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Books to read with your child

At Snakes and Ladders Therapy & Coaching I recommend reading books with your child to support the therapeutic process, and in general to help your child to explore and process experiences, feelings and emotions, as well as to helping build the parent-child relationship.

I strongly recommend reading the chosen book through a couple of times yourself to see if it is appropriate for your child and also to notice what feelings it brings up for you too.

It is important to be fully engaged with your child and prepared to support any difficult feelings or emotions that come up for them by allowing them to express them freely; they may want a hug, for you to help give the feeling or emotion a name or, for you just to sit with them.

Your child may want to read the same book over and over while they process whatever they connect with.

Stories really are golden opportunities for quality time and connection and conversation.

Please, scroll down to the book titles relevant to your child

General Worries

Worries Go Away https://amzn.to/3gW1UgL

A huge bag of worries, how are you feeling today [hardcover] and you filled a bucket 3 books collection set https://amzn.to/2YXMW3B

Loveall & Spike https://amzn.to/3512KX3

Just being Crab": Volume 1 (Self Reflection Story Series) https://amzn.to/31Rqqey

We're Going on a Bear Hunt: 1 (CBH Children / Picture Books) https://amzn.to/3gXcDrd

Gilly the Giraffe Self-Esteem Activity Book: A Therapeutic Story with Creative Activities for Children Aged 5-10 (Therapeutic Treasures Collection) https://amzn.to/31UNU2z

When You Feel Like a Polka-dot Elephant: A Story About Being Different https://amzn.to/3bA8l8d

Disruptive/Stormy Homelife/Experiences

A Terrible Thing Happened https://amzn.to/2F6r7Yg

How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear?: Exploring Big Feelings After Living in a Stormy Home https://amzn.to/2GrZIAY

Alex and the Scary Things: A Story to Help Children Who Have Experienced Something Scary https://amzn.to/3gWlRDO

The Boy Who Built a Wall Around Himself https://amzn.to/3jHKvtJ

General behaviour Difficulties/Struggles

"These things are not ok!" A book exploring bullying https://amzn.to/350KSLW

No Hitting, Henry (You Choose!) https://amzn.to/3gWZbTY

Hands Are Not for Hitting: Revised & Updated (Ages 4-7, Paperback) (Best Behavior) https://amzn.to/2DpgYpe

Kind Hands Don't Hurt https://amzn.to/2Z1vrzt

I Just Don't Like The Sound Of No!: My Story about Accepting 'No' for an Answer and Disagreeing . . . the Right Way! (Best Me I Can Be) https://amzn.to/354VR74

My Mouth Is a Volcano! https://amzn.to/3bq3tlR

Neon the Ninja Activity Book for Children who Struggle with Sleep and Nightmares: A Therapeutic Story with Creative Activities for Children Aged 5-10 (Therapeutic Treasures Collection) https://amzn.to/3jHmUcH

Loss & Bereavement

Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Children by Doris Stickney

https://amzn.to/2F3jS3k

The Memory Tree https://amzn.to/350CUT9

Badger's Parting Gifts: 35th Anniversary Edition of a picture book to help children deal with death https://amzn.to/31WXlP0

The Lonely Tree https://amzn.to/2GjhtCi

The Paper Dolls https://amzn.to/32Wrr47

Divorce/Separation

Mum and Dad Glue https://amzn.to/3gQk2bG

The Invisible String https://amzn.to/3gWeSuH

Living with Mum and Living with Dad: My Two Homes https://amzn.to/2Z2EPCU

Sensory processing

Picky, Picky Pete https://amzn.to/2Z0Gyss

Sensitive Sam: Sam's Sensory Adventure Has a Happy Ending! https://amzn.to/350XW3W

Squirmy Wormy: How I Learned to Help Myself https://amzn.to/31SDyA1

Selective Mutism, Children who can speak but don't

Maya's Voice https://amzn.to/2DoBczo

The Loudest Roar: A book about selective mutism https://amzn.to/3lL70zS

My Friend Daniel Doesn't Talk https://amzn.to/2Z3xsLi

Lola's words disappeared https://amzn.to/2GsIALt

Leo's Words Disappeared https://amzn.to/32UY16I

Nathaniel Speaks: By Asa Rose https://amzn.to/357YPrH

Mute Dog https://amzn.to/2Z3gpsU

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