > VIA Strength Survey for Children)
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