'The must-have family handbook - accessible, equipping and game-changing'
Anna Mathur, author of Sunday Times bestseller, Mind Over Mother
'Easy to read, compassionate and packed full of practical strategies to empower parents'
Amber Hatch, author of Mindfulness for Parents
How do you raise a happy, resilient child?
How can you best support your kids when they struggle?
How should you approach their mental health ups and downs?
Dr Beth Mosley MBE is one of the UK’s most experienced and respected consultant clinical psychologists, and she works with children, young people and their families every day. In this groundbreaking guide, she shares the answers to the most commonly asked questions:
-What causes anxiety, and how can I control it?
- How do you broach difficult conversations with your child around subjects like low mood and self-harm?
- How can we support each other and communicate better?
Happy Families takes an honest and accessible approach to children’s mental health – arming parents and carers with the tools they need to tackle anxiety, low mood and difficult behaviours, as well as the hope and reassurance to actively make a change, with children (from ages 4 right up to 21).
With techniques based on cutting-edge science, evidence developed over twenty years of working in the NHS as well as her own experience as a mother of three, Dr Beth will help parents to make sense of what their child is going through - and show them how they help their children to survive and thrive.
Review
When children are facing a mental health challenge, Dr Beth offers what all struggling parents need: an evidence-based road map to helping your child find themselves again. Happy Families is easy to read and compassionate, and packed full of practical strategies to empower parents. In a world that seems to be increasingly filled with danger and vitriol, we need books like this to help us stay on track. -- Amber Hatch, author of Mindfulness for Parents
The must-have, family handbook that deserves to be well thumbed and underlined. Accessible, equipping and game-changing. -- Anna Mathur
Happy Families is the ultimate balance of psychological expertise and practical parenting advice - an essential guide to support our children’s mental health. -- Gemma Arnold and Sophia Ziff (ToddlersTeensAndBetween)
For any parent, navigating parenthood can be one of the most important things you do. Dr Beth’s Happy Families is a brilliant book. As both a parent and professional, Beth brings her expertise and knowledge within each reach of every parent, with simple to apply suggestions, tools and techniques to use in everyday family situations. She does not shy away from tackling the most difficult of subjects, including substance abuse, self-harm and suicidal thoughts, and carefully addressing them. This book is about giving parents and their children the life skills not only to survive, but also to thrive. If only such a book had been available earlier. -- Tim Owen, 3 Dads Walking, Suicide prevention campaigner
A calming guide that gives parents the measured approach we can be missing when we can feel lost and worried for our children. Using rituals alongside connection at its core it provides families with realistic ways to support our young people with balance and without judgment. -- Eliza Fricker, author of Can't Not Won't
Practical, pragmatic and helpful, Happy Families is a guide that takes the fear out of understanding and supporting your child's mental health. -- Suzanne Alderson, author of Never Let Go: How to Parent Your Child Through Mental Illness
It is a transformative book that delves deep into the intricate and profound job of raising children. With wisdom and practical insights, the author skilfully navigates the challenges and joys of raising children in the modern world, particularly when they are struggling with anxiety or low mood. From effective communication to fostering resilience and supporting children’s development, the book offers a comprehensive toolkit for parents seeking guidance. It is a must-read for anyone seeking inspiration, guidance, and a deeper connection with children. -- Dr Nikos Savvas
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