Drawing on attachment theory, 'A Story About Jake' offers education and advice to parents about how to support a child who is experiencing BIG feelings, and a strategy to restore a sense of peace, calm and safety. Includes story book and information for parents.
A Story About Jake is an easy to read, easy to understand story and resource kit that anyone from parents, counsellors, teachers (and even children) can use to help in the understanding of supporting children experiencing learning difficulties and the tricky emotions that can be an effect of learning difficulties. A Story About Jake is accompanied by resources that prompt conversations, help brainstorm ideas of ways to respond in individual situations, model problem solving and support young people in boosting confidence and reflecting on their personal strengths. I like that A Story About Jake offers an approach that doesn't involve blame for either families or children who experience frustration around learning difficulties. Instead, A Story About Jake opens opportunities for conversations that lead to possibilities, hope and healing in relationships and understandings for families where learning difficulties are present.
