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Goodies for Parents, Foster Carers and Kinship Carers
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items I'm a parent and a social worker, wanting to learn as much as I can about supporting my child and those adults I work with who look after children, particularly those who need extra support. This list brings together books I've read, an online course...
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The A–Z of Therapeutic Parenting by Sarah Naish is one of those books that feels like it’s sitting beside you on the hard days, quietly saying, “You’re not failing – this is hard.” What I love most is how practical and grounding it is. When you’re ex...
The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting
How to Be a Grown‑Up by Dr Martha Deiros Collado feels like a steady, compassionate voice reminding us that parenting isn’t about getting it perfect — it’s about showing up, reflecting, and being willing to grow alongside our children. What makes thi...
How to Be The Grown-Up: Good Parenting
From Daughter to Woman by Kim McCabe is a book I am currently completely obsessed with — and as the parent of a pre‑teen, it feels both grounding and deeply reassuring. It offers a compassionate, hopeful lens on a stage of parenting that can feel dau...
From Daughter to Woman: Parenting Girls Safely
The Self‑Driven Child by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson is one of those books that made me pause, re‑read sections, and sit with some uncomfortable truths — but I’m so glad I stuck with it. I’ll be honest: I found it hard going in places, particular...
The Self-Driven Child: Science & Sense of Control
First Steps in Parenting the Child Who Hurts by Caroline Archer was first published in 1999, and despite its age, it remains a deeply relevant and valuable read for anyone caring for a child whose early experiences have left emotional wounds. What ma...
First Steps in Parenting the Child who Hurts
Next Steps in Parenting the Child Who Hurts by Caroline Archer is a powerful companion to First Steps, taking the same compassionate, trauma‑informed approach and extending it into later childhood and adolescence. Although it was published in 1999, i...
Next Steps in Parenting the Child Who Hurts
The Perfectly Imperfect Family (an Amazon best seller) is a reassuring and refreshingly honest read for parents who are tired of striving for an impossible ideal. Rather than offering one “right” way to parent, the book brings together a range of voi...
The Perfectly Imperfect Family: Real Solutions
The Every Body Book by Rachel E. Simon is a clear, inclusive, and reassuring guide that helps children understand bodies, puberty, sex, gender, relationships, and families in a way that is factual, respectful, and deeply affirming. Written for childr...
The Every Body Book: LGBTQ+ Guide for Kids
Tools
Simple tools designed to support children's emotional intelligence, self-esteem and resilience
Life Isn’t Always Black and White – Thought Pad by Happily Held is such a refreshing and much‑needed resource for pre‑teens — an age group that often feels overlooked when it comes to emotional wellbeing support. There really aren’t many tools out th...
Life Isn't Always Black & White Thought Pad
Kids’ Temporary Tattoos – Positive Affirmations (“I Am” and “I Can”) by Happily Held are such a simple but powerful way to support children’s confidence and emotional wellbeing. They turn something fun and playful into a gentle reminder of strength, ...
Kids' temporary tattoos positive affirmations for children build resilience
Positive Affirmations for School Days cards by Happily Held are a simple yet really meaningful way to support children through the everyday ups and downs of school life. They offer calm, reassuring messages that help children start the day feeling a ...ebay.com]
Kids' positive affirmation cards for school days, boost confidence & resilience
Happily Held has a small online organic clothing shop that I created to offer gentle, practical resources that support children’s emotional wellbeing, resilience, and self‑belief. I’m Sarah — a social worker and parent — and I created these wearable ...
Organic Clothing designed to nurture children's resilience, emotional intelligence and self-belief
Online Courses
A self-paced 8 module course introducing therapeutic parenting with added reflections after each module.
Break the Yell Cycle – Therapeutic Parenting for Mums Who Want Peace, Not Perfection is an online course I created for parents and carers who are stuck in the exhausting pattern of asking, snapping, feeling guilty, and promising themselves it will be...
Break the Yell Cycle (online course)